Wireless Networking

At 10PM on Thursday, July 18th, we will be performing firmware upgrades on various BWRC network devices in order to address a bug in the current version.

All wired and wireless networks at BWRC will be offline for approximately 5-15 minutes during the upgrade.

Update 7/18 22:12: The upgrades have been completed and all networks are back online. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any ongoing issues.

At 10PM on Wednesday, July 17th, we will be performing firmware upgrades on various Soda Hall network devices in order to address a bug in the current version.

All wired and wireless networks in Soda Hall, except for those on the first and second floors and in machine room 340, will be offline for approximately 5-15 minutes during the upgrade.

Update 7/17 22:12: This work is complete and all networks are back online. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any ongoing issues.

Due to planned electrical work, all Cory Hall third floor wired and wireless networks will be offline during the morning on Tuesday, June 25th. Per facilities, power (and therefore network) will be unavailable between 7:30am and 12:30pm. The network, particularly wi-fi, may take as long as 15 minutes to fully come online after power is restored.

Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.

[Read more…] about Cory 3F Networks Offline, Morning of Tue. 6/25

Tonight at 10PM we will be rebooting an access switch which provides network service to the basement and first floor of Cory Hall. All wireless networks and some wired networks on the first floor and basement will be unavailable for a brief period.

Update: This maintenance will no longer be required due to the power outage currently affecting Cory Hall.

Due to planned electrical work, all Cory Hall third floor wired and wireless networks will be offline during the early morning on Tuesday, May 21st. We expect the network to be unavailable beginning at 5AM, and all connectivity should be restored by 10AM at the latest.

Update 5/21 10:08: The electrical work took slightly longer than expected, but all networks should now be back online. Please email us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any issues.

Due to planned electrical work, all Cory Hall third floor wired and wireless networks will be offline during the early morning on Monday, May 13th. We expect the network to be unavailable beginning at 5AM, and all connectivity should be restored by 10AM at the latest.

Update 5/13: The electrical work was postponed; all networks are online.

Due to planned electrical work, all Cory Hall third floor wired and wireless networks will be offline during the early morning on Monday, April 29th. We expect the network to be unavailable beginning at 5AM, and all connectivity should be restored by 10AM at the latest.

Update 9:06: All networks were back online prior to 9AM. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any ongoing issues.

Due to planned electrical work, all Cory Hall third floor wired and wireless networks will be offline during the early morning tomorrow, April 25th. We expect the network to be unavailable beginning at 5AM, and all connectivity should be restored by 10AM at the latest.

We apologize for the short notice; the need for this shutdown was only identified this afternoon.

Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

[Read more…] about Cory 3F Networks Offline, Morning of Thurs. 4/25

On Saturday, March 16th, at 6:30AM, we will be performing an HA failback on some network switches in order to restore full operation after Wednesday’s electrical issues. There will be a 5~15 minute wired and wireless network outage in the locations listed below. We expect all network service to be restored by 7AM.

• Soda 4F (north side only)
• Soda 7F
• Cory 1F
• Cory 5F

Update 3/16 06:44: This work has been completed and all networks are back online. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any issues.