Welcome on the PP&B Wiki

PP&B is the computer support group at the Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG. We provide most of the IT Services.

If you have problems or questions write an E-Mail to

or call

Here are some Links to the most requested information:

• General Information (Allgemeine Informationen)
• Mail System
• Mailfilter PureMessage
• Greylist Verfahren
• Database
• Windows Desktops (Windows Rechner)
• Software (Software deutsche Version)
• Telefon System
• Mailbox trouble
• GLT

News

Mon, 9. Nov. 2009, Nameserver break down (6pm) -> bad network response -> GNZ has been informed

Wed, 7. Oct. 2009, Breakdown central login-server at 13:00 , new hardware system installed, ready 14:00

August 2009, hotmail (new windows live) does not accept mails from our domain (reputation -> policy at hotmail has changed)

 We try to solve that problem with 
 SPF records as requested from hotmail. -> solved

Tue, 6. Mai. 2009, Comsol license 3.4 installed. If you encounter problems with it, please check that your license.dat file looks like

 SERVER scrutinizer INTERNET=141.14.128.16 1817
 USE_SERVER

Tue, 21. Apr. 2009, New Matlab license (R2009a) installed. If you encounter problems with it, please check that your license.dat file looks like

 # MATLAB license passcode file.
 # LicenseNo: 158471   HostID: 80766250
 SERVER scrutinizer 80766250 27010
 USE_SERVER

Fri, 3. Apr. 2009, VPN controller for L2TP (cisco ASA) out of order (GNZ Info, Mante 11:20)

Thu, 11. Dec. 2008, FHI-CA (Zugriff RA) (Admin-Access)

Wed,23. Jul. 2008, Activate eduroam SSID (http://www.zedat.fu-berlin.de/Eduroam-802dot1x)

Mon, 25. Feb. 2008, Update postfix on mail. In the recent past we have seen a few misinterpreted mails (declared as SPAM with about 32% probability). We have introduced a new check for authenticated senders to