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Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes - 3/5/96

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Last meeting: 2/21/96       Next meeting: 3/21/96

1. Status Reports:

   a.  Any Network Services projects pending/waiting? 

     - Meg Bain.  Install network faceplate for Alice Reed.

     - Knowles suites - 1 phone serving 4 students; will activate new
         phone jackes in student bedrooms to provide a phone for 2
         students;  this will require us to install at least 1 analog
         card in the switch.

     - install new phone line for Glen Grigel

     - still working on MacVicar.  Should be done today (3/5/96)


   b.  Shiva LANRover status 

     - Status of purchase 2 additional LanRover units + 18 modems (16) 
       28.8 + (2) 14.4:
    
       we purchased two (2) 28.8 Cardinal modems @ $169 ea.  Will test
       these units before purchasing additional modems.

     - Bob suggested investigating the cost of outsourcing our dial-in
       access and support.  This would relieve us of dial-in account
       management, user support, network problems.  


   c. Wiring the "dorms" project. (Bob) 

     - Current status  (see Residential Wiring Project Web page)
    

   d. Unix hosts

     - Changeover report; what is current host status?  Dave reported
       that there was a problem w/ SENDMAIL.  That prevented making the
       changeover.  Another attempt will be made this weekend (3/9 -10).

       Name for Ultrix?  no name yet; we reviewed the naming scheme:
  

												             Currently             After changeover
          Unix box      Name    Function    Name          Function
          ------------------------------------------------------------

           Ultrix        NS     DNS, bootp   ???*   Interactive Unix
                                email               accounts


           Sparc 1       NS1    NetNews,      NS1   No change
                               BACKUP - DNS,
                                bootp


           Sparc 2       NS2    Nothing       NS    DNS, bootp, email

          ------------------------------------------------------------
            * What about letting students name this Unix box?  

 
     - status of memory upgrades (purchase requisition?) Dave is still
       working on this.

     - status of 2Gb drive?  No word on the status of the 2Gb drive.


  e. Security for Kellas Hall
    
     - Tim Ashley (Public Safety) has submitted a thorough report
       on security recommendations for Kellas and student computing
       areas.  Please contact Bob for a copy. 
     


2. New items:

   Network services work-order process   No progress.  Justin has
    expressed interest in working on this project.


   Around the table:

   SPOTVB:

   Dave reminded us that SPOTVB provides PATHWorks services.  Bob wants
   to send SPOTVB users a message soon alerting them to the changes 
   they will be facing 6/30/96.  Dave is working on a list of email
   addresses for all SPOTVB users.
 
   Russ Nelson's UNIX Management proposal:

    Russ has suggested that he could set up an inexpensive Unix (Linux) 
    station to do DNS, bootp, email and network management.  NOTE:  Those 
    interested in Unix host services will meet w/ Russ on:
    
            3/19,Tuesday @ 9am
 

3. Planning/Development

• Residential Wiring Project Web page
  
• Voice services plan. (Bob/Brenda)
  
• Video/media services plan. (MSST)
  
• To be investigated/developed over 95-96:
  • IMAP email server * Moving VMS email users to our Unix mail server.
• Our roles for network problems and how/when to alert campus of problems with network services:
  • backup role for Justin's role and David's role.
  • Brenda's role as information clearinghouse and her backup.