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Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes - 2/4/97

Last meeting: 1/9/97       Next meeting: 2/19/97

 
 
1. PACES wiring
 
   There is a PACES meeting on 2/26 to discuss technical details with the 
   Griffin technology (card readers, cash registers, etc.) and how to employ
   their devices on our network.
 
   We still need to make progress with installing the remaining electronics
   so that we can design VLANs on the network to handle security concerns
   with PACES business running on our network cable plant.
 
   There have been problems with IPX packets crossing the ATM backbone and
   that is why the Stowell upgrade did not take place as planned on Feb. 1
   [NOTE:  Those problems have now been solved]. The plan now is to upgrade
   the Stowell hub on Sat. 2/15 [NOTE:  That has been postponed] and Raymond
   on Sat. 3/1 (?).
 
 
2. Justin, Carm and Garnet will work together on what the fiber card needs
   are for our DEC Switch 400s.  We need to buy at least one card, and 
   possibly 2.
 
   They will also make a proposal for uninterruptible power supplies for
   the gigaSwitch and the DEC 400s.
 
 
3. ResNet
 
   NetNews - local (Potsdam) newsgroups work fine.  We are not getting
             off campus feeds.  Dave suggested users take advantage of
             a web-based news service (www.dejanews.com).  [NOTE:  Bob sent
             out a message to the brown-bag list informing them of this.  We
             need to tell our students as well.  Suggestions??]
 
 
   POP mail - Dave noticed that Armando's POP mail frequency is far too
              frequent and may be contributing to our recent email problems.
              It was suggested that Darrin contact Armando to correct this.
 
 
4. Modems
 
   Justin found 5 modems improperly configured to the Shiva LANRover.
   Fixing that seems to have cleared up the dial-in problems users were 
   complaining about (modem answers, but no connection is made).
 
   Brenda pointed out that our modem activity is competing with telephone
   callers who are trying to dial into the campus.  The caller gets a busy
   signal because all of our dial-in lines (DID) are active.  We may need
   to research adding DID capacity or restricting the limit of modem users.
   There are 48 dial-in lines to our current modem pool.  [NOTE:  Brenda
   reports that we presently have 48 DID lines, 80 DOD lines 24 TSAA lines
   that are DID].
 
   Brenda will check on the cost of adding DID lines and strategies for
   allocating DID lines for modems vs. callers.  
 
 
5. Segmenting dial-in access to the network.
 
   We want to devote 5 dial-in lines for employees, 3 for DC/TM and 24 for
   students.  Brenda will create a new hunt group for employees [NOTE: done]
   and Paula will create 2 userlists -- one for employees; one for students
 
   Dave and Justin will work with the Helpdesk to develop the necessary
   documentation for employees who will need how to change their dial-in
   configuration to take advantage of this.
 
 
6. President's House
 
   Carm reports that the President's house may need new network 
   connectivity.  Something to plan for...
 
 
7. Telephone lines in Residence Halls
 
   Carm would like to redo the East/North wings of Knowles this summer and
   switch their phones to the new cable plant.  Bowman and Lehman will 
   continue to use the old cable plant.
 
 

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