Computer niggles

[tree_and_leaf]

For some reason the WLAN in the faculty no longer likes me. I can 'see' the network fine, but you have to log in through a VPN client, and it won't take my password. Yes, I'm entering the right password, and I don't think it can be the client, because I use a different VPN in the flat sometimes, and that's OK. The Faculty WLAN has sometimes gone through phases where it only let me log in after several attempts (I'm pretty sure it wasn't my typing!) but now it doesn't work at all.

In some ways this is very good for productivity. Right up to the point where you need the net for something work-related, or end up turning up too late to a seminar because you never got the change of venue e-mail (of course, there's a whole seperate issue around sending such an e-mail two hours before the start of class).

Sigh. I suppose I'll have to go and see tech support, but it always takes forever... so maybe I'll wait a bit.

Comments

[wuglet.livejournal.com]

Could also be a server problem and thus a problem for the data centre.
If you want to you can look at the data centre's website and see if they put up a notice. We do that anyway when there is a problem. ;)

Give it max. two days, when it's not better I guess you'll have to ask tech support...

[tree_and_leaf]

Hmm. I looked at the website; there's a slightly cryptic one about migrating servers, which might explain it... if you believe the aktuelle meldungen page they haven't had any problems since 2006, but I'm not sure I do. I'll go to the Rechenzentrum on Monday if things don't start working again.