23 AUG 2008 6:00PM CST

The scheduled network downtime to make changes to improve network stability has begun.

Est test time is 10pm CST

23 AUG 2008 9:00 AM CDT

The NIC network is generally stable with no reports of significant new issues.

Known issues that remain are:

• ni.com Web site performance appears stable, but there is still the risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless ‘Internet’ SSID on NIC campus

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

REMINDER: SCHEDULED DOWNTIME 23 AUG 2008 6-11 PM CDT Many NIC systems will not be available. This maintenance is in our network core, and it is an important part of our ongoing efforts to stabilize the network. Full details of the maintenance window can be found in the downtime notice sent by Arleene Porterfield to #NI Worldwide.

22 AUG 2008 10:00 PM CDT

As a reminder, file replication to the branches via DFS should be fixed, however it will take some time for backlogged replication to catch up.

Known issues that remain are:

• ni.com Web site performance appears stable, but there is still the risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI 
• VPN access via the wireless ‘Internet’ SSID on NIC campus

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

22 AUG 2008 5:00 PM CDT

DOWNTIME NOTICE

Network Maintenance will be performed Saturday, August 23rd requiring a downtime window from 6pm to 11pm (CDT). Many NIC systems will not be available. This maintenance is in our network core, and it is an important part of our ongoing efforts to stabilize the network.

Full details of the maintenance window can be found in the downtime notice sent by Arleene Porterfield to #NI Worldwide.

22 AUG 2008 4:00 PM CDT

File replication to the branches via DFS has been fixed, however it will take some time for backlogged replication to catch up.

Known issues that remain are:

• ni.com Web site performance appears stable, but there is still the risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI 
• Wireless access via the ‘Internet’ SSID on NIC campus

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

22 AUG 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Known issues that remain are:

• ni.com Web site performance appears stable, but there is still the risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI 
• Branch connectivity between Austin/Moscow is currently down.
• Files that are replicated to the branches via DFS are currently disabled

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

22 AUG 2008 10:15 AM CDT

Issues on the manufacturing floor in Austin have been resolved.  If you have reason to believe otherwise, please report it to the Service Desk.

Known issues that remain are:

• Unable to connect to the wireless network on the ‘Internet’ SSID in Mopac-A
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless network on the ‘Internet’ SSID is unavailable
• Branch connectivity between Austin/Moscow and Austin/Sweden is currently down.

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

22 AUG 2008 7:30 AM CDT

The team made some very significant progress duing the Austin nighttime hours.

At approximately 21 AUG 2008 10:00 PM CDT, some changes were made to our firewall which appeared to fix the ni.com Web site FTP/HTTP file download problems.  That fix has been tested throughout the night and FTP/HTTP file downloads continue to work.

All DHCP issues in Mopac-C should now also be resolved, so all users should be able to connect to the network via wired or wireless connections.

Known issues that remain are:

• The manufacturing floor in Austin appears to be experiencing DHCP issues preventing machines from connecting to the network
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless network on the ‘Internet’ SSID is unavailable

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

21 AUG 2008 4:30 PM CDT

We have confirmed that portions of the 6th floor of Mopac-C continue to have DHCP issues and some users still cannot access the network.

Other known issues include, but are not limited to:

• ni.com Web site — FTP/HTTP file downloads still very slow or not completing.  A plan to provide alternative access to FTP downloads is under way.  We expect the alternative solution to be available in approximately 12 hours (best current estimate).
• ni.com Web site — performance appears stable, but we are still at risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless network on the ‘Internet’ SSID is unavailable

21 AUG 2008 3:30 PM CDT

We believe the DHCP issues in Mopac-C have been completely resolved and all user access (wired and wireless) to the network has been restored.  If you have reasons to believe otherwise, please contact the Service Desk. 

Known issues include, but are not limited to:

• ni.com Web site — FTP/HTTP file downloads still very slow or not completing.  A plan to provide alternative access to FTP downloads is under way.  We expect the alternative solution to be available in approximately 12 hours (best current estimate).
• ni.com Web site — performance appears stable, but we are still at risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless network on the ‘Internet’ SSID is unavailable