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Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes - 3/5/97

Last meeting: 2/19/97       Next meeting: 3/18/97

 
 
1. Van Housen cabling job for Social Services - Carm recommends that we not 
   take on this job.  Since we don't know how long Social Services will occupy 
   Van Housen, it doesn't make sense to invest time/resources into a cabling 
   job that Social Services is not interested in and will not make use of.  
   They want a "quick-and-dirty" cable job that they can do themselves.
 
   [3/17 NOTE:  I informed Bill Fisher of our decision and he has written to
   Mark Stoddart (Director of Public Health) to inform him that they should
   proceed on their own.]
 
 
2. PACES email distribution - Dave alerted us to a email distribution job that
   PACES wants to do each week.  They are sending announcements to their 2600
   Bear Express Card holders.  Unfortunately, the first message listed all
   recipients and consequently the message will difficult to process (took the
   mail server 2 hrs) and consumed an inordinate amount to disk space.  
 
   [3/17 NOTE:  I asked PACES to reconsider their use of email for this 
   marketing effort.  They will discuss it at their next marketing meeting]
 
 
3. Cabling Crane - Carm has prepared a proposal to cable areas of Crane not 
   currently served by the campus network.  He has walked a couple of local
   contractors through to look at the job.  This will be a lapsing funds' 
   request.
 
 
4. Joe Sarnoff's request to cable the Barrington Union display sign so that it
   can be programmed from Joe's office.  Not considered feasible at this time.
   Review this at 3/18 meeting.
 
 
5. Bookstore cabling - Carm wants to bring network cabling to the two student
   apartments in the Union because it can be done while cabling the bookstore.
 
   [3/18 NOTE:  Carm/Garnet have done this]
 
 
6. Email distribution lists - what is our policy?  (discuss at 3/18 meeting)
   This question stems from item #2 above.
 
 
7. Electronics update - we will be ordering more hub/switch cards to increase
   the port density for growing areas.  Each of the DEC400 hubs is being 
   upgraded with additional memory and the latest firmware version.
 
 
8. Lapsing funds items:
 
   - Flagg 162:  replace thinnet with 10BaseT to increase the reliability of 
     the connection to each computer.  One possibility is to use a DEC900 
     32-port hub @ $1500.  Another possibility is to install "troughs" to 
     stabilize the network cables running between computers.  Follow-up in 3/18
     meeting.
 
   - Upgrade/replace the telephone billing PC so that it has a CD-ROM drive and
     more memory.
 
 
9. Network services' coverage:
 
   - postpone discuss until 3/18 meeting.  Get notes from previous meetings
     where we have discussed coverage.
 
   - look at coverage for state holidays when classes are in session.  What is
     our responsibility for maintaining network services at such times?
 
 

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