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DNS and Your Privacy
On April 1, 2018 Cloudflare released a new DNS service called 1.1.1.1. One of the primary goals of this service is to allow users to hide their DNS requests from their ISP. A typical home ISP ( like Comcast, and Mediacom ) may be logging all the DNS requests you do, selling that information to […]
New and improved GusTV
Today GusTV was updated with some new channels, higher resolution video streams, and closed captions. Since GusTV first debuted as a pilot project in 2007, students have enjoyed the ability to stream local broadcast TV channels to their computers and mobile devices. Over the years we have added a few additional channels but has largely […]
C in CC Streaming Stats and Bonus Time Lapse Video
So just how many people watched the first ever live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel this year? Well, that is a tough question to answer. It seems like that should be a pretty straight forward and simple answer. Just count up the number of requests for the video file from our systems logs […]
Technology Updates for First Year Students – Gustavus Email on your Tablet/Phone
Students that have a smartphone or tablet find it extremely useful to add their Gustavus email account to their devices. such as iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. There are several pages on our GTS wiki to help you set up your Gustavus email on your phone and tablet: Apple iPhones/iPads: https://gustavus.edu/gts/IOS_Mail Android Phones/Tablets: https://gustavus.edu/gts/Android Other Smartphones: https://gustavus.edu/gts/Smartphone_(Device)_Settings_for_Email_and_Gustavus_Google_Calendar […]
Perry the Corpse Flower is blooming!
Just in time for Halloween, Perry the Corpse Flower is blooming. If you can’t make it over to the green house in Nobel Hall you can watch it all unfold live here: gustavus.edu/perry/ Contact Us Phone: 507-933-6111 Email: helpline@gustavus.edu Web: https://gustavus.edu/gts Blog: https://gts.blog.gustavus.edu Remote Support: https://sos.gac.edu System Status: https://gustavus.freshstatus.io
WiFi Network Updates
Since the beginning of spring semester GTS has received a number of complaints about how the wireless/wifi network has been extra slow for them. Many people mentioned that it was working fine last fall but that this spring it was significantly slower or basically not working for them at all, especially in the evenings. Between […]
New Webmail FAQ
Here are a few common questions we’ve received about the new version of webmail and their solutions. I am unable to login: Please clear your cookies and restart your browser. I liked the way the old webmail worked better. Can I still use the old webmail? You can make the new webmail work like the […]
Webmail Beta
Since this is my first post I should probably introduce myself. I’m a 2003 Gustavus graduate, I operated a computer consulting business in the area before joining the GTS team in December. I enjoy mountain biking and all things technology. Hopefully I’ll assist with updating this blog a little more regularly and will try […]
Gustavus ranked #1 for IPv6 usage
According to the statistics gathered by Google, Facebook, and Yahoo, over 75% of our network traffic to their sites is being done over IPv6. This past June, Gustavus Adolphus College joined the World IPv6 Launch network operators list and publicly committed to supporting IPv6 on our campus network to the best of our ability. So […]
Election night and its impact on our network
On a typical night this semester, the internet connection for Gustavus tends to max out at around 450Mbit/s. But last night was a little different. Last night was election night 2012 ( also a presidential election year ) and a lot of people were getting updates on the elections via the internet. As a result, […]