POSTPONED: The following procedure, originally scheduled for 12/16/03, will be postponed until January due to unavailability of services from our Internet supplier until then.

J.Rutt — 12/12/03
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The EMU Internet connection will be switched from the current configuration of two DS1 lines that provide 3 megabits per second (mbps) capacity to a single ethernet connection of 4mbps. This new connection provides higher capacity (can be increased up to 10mbps) for a lower cost per megabit.

This change has been prompted by the project to implement Video TeleConferencing (VTC) which is being made possible by the LEAP Lilly grant for the seminary.

Network administrators will be working with consultants from STG of Winchester to make this conversion. It is estimated that about 1 hour of actual down-time will be required.

During the outage all access to the Internet will be disrupted. The email servers will remain operational but all incoming and outgoing mail will be held in various queues.

Persons outside EMU will NOT be able to get to the EMU web servers (EMU Home page, Blackboard, WebMail, WebCalendar).