CS Network Status

This page lists both active and recently closed CS network alerts. If you would like more information about an alert, or if you have an issue you would like to report, send email to helpdesk [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu or call extension 52720.

Current Active Alerts

1 current active alerts

Updated Issue Summary Impact
01.14.2026 15:04 gitlab.cs.umd.edu maintenance: All Sundays 10AM to 3PM in January

The CS IT staff will perform maintenance on gitlab.cs.umd.edu between 10am - 3pm each Sunday in January through the first Sunday of February 02/01/2026.

During these times you will not have access to the GitLab website, API, repositories, runners, or other GitLab services.

Moderate

Past Alerts

Updated Issue Summary Impact
04.06.2016 09:07 Email and Authentication Problems For CS Users

A number of CS users are currently experiencing email and authentication issues. We are working on resolving the problem.

Heavy
03.23.2016 12:54 We have made some unscheduled changes to the network to fix a stability problem. Light
03.10.2016 21:29 Network Maintenance Thurs Mar. 10th from 7:30pm - 9:30pm.

Tomorrow evening, Thurs. Mar. 10th from 7:30pm-9:30pm we will again perform network maintenance. During this period, there will be brief disruptions of the network in the building, including mail, web, and authentication.

Moderate
03.09.2016 10:08 Switch Maintenance Thurs 3/3. Disruption possible especially for 31xx/32xx rooms

On Thurs. evening (Mar 3) from 7:30pm - 9:30pm we will perform
maintenance on the switches on the 3rd floor. If your CS room number is
31xx or 32xx, you will notice some disruption of service.

Moderate
03.09.2016 10:05 University Systems Issues

The University is currently experiencing some problems with online applications. Access to several campus systems may be intermittently unavailable. As this is not within the department, we have no timeframe of expected recovery.

Moderate
02.28.2016 17:40 Network Testing on Sun 2/28. Brief service disruptions possible

On Sunday afternoon (Feb. 28) from 1:30pm - 2:30pm we will perform testing of our network. There may be brief disruptions of service during this period.

Light
02.25.2016 23:15 Switch Maintenance on Thurs 2/25. Random network outages possible

On Thurs. evening (Feb. 25) from 7:00pm - 9:00pm we will perform maintenance on all of our switches. You may experience random outages of
up to 1 minute during this period.

Light
02.24.2016 09:38 Personal Website move on 2/13. Please don't edit websites during the move

From 9am to 12pm on Saturday, 2/13 personal websites will be moved from their current location to a new server. Please do not edit your webpages during this time period. If you notice anything is wrong after the move, please contact Staff and let us know.

Moderate
02.05.2016 15:27 Network outages 6-8pm TODAY (2/4/16)

Between 6 - 8pm today expect a complete outage of the CS network in CS offices & labs in AVW. There may also be some packet loss
to systems connected in our datacenter.

Moderate
01.12.2016 13:37 Disruptions of up to a minute possible during network configuration. Light