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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Again outage home drive file server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1133252764 Last night around 02:10 our file server was again not able to access the file system where the home drives are located. The server is back online since 09:20, the recovery took much longer because we also replaced one of the disks in the RAID-5 set. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Setting up a (new) D-PHYS2 Linux Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Outage home drive file server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1133169997 Around 10:15 this morning our file server was not able to access the file system where the home drives are located. This forced us to do a reboot. Currently a file system check is running. If everythings works fine the server should be back online at 10:50. We apologise for the inconvenience. Update: Server is back online since 10:50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd outage home drive file server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1133195347 Around 17:00 this evening our file server was not able to access the file system again. But this time the whole system which force us to hard reset it. Currently a file system check is running. If everythings works fine the server should be back online at 17:45. We apologise for the inconvenience. Update: Server is back online since 18:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes How to enable SSL in Internet Explorer and Outlook / Outlook Express http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/55 Managing Samba Servers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 27 Nov '05

27 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes How to Use Email http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upgrade of mail server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1132759093 During Sunday, November 27. we will upgrade our [1]mailserver wiggis from [2]Debian [3]Woody to [4]Sarge. This upgrade affects all mail accounts at D-PHYS. References 1. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/service/email/ 2. http://www.debian.org/ 3. http://debian.ethz.ch/debian/dists/woody/ 4. http://debian.ethz.ch/debian/dists/sarge/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes How to Use Jabber http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/173 How to configure Jabber in iChat http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Readme http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/1 Printing with LPR (MacOS X) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/10 How to get network access http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/100 How to choose your interface language http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/101 192.168.42.0 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/102 192.168.127.0 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/103 MacAdmin / Scanner http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/104 Not pingable http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/105 Missing MS03-039 Security Update http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/106 Missing MS04-007 Security Update http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/107 How to enable ICMP echo requests (Ping) in Windows XP (Service Pack 1) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/108 How to Use The Backups http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/109 Printing with LPR (Linux, BSD, UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/11 Access to your backups with SMB (Windows, MacOS X, Linux/BSD/UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/110 Access to your backups with AFP (MacOS 7, 8, 9, MacOS X) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/111 Access to your backups with NFS (Linux/BSD/UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/112 Filetype Table http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/113 Text File http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/114 Webpage http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/115 Portable Document Format http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/116 JPEG Picture http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/117 GIF Picture http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/118 MS-DOS / Windows Executable http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/119 Printerlist http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/12 Word Document http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/120 Excel Spreadsheet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/121 PowerPoint Presentation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/122 TeX File http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/123 DVI File http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/124 Postscript http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/125 Encapsulated Postscript http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/126 ZIP Archive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/127 BinHex http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/128 Missing MS04-011 Security Update http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/129 How to Use IRC http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/13 How to install Windows 2000 MultiLanguage Version (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/130 How to use PHYS-M-W2k-Apr04 CD-ROM (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/131 How to use PHYS-M-WXP-Apr04 CD-ROM (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/132 Wave Sound http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/133 MPEG-3 Audio http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/134 Shockwave flash http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/135 PNG Picture http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/136 TIFF Picture http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/137 Real Media http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/138 Windows Media http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/139 How to Use Email http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/14 Tape archive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/140 Compressed Tar http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/141 Disable "Register this connection's addresses in DNS" http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/142 Activate time synchronisation with our NTP time servers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/143 D-PHYS Domain Logon http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/144 Changes for Windows 2000 to join the Samba Domain http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/145 Manage UTP Connections http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/146 Setting up a (new) MacOS X 10.3 Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/147 Software on the D-PHYS Linux Computers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/148 Antispam at ETHZ http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/149 How to Use Email with Netscape 4.x (POP3) (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/15 NetBooting without a DHCP-server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/150 Backup of Homedirectories http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/151 Backup of Groupdrives http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/152 Backup of E-Mails http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/153 Backup of Workstations http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/154 human errors http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/155 Periodic Tasks http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/156 How to enable SSL in Safari and