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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 01 Jan '05

01 Jan '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Happy new year! http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1104500127 Some hours and 2004 is gone. A lot of things happend - near 100 [1]newpostings were written this year. Time to [2]see back and collect the most important events for [3]our team and look out for the next year. References 1. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/older_stuff 2. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1104500127/index_html 3. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/contact/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Software on the D-PHYS Linux Computers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/148 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 29 Dec '04

29 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kernel update http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1104233424 Several flaws were detected in the [1]Linux kernel shortly before christmas. See the [2]SuSE advisory for a complete list. Linux [3]2.6.10 and [4]2.4.29-pre3 contains all fixes. We will reboot all [5]servers and [6]managed workstations on Wednesday, December 28 between 07:00 and 09:00. References 1. http://www.kernel.org/ 2. http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2004-Dec/0006.html 3. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ 4. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/ 5. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/ 6. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/workstations/linux/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Computersupport during holidays http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103728573 ETHZ is officially [1]closed between December, 24, 12:00 ([2]departement and our team from December, 23, 17:00) and January, 3. During this time, [3]we provide a limited support and try to celebrate holidays. Please follow this rules to save us from senseless work: Switch off printers Switch off your personal workstation and notebook except the following Do not switch off managed [4]Linux and [5]MacOS X workstations References 1. http://www.ethz.ch/news/ethupdate/2004/041220_2 2. http://www.phys.ethz.ch/phys/dep/dienste 3. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/contact/ 4. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/workstations/linux/ 5. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/workstations/macos/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Readme http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/1 ITP Computer Usage Policies http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Powerloss" in the HCI building http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103610133 On Wednesday, December 22, 09:00 ~ 13:00, the power of the [1]building HCI will be [2]switched off. This is done as an [3]test to proove the backup power of the building. The serverroom HCI C 255 should not be affected. In case of a total outage, our [4]backup servers, [5]DHCP server (needed for your [6]network access) and the fileserver of [7]IQE will be offline. Even more, the [8]mensa will be [9]closed: No Pizza... References 1. http://fm-eth.ethz.ch/eth/peoplefinder/FMPro?-db=gebaeude.fp5&-lay=HTML&-fo… 2. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103610133/info.pdf 3. http://www.ethlife.ethz.ch/articles/news/StromHCI.html 4. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/backup/ 5. http://dhcp.phys.ethz.ch/dhcp/ 6. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/network/ 7. http://www.iqe.phys.ethz.ch/ 8. http://www.mensa.ethz.ch/dispatch.asp?fct=MensaDetails&IdMensa=21&Datum=&Ou… 9. http://www.mensa.ethz.ch/dispatch.asp?fct=Oeffnungszeiten&IdMensa=21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Hostnames of our services http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/67 MacOS X Setup - Installed software http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upgrade of our Samba Servers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103548191 Because of a [1]security problem we were urged to upgrade our installation of serveral [2]Samba servers from version [3]2.2.12 to [4]3.0.10. We ask you to apologize for any problems you may experience. References 1. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/384648 2. http://www.samba.org/ 3. http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-2.2.12.html 4. http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.0.10.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Servernet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Setting up a (new) MacOS X 10.3 Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/147 Setting up a (new) MacOS X 10.2 Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 18 Dec '04

18 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Servernet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two Linux kernel problems http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103198562 Paul Starzetz discovered two problems in the Linux Kernel. Both of them affects multicast enabled kernels. Our servers will be rebootet on Saturday, December 18. between 10:00 and 12:00 and the workstations between 12:00 and 15:00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd Microsoft Security Bulletin December 2004 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103103717 Last night [1]Microsoft has released the [2]Windows Security Updates Summary for December 2004 (see the [3]Security Bulletin Summary for December 2004 for more technical information). There are 1 critical and 5 important updates. Run [4]Windows Update (with Internet Explorer) on all the Windows Workstations and Servers to install the Security Updates. References 1. http://www.microsoft.com/ 2. http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200412_windows.mspx 3. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-dec.mspx 4. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

------------------------------------------------------------------------ The history of Linux / BSD / UNIX / MacOS X http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1103036472 In the front of our [1]renovated office [2]HPR E 86.1 you find the [3]history of open systems printed over 3,6 meters. Have fun :-) References 1. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1100274234/index_html 2. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/contact/ 3. http://www.levenez.com/unix/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes How to improve your MacOS X workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. ISG Department Physik <isg(a)phys.ethz.ch>

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