During Spring Break (on Thursday, March 27th), we will be upgrading the Microsoft Office installations on CAT supported Windows systems to Office 2024, the latest version. Note, just as before, this version consists of the classic desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and OneNote. We will release the update on Thursday, March 27. It [...]
Over the holiday break, PSU facilities installed card readers on two sets of new double doors on the plaza level of the Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) and elevators from the 4th avenue parking garage. The goal was to restrict access to PSU spaces in the Lower Level (LL) of FAB. These new readers will be [...]
The CAT has been busy throughout the Summer, making some substantial changes to our computer infrastructure. These changes may affect both onsite and remote users. Here are some highlights: All Windows systems in computer labs have been migrated to Windows 11. All Ubuntu Linux end-user systems have been upgraded to the 24.04 (“noble”) release. The [...]
It’s only mid-September, classes haven’t even started yet but we’re starting to see phishing scam emails starting to land in email boxes. Fall term is when scammers try to get you to give up your login credentials. They assume you may be new to the College or have let your guard down after a nice [...]
Our old Windows Terminal Service has now been shut down. With the advent of our Windows Remote Lab, MCECS users now have access to remote desktops that provide all the software delivered to our primary on-campus Windows Labs. Use of the old terminal server has plummeted and we seldom see more than a few concurrent [...]
New to Fall 2022 is our MCECS Windows Remote Lab (currently numbering 27 systems and soon to grow to 37 systems). These systems are dedicated to remote use and do not reduce the seat count of our onsite computer labs. We are hoping that this remotely accessible service provides sufficient capacity for remote Windows lab [...]
Windows Computer Labs Remote Lab With the threat of Omicron driving more students towards remote access, for Winter 2022, many of our Windows computer labs are switching to a hybrid operation with some seats reserved for remote-use only. Portions of FAB 55-17 (MCECS FAB General Lab - aka the “Intel Lab”), EB 325 (MCEC EB [...]
As announced in Fall 2021, the following Windows paths will no longer work. the U: drive (for Tier 1 Windows users) the following paths seen from Windows: \\unix\cecs \\unix\ece \\unix\solaris \\unix\linux \\unix\linu \\unix\solu Also, any variant of the above with \\unix replaced with \\unix.cecs.pdx.edu This will affect any old drive maps that use these paths. [...]
Starting Fall term, access to the FAB/EB building is by PSU ID Badge only. We have added an online portal for MCECS students to request 24x7 access to FAB/EB and the following computer labs: FAB MCECS General Lab “Intel Lab” - FAB 55-17 EB MCECS General Lab “CadLab” - EB 325 CS “Particle” Linux Lab [...]
Logins to most CAT supported Linux systems are moving to a different underlying authentication system (known as “kerberos”). Here are the potential side effects of that change. 1) Login using password This is the most common method used for logging in. With a few exceptions, users will not notice any change. If you are unable [...]