iMail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/157 How to Use Email with iMail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/158 How to use your CD/DVD Writer http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/159 How to Use Email with Netscape 4.x (IMAP) (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/16 Setting up xcdroast http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/160 CD/DVD Media table http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/161 Create a ISO-Image with xcdroast http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/162 Burn a ISO-Image with xcdroast http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/163 How to enable ICMP echo requests (Ping) in Windows XP (Service Pack 2) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/164 How to install Windows XP http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/165 Installing a new co worker http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/166 Hint sheet for NETip http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/167 Time Synchronization on MacOS X http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/168 Scanning with Lanier Copiers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/169 How to Use Email with Eudora (IMAP) - short version (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/17 Scanning with Lanier Copiers 2 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/170 MacOS X Setup - alternate boot with nvram settings http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/171 Packaging software for Debian http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/172 How to Use Jabber http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/173 Setting up a (new) Windows 2003 Server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/174 SFTP Samples Windows Workstation to D-PHYS Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/175 ITP Computer Usage Policies http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/176 How to install additional serial port boards http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/177 Changes with the Debian Linux Upgrade Woody to Sarge http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/178 How to add the ETHZ directory to Apple's Adress Book aka iMail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/179 How to Use Email with Eudora (POP3) (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/18 How to add the ETHZ directory to Mozilla http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/180 How to add the ETHZ directory to Pine http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/181 Create a new website http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/182 Create a new groupdrive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/183 Konfiguration von iMail beim ersten Start http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/184 Konfiguration von iMail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/185 Configuring iMail at First Start http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/186 Configuring iMail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/187 How to choose your interface language with MacOS X http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/188 UTP-Dosen HPZ E9 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/189 How to Use Email with Pine (IMAP) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/19 How to reboot a Mac http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/190 Recommendation for the Use and Care of Data on Computers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/191 Using NetBackup http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/192 Sporadic Tasks http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/193 Monitoring with BigBrother http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/194 Monitoring with MRTG and RRDtool http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/195 Monitoring with BigBrother-like reporting http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/196 Monitoring of IT Resources http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/197 MacOS X Setup - Image update cookbook http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/198 Upgrade server's kernels http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/199 How to Use The Fileservers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/2 How to Use Email with Mutt (IMAP) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/20 Setting up a (new) D-PHYS3 Linux Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/200 How to configure Jabber in iChat http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/201 Migration to NETng http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/202 Using ISG VPN (L2TP/IPSec) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/203 Updating a D-PHYS3 Linux kernel http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/204 How to save disk space on the C: drive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/205 Debugging USB storage devices http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/206 How to use Condor http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/207 How to Use Email with (X)Emacs and VM (IMAP) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/21 How to Use Email with (X)Emacs and VM (POP3) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/22 How to get Email with fetchmail http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/23 How to Use Email with Mozilla (IMAP) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/24 How to Use Student Computers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/25 How to configure webbrowsers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/26 Setting up a Mailing List http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/27 Configuring a Printer http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/28 Setting up a (new) D-PHYS1 Linux Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/29 Access to your files with FTP (any system) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/3 Using your CD Writer under Linux http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/30 How to Use VPN + Students docking http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/31 PPTP with Linux http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/32 How to Use Email with Eudora (IMAP) - long version (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/33 How to improve your MacOS X workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/34 How to enable User Logon/Logoff logging on Windows 2000 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/35 Magic Keys used by Mac Hardware http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/36 printer config example #2 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/37 printer config example http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/38 Setting up a (new) MacOS X 10.2 Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/39 Access to your files with SMB (Windows, MacOS X, Linux/BSD/UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/4 our generic MacOS registration http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/40 How to create an eltorito bootable CD-Rom http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/41 Command Line Tools http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/42 How to install Netbackup http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/43 How to start with CVS http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/44 Changes for Windows XP to join the Samba Domain http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/45 Setting up a (new) Windows 2000 Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/46 How to use PHYS-W2kXP-Apr04 CD-ROM (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/47 How to use PHYS-WNT-Apr04 CD-ROM (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/48 