Information Technology Services

Network Outage – Multiple Locations – Fairfax Campus

Outage category: VoIP phone service, Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: Aquia, Baker House, Carty House, East Building, Field House, Fenwick Library, Finley Building, Harris Theater, Johnson Center, Krug Hall, Lecture Hall, Mason Pond Deck, The RAC, Robinson Hall, Softball Field, Student Union 1, Thompson Hall, West Building, West PE Module

Status: Closed

Resolved Alert: Thu, February 7, 2019 6:34 pm

Initial Symptoms

The following locations are currently experiencing a network outage. ITS is working to resolve the issue.

  • Aquia
  • Baker House
  • Carty House
  • East Building
  • Field House
  • Fenwick Library
  • Finley Building
  • Harris Theater
  • Johnson Center
  • Krug Hall
  • Lecture Hall
  • Mason Pond Deck
  • The RAC
  • Robinson Hall
  • Softball Field
  • Student Union 1
  • Thompson Hall
  • West Building
  • West PE Module

Root Cause Analysis

Cause

An application setting – “right click to paste” caused a default script to overwrite the configuration on the Aquia PE.

Resolution

Downloaded backup configuration to USB and copied over to startup-config on router. Then reloaded the router.

Prevention
  1. Disable right-click to paste feature
  2. Remove “conf t” from scripts
  3. Remove “write memory” from scripts