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2007/06/13 - Planned Network Outage
On Friday, there will be a network outage affecting the buildings listed below between 1 and 2 PM. During the outage, users will not have access to the Internet or e-mail, and phones in the Union Building and Estates Headquarters will not work.

The affected buildings are:
  • Union Building (including Union Lab)
  • Estates Headquarters
  • Grounds and Gardens Headquarters
  • Building Maintenance Stores
  • HKE Building
  • Sports Pavilion
  • CSA/PSAM Building
  • Adamson Annexe
  • Drostdy Dining Hall
  • Graham House
  • Drostdy Lodge (Maths Dept)
  • Theatre Building
  • The Retreat
  • Oakdene House
  • Fine Art Somerset St building
  • SAIAB (including ASCLME and SAEON)

During the outage, a fibre optic cable in the Struben data centre will be relocated.
We've identified a way to re-route network traffic for certain buildings so that they won't be affected by Friday's outage. Provided we can set up the alternative route, the following buildings will not be affected:
  • Estates Headquarters
  • Grounds and Gardens Headquarters
  • Building Maintenance Stores
  • HKE Building
  • Sports Pavilion
  • CSA/PSAM Building
  • Adamson Annexe

At this stage, the following buildings will still definitely be affected:
  • Union Building (including Union Lab)
  • Drostdy Dining Hall
  • Graham House
  • Drostdy Lodge (Maths Dept)
  • Theatre Building
  • The Retreat
  • Oakdene House
  • Fine Art Somerset St building
  • SAIAB (including ASCLME and SAEON)
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