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Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes - 5/30/96

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Last meeting: 5/9/96       Next meeting: 6/18/96

1. Status Reports:

   a. Any Network Services projects pending/waiting? 

       - still working on Diversity Office moves in the Union; nothing
         new yet with the Bookstore changes
       

   b. Shiva LANRover status 

       - Winsock fix status--no problems

       - new LanRover has arrived; no modems yet (NOTE: modems here as
            of 6/13)


   c. Wiring project:

       - status report:
           Draime is all wired and should be completed by 6/14
           VanHousen - all drilled and now pulling cables
           Bowman - start drilling today; Res Life will need to clean
              out the wiring closet locations
           Working hours will change to 7am - 3:30pm (approved by John H)
           Carm has asked the contractor to put a cement "boot" around
              the bottom of the hole in the floor to protect cables.
           Justin has sent all vendors our list of final criteria and
              they will present their final quotes to us in a 1.5 hr.
              meeting/presentation.
           Carm points out that we will need to set $1000 aside for patch
              cordage.

       - PACES: wiring vending machines


   d. Unix hosts
  
       - Host changeover status
           Russ feels the qmail testing period was successful
           May separate DNS, but probably not email for the residential
             network

           Reference: 3/18 notes from meeting with Russ


   e. Downstream access to the Internet for Potsdam Central. (PCS)

       - DEC's wireless bridge connection--need to test; nothing to date.


   f. Ventilating the switch room (Bob)  see next meeting 6/18


   g. Old phones inventory submitted for surplusing?  (see 5/2 minutes)
       - Yes.  Brenda said she sent the list to Bill Fisher.


   h. Power outage review--how did we do? What needs to improve for the
      next outage?  Outage on 5/28 & 5/29

       - Found out too late to prepare for the Stowell outage (took down
           many department's access to the network.
       - We need to hear 24hrs in advance for anything affecting our
           Raymond/Stowell/Kellas/Stillman sites since they affect the
           campus services significantly.
 
2. New items:
  

   a. Prepare list of NST summer projects and deadline dates

       - Unix changeover
       - satellite problems
       - wireless bridge for the PCS/Potsdam T1 sharing project
       - streamlining dial-in account management
       - investigating LANRovers so we are NOT dependent on a single unit
           for accounts in case of a key unit failure.
       - set up residential network IP host services
       - set up residential network files servicers (AppleShare, Netware)

      Reference: <5/1/95 NST meeting for list of last year's projects

   b. Review notes from 5/14/96 NST meeting on backup procedures

      - also, finish describing backup procedures for servers and TV

   c. Evaluate Network Services Team:  Should we continue as-is or change?


   d. Around the table:

 
3. Planning/Development

Network services work-order process

Residential Wiring Project Web page

Voice
services plan.

Video/media services plan and Media Support Services Team

References:

Notes from meeting w/ Russ Nelson (TCP/IP services) - 3/18/96