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HR Unveils New and
Improved Web Site For Finding Jobs at the Lab
This month the Lab's Human Resources
Department launched its completely redesigned web site for finding employment
at Berkeley Lab. The new page (cjo.lbl.gov)
offers a number of new features and advantages over the previous version.
For example, users can search the job opportunities database (which they
couldn't do before) and they can take any of four different avenues in
their search.The new site also allows new positions to be posted or changed
immediately.
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LBLnet to Offer Virtual
Private Network Service for Secure Internet-Based Remote Access
Beginning May 1, the LBLnet
Services Group will offer confidential communications with a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) between LBLnet and remote locations across the Internet.
An LBLnet VPN creates IP Security-compliant tunnel connections, allowing
secure access to non-public information. The system automatically encrypts
the data and sends it to the remote site, where it is then decrypted and
forwarded to the intended destination.
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Don't Download Those
Files! Running Napster on Lab Equipment Violates LBNL Policies
Napster, an on-line service
allowing users to seek out mp3 music files on the web, has been in the
news of late, drawing fire from the recording industry and musicians over
alleged copyright violations. The Lab's Computer Protection Program, which
monitors Internet traffic in and out of Berkeley Lab, has also noticed
a sharp increase in Napster-related traffic. Computer Protection Program
Manager Jim Rothfuss advises that using Lab networking and computing equipment
to download music violates Lab policy on using significant amounts of
government resources for unauthorized personal use.
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Meet the Computing Infrastructure Support Help Desk Staff
Although the Help Desk staff
may often just be a voice on the other end of a phone line, the people
who staff the desk bring their own strengths and skills to the operation.
Meet some of the people who have made the Help Desk a success.
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New Lab Standard Software Configuration for PCs Announced
There is a new standard PC software
configuration, which is installed on all new computers purchased through
Berkeley Lab's Micron Basic Order Agreement (BOA). Here's a rundown of
the new standard PC software.
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Tip of the Month: IMAP Mail Users Should
Check Incoming, Outgoing Servers
All Berkeley Lab IMAP email
users should remember that "imap4.lbl.gov" is the Incoming mail server
and "smtp.lbl.gov" is the Outgoing mail server. If you have "imap4.lbl.gov"
set for both, it can lead to sporadic problems.
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New Policy to Increase Password Security
for Users of LBNL Domain
Employees who have accounts
on the LBNL domain will need to follow new rules when choosing passwords
for logging into the domain. The LBNL domain is a Windows NT domain and
is used by several hundred users across the Lab to access and exchange
files.
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PCs Running Some Linux Versions May
Be Causing Network Problems
Here's a Workaround Solution
There have been some problems,
such as Novell servers being locked up, caused by some PCs running certain
versions of the Linux operating system. The problem is caused when the
machines generate DLC frames, some of which are known as pause frames,
which are sent over the network. These frames can cause other systems,
such as Novell servers, to lock up. Other systems may show poor performance.
The initial solution to the problem appeared to require replacing the
Network Interface Card in the computers, but two other work-around fixes
have been found.
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