Long Overdue
01 Dec 2006 12:29 PM Filed in:
general
Sorry that it has been so long since I
have last updated. Been busy with both general semester chores as
well as working out the kinks in the NWC. Now that I have had a
couple of days off owing to the "bad weather" I figured I would
work on an update.
As to the weather, the University has been closed the Thursday and today. So I have been enjoying the days off (sorta). I have still been monitoring systems at work (kinda) and checking e-mail. The ability to monitor systems at work is hampered by the fact that I cannot get onto the internal network of the NWC. None of the paths into the building have been established. Frustrating to say the least. This means that if any system has troubles, I am forced to drive to the NWC to take care of the problem. Not the most desirable option with driving conditions as poor as they are.
It appears that the problems with some machines not connecting to the network in the NWC 5720 (the Linux lab) have been resolved. It WAS a hardware issue with the wires (hmmmmm) and so the kludge fix that we were using has been removed. I will keep an eye on those machines over the course of next week and see where we stand.
Also, we are looking into options for setting up a new electronic map wall. We are looking at a few solutions, one of which will require that we build GEMPAK on an Intel Apple. That should be interesting. Unidata has done it for the Power PC but has not compiled a binary for the newer Intel's. I will post our status later.
mjl
As to the weather, the University has been closed the Thursday and today. So I have been enjoying the days off (sorta). I have still been monitoring systems at work (kinda) and checking e-mail. The ability to monitor systems at work is hampered by the fact that I cannot get onto the internal network of the NWC. None of the paths into the building have been established. Frustrating to say the least. This means that if any system has troubles, I am forced to drive to the NWC to take care of the problem. Not the most desirable option with driving conditions as poor as they are.
It appears that the problems with some machines not connecting to the network in the NWC 5720 (the Linux lab) have been resolved. It WAS a hardware issue with the wires (hmmmmm) and so the kludge fix that we were using has been removed. I will keep an eye on those machines over the course of next week and see where we stand.
Also, we are looking into options for setting up a new electronic map wall. We are looking at a few solutions, one of which will require that we build GEMPAK on an Intel Apple. That should be interesting. Unidata has done it for the Power PC but has not compiled a binary for the newer Intel's. I will post our status later.
mjl