How to allow only specified users to logon to a workstation (with D-PHYS Logon) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/49 Access to your files with AFP (MacOS 7, 8, 9, MacOS X) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/5 Managing Samba Printers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/50 How to enable SSL in Eudora (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/51 How to patch Eudoras certificate database http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/52 How to enable SSL in Mozilla http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/53 How to enable SSL in Netscape 4.x (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/54 How to enable SSL in Windows Explorer and Outlook / Outlook Express http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/55 How to use SSH http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/56 SSH Samples D-PHYS Workstation to D-PHYS Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/57 SSH Samples D-PHYS Workstation to D-ARCH Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/58 SSH Samples D-PHYS Workstation to IQE-Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/59 Access to your files with NFS (Linux/BSD/UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/6 SSH Samples personal Linux/BSD/UNIX/MacOS X Workstation to D-PHYS Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/60 SSH Samples Windows Workstation to D-PHYS Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/61 SSH Samples MacOS 7/8/9 to D-PHYS Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/62 How to secure your workstation from internet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/63 Manage DNS with IP-Tool http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/64 VLANs http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/65 Netmasks http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/66 Hostnames of our services http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/67 Servernet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/68 Managing Samba Servers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/69 How to Use The Printers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/7 How to create subfolders in folders with Mozilla (IMAP) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/70 How to add a Domain user to a local group (Power Users / Administrators) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/71 How to move "My Documents" to your home drive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/72 Hostliste für DNS-Migration http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/73 How to install Windows 2000 (obsolete) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/74 How to install network printers locally http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/75 How to connect to the X: drive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/76 Printing with Photoshop http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/77 Wie bekomme ich Netzzugang http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/78 Manage MAC-Addrs http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/79 Printing with SMB (Windows) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/8 How to use your Tapedrive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/80 How to automatically forward Email http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/81 Using NFS between Linux and Panther http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/82 Testing Hardware http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/83 Setting up a (new) D-PHYS2 Linux Workstation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/84 Changes with the Debian Linux Upgrade http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/85 Understanding authentication in Panther http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/86 Serversubnet http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/87 PXE-Boot http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/88 MacOS X Setup http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/89 Printing with LPR (MacOS 8, 9) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/9 MacOS X Setup - DHCP http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/90 MacOS X Setup - TFTP / NFS servers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/91 MacOS X Setup - Image setup http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/92 MacOS X Setup - Image creation http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/93 MacOS X Setup - Installed software http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/94 How to use USB Harddisk or USB Memorysticks http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/95 VPNC with Linux http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/96 How to use D-PHYS3-Computers http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/97 Printing with CUPS (MacOS X) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/98 Printing with Cups (Linux, BSD, UNIX) http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISG News Mailinglist Go to https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/isg-news to unsubscribe or change your settings. 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ISG Newsletter
by ISG Department Physik 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upgrade of webserver - 2nd try http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1132151756 During Sunday, November 20. we planned the upgrade of our webserver rauti. This upgrade is announced a second time after the [1]upgrade last weekend was stopped by a break in. All websites hosted at D-PHYS and the central MySQL database are affected. References 1. http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1131461754/index_html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Hostnames of our services http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/67 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 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Again forced reboot of file server http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1132055045 Around 12:25 we where trying to correct the reporting information from the RAID controller. Usually this does not cause any trouble to the system itself, but locked us the whole system and we where forced to reboot it. Currently there is a file system check running. If everythings works fine the server should be back online at 13:00. We apologise for the inconvenience. Update: Server is back online since 12:55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes MacOS X Setup - Image update cookbook http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/198 Upgrade server's kernels http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Create a new groupdrive http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/183 MacOS X Setup http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microsoft Security Bulletin November 2005 http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/1131525342 Last night [1]Microsoft has released the [2]Security Bulletin Summary for November, 2005. There is 1 critical update. Users without automatic update activated must visit [3]Microsoft Update to install the Security Updates. References 1. http://www.microsoft.com/ 2. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-nov.mspx 3. http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New or updated readmes Monitoring with BigBrother http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/194 Monitoring with MRTG and RRDtool http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/195 Monitoring with BigBrother-like reporting http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/196 Monitoring of IT Resources http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/readme/197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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