This probably comes as no surprise to most ArcGIS users in MCECS. The old ArcGIS Desktop (often run as ArcMAP) that has run on various systems in MCECS has long been announced as end-of-life soon. We’ve noticed that the old license server (run by OIT in conjunction with the Geography dept) has been down intermittently [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you have a CAT supported Windows system, and you haven’t self-upgraded to Windows 11 yet, we will be pushing Windows 11 out to your system starting this week. This includes office desktops, computers in grad student cubes, and computers in research labs. The upgrades will occur when there is no one logged into the [...]
At the end of Summer Term 2024 (and before the start of Fall Term), we will be shutting down our old Windows Terminal Server. Running on scrounged hardware since 2003, the terminal server provided remote access to select Windows applications supported by the CAT. With the advent of our Windows Remote Lab, MCECS users now [...]
How to Copy your CAT Windows Files Remotely This is a guide on how to copy your CAT Windows files to a personal computer. Using the Remote Lab Here is our guide to accessing our Remote Lab: https://cat.pdx.edu/users/facilities/remote-labs/ That guide will show you how to connect to a Remote Lab machine, and lay [...]
Visual Studio Code - Windows VS Code on Windows in MCECS To run VS Code on a CAT-supported Windows machine, open a Command Prompt by pressing Win+R and typing "cmd", then hitting return. Within the command prompt, type: code --user-data-dir="N:\VSCode" Why does it have to be done this way? VS Code [...]
Connecting to OpenVPN on Windows VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. Once you are connected to the VPN, your internet traffic will be directed through PSU's VPN hardware, and it will appear that you are connected physically to PSU's network. This will allow you to use private MCECS services that require a connection [...]
For MCECS faculty, staff, and grad students using a CAT supported Windows desktop in offices or research labs: The version of Windows 10 currently installed on CAT-supported desktops (version 20H2) will be reaching end-of-life in Spring Term 2023. If you are using one of our Windows 10 desktops in your office or in other FAB/EB [...]
We will be disabling the EB 325 remote lab computers. This is to make way for some system upgrades that are taking place in EB 325. For the time being, use the FAB 55-17 remote lab computers (also available through our remote lab page) for off-site access to MCECS Windows systems. The rest of the [...]