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Re: Residence Questions
From: Jenny Gluck <Jsgluck () SYR EDU>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:47:49 -0400
1. What type of connection supplies res halls (bandwidth etc.)?
- 10 mbit switched per pillow, 100 mbit to the building
2. Is the residence connected in any way to the institute network, or
is it on a separate feed? Do you out source your residence connection? - Connected to main campus net, aggregating most of the res hall building connections through one router - thinking about outsourcing
3. What technology is in place to stop (if any) peer-to-peer sharing
etc? - Packeteer restricts b/w to Internet.
4. Do you get complaints from RIAA, MPAA, etc?
some
5. How many users are connected in res halls?
7,500 students plus a few staff.
6. Are users authenticated? By what means?
Only on registration. Custom registration/worm scan/patch code.
7. Are user machines inspected before connection is allowed?
Yes, windows only.
8. Are res halls bound by Service Level Agreements / Policies?
No SLA. AUP exists.
9. What is the guaranteed uptime of res halls (if a guarantee is made
at all)? Not guaranteed, but outages addressed 24x7.
10. Are res halls supported by the institute helpdesk, or does the
res hall have its own helpdesk?. University helpdesk (not separate)
11. What is the demarcation point for responsibility to the institute
(switch port, wall jack)? wall jack.
12. What are the policy (if policy exists) actions for gross network
abuse? - rogue devices removed, - misbehaving machines put into quarantine network Jenny Sara Gluck Director, Network and Communication Services Syracuse University 201 Machinery Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 Voice: 315.443.5772 Email: jsgluck () syr edu ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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- Residence Questions Chris Fontaine (Oct 04)
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- Re: Residence Questions Michael Cole (Oct 04)
- Re: Residence Questions Michael Boschet (Oct 04)
- Re: Residence Questions Willis Marti (Oct 04)
- Re: Residence Questions Wood, Anne M (wood) (Oct 05)
- Re: Residence Questions Caruso, Holly (Oct 05)
- Re: Residence Questions Jenny Gluck (Oct 06)
- Re: Residence Questions Jeff Kell (Oct 06)
- Re: Residence Questions Kieper, David (Oct 06)