Swarthmore ITS is pleased to announce the launch of SwatFiles, a secure web-based file storage system for faculty, staff, and students.
Available at swatfiles.swarthmore.edu, SwatFiles allows users to access their files from any computer with an Internet connection and share files with anyone with an e-mail address.
Features include:
A personal folder for all faculty, staff, and students: [...]
ITS will continue with part 2 of maintenance required on the Internet connection.? We expect a 20 minute outage between 6 – 7 PM tomorrow (Thursday).
ITS will be be performing some necessary firewall changes Friday evening between 6 PM and 7 PM.? One or more 5-10 minute interruptions in Internet service will occur during this one hour window.
Taking advantage of the break, ITS will be performing maintenance work on network equipment and telephone servers. Some of this work will require interruptions in service. Below is a list of planned outages:
Wed, Noon – 1 PM:
There will be a 15-20 minute period when access to saved voicemail messages will be interrupted. New voicemail messages [...]
The restart of the Beardsley core at 12:50 PM today did fix a number of problems including wireless access in the academic/administrative buildings. The wireless network should be working normally except for Guest Wireless which we expect to have operational shortly. Computers directly connected to a network jack were also fixed at that time. However, [...]
In addition to installing wireless in the residence halls this Summer, ITS also significantly improved and extended wireless access in the most popular outdoor areas of campus. The following is a complete list:
Willets Lawn
Nason Garden (Hicks)
Pearson Front Lawn
Sproul Terrace
Trotter Front Lawn
Kohlberg Quad
Sharples Patio
Martin-Cornell Garden
Wharton Courtyard
Alice Paul vicinity of main entrance
Willets lawn
Harry Wood Garden
Parrish front [...]
ITS recently negotiated a significant increase in Internet bandwidth as part of our contract renewal with Yipes Communications. We will be doubling Internet bandwidth from 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 60 Mbps in the next few weeks for a very modest increase in cost. As an initial step, [...]
A number of short, late night network maintenance activities will occur in conjunction with Fall break.
On Friday, October 5 at 11:30 PM there will be a 10-20 minute outage of network, phones and wireless in the following buildings: Robinson House, Lang Music and Dana.
On Friday, October 12 at 11:30 PM there will be a 10-20 [...]
