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<dt>Broadcast storm (Apr 24, 2013)
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<dd>An attempt to reconfigure a network switch triggered a broadcast storm, lasting approximately from 12:23 to 12:34, effectively preventing the flow of all traffic on the entire ECE network.  Sorry for the inconvenience.
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<dd>There is a power outage planned for the Kaiser building on Saturday, February 20, from 10 am to 2 pm. This outage is necessary as part of the MacLeod construction project.
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<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)| Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013)]]
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<dd>One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spam.  As a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast.
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<dt>[[File and mail migration (2020)]]
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<dt>[[DNS Failure (Apr 2013)|DNS Failure (Apr 6, 2013)]]
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<dd>In October and November 2020, ECE IT will be performing migrations of two major systems that will affect ECE users.  A file migration involves some disruption during each user's cutover period.  The ECE e-mail migration will happen seamlessly and with negligible disruption for the majority of users.
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<dd>Due to a server configuration error, ECE DNS servers were declining to resolve queries for hostnames other than <tt>*.ece.ubc.ca</tt>. The situation started around midnight, and was corrected at 14:10.
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<dt>[[End-of-Life for Matlab old license servers: fs6 and service (Jan 2013)]]
 
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<dd>Please note that the license servers on fs6 (for research) and on service (for classroom use) are going to retire soon. Please point your software to the following aliases: matlabr-lm  (for research) and matlabt-lm (for teaching).
 
 
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Announcements

Kaiser power outage (February 20, 2021)
There is a power outage planned for the Kaiser building on Saturday, February 20, from 10 am to 2 pm. This outage is necessary as part of the MacLeod construction project.
File and mail migration (2020)
In October and November 2020, ECE IT will be performing migrations of two major systems that will affect ECE users. A file migration involves some disruption during each user's cutover period. The ECE e-mail migration will happen seamlessly and with negligible disruption for the majority of users.
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