ITS System Announcements

INTERNET BANDWIDTH CRITICAL – Internet bandwidth usage exceeded 95% of the available bandwidth of 100 Mb. This may result in slow internet connectivity.

The University administration has asked all faculty and staff not to come to their offices until instructed otherwise. As a result, ITS staff will not be available on campus today. If you need help with any ITS services, please send email to its@wesleyan.edu or call 685-4100 and leave a detailed message and someone will get … Read more

Recently we have seen an increase in phishing emails that ask the user to send passwords by email. One of them has a subject line: “checks the size of inboxes” and the other “Dear: Web Mail Owner”. Please delete these emails and DO NOT RESPOND to them. We have reconfigured our system to handle such … Read more

A phishing email addressed to Wesleyan Account Holders has been circulating. This is NOT a legitimate email. Wesleyan filters are now catching it. Google Apps users should be aware and move the message to Junk. Please remember that Wesleyan IT will never solicit information from you via email about your account and password.

For details go to the URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/registrar/HallAtwater.html

Due to a hardware failure on the telephone switch in Exley Science Center, there are several offices on campus with no telephone service. We are working to get this resolved as quickly as possible. We will update everyone once we learn more about who is affected and when the service will be restored.

Recycling Days: April 20-24th. http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/recycle/

This is to provide information about a virus problem in our labs on campus.  The virus known as VBS.Runauto, also dubbed “I Am A Friend”, replaces desktop wallpaper and screen saver with the words Don’t Worry, I Am A Friend.     This virus has been particularly challenging to eradicate. When first reported, we had … Read more

Several network switches around campus have malfunctioned due to a power outage this morning. These problems are preventing a small number of computers around campus from connecting to our network. We are currently working on the problem and expect to have all switches back online by 10AM.

This morning’s power outage resulted in telephone outage in offices north of Wyllys Avenue and the Usdan Center. These phones are serviced by a telephone switch in the CFA. This problem has been resolved and all phones should be back in service now. However, there is a possibility that the voicemail message waiting lights may … Read more