Status Update: Network Issues Update
Over the past few evenings there have been some widespread network issues across campus. This has affected not just the ability of students in the dorms to access the internet, but many of our internal systems as well. Tonight we hope we have tracked down the culprit and are working to eliminate the problem in […]
Status Update: Virtual Machine Outage Completed
Last night one of our virtual machine hosts became unresponsive. This morning steps were taken to eliminate our reliance on that unresponsive host, but it did cause various outages between last night and this morning. All services should be working as intended, so if you notice anything strange, please either submit a support ticket at […]
Introducing Client for Open Enterprise Server
In 2014, the parent company of Novell, NetIQ, and SUSE was purchased and merged with Micro Focus, a UK-based technology company. In the intervening time, that merger has continued with the changes one would expect when two companies with vast portfolios are combined. Martin Luther College has made use of Novell’s software products since the […]
Recent Spate of Compromised Google Accounts
Recently, Network Services has been notified of a number of MLC Google Accounts being compromised, most often by the account information being found on publicly-available credential lists from past compromised sites. In most cases this has not meant that Google or MLC has been compromised, but that one of two things has happened: A person […]
Prepare for Scammer Tactics
Between phishing emails and phone scammers, the landscape around attacks on computing devices has gotten both more and less sophisticated. Many times, even protective services you run on your computing device are not going to help to deter these attacks nor to find and warn you before you have given up sensitive information (normally username […]
New Wireless Networks Documentation
This summer some changes have been made to the configuration of the wireless networks on campus. These changes are intended to make it easier for students, faculty, and staff to connect to secure, encrypted wireless networks while on campus. With that in mind, we have updated the documentation on how to connect to the wireless […]
Small Wireless Network Update
This morning we upgraded the firmware on our wireless controller to the latest provided by Fortinet. While this upgrade brings about the normal run of bug fixes and software tweaks for the controller and access points, it also brings about a couple of new features which we hope will help to alleviate some wireless congestion […]
Status Update: CWDB Upgrade Complete
Due to unforeseen problems, the upgrade this morning took longer than anticipated. However, all systems should be back to normal and CWDB is now upgraded. If you notice any issues, please let us know! Posted from: http://status.mlc-wels.edu/post/145557871109
Status Update: CWDB Upgrade Planned
On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, between 7 and 8 am, the Campus-Wide Database will undergo and upgrade. This upgrade is planned to enable some new features for various projects on campus. Between 7 and 8 am, expect short outages that will affect any database access on campus, including Portal and other services. Thank you for […]
Status Update: ALHSO Moodle Maintenance
The ALHSO Moodle instance will be down this morning for upgrades. We will post again once the upgrades are complete. Thanks! Posted from: http://status.mlc-wels.edu/post/145353425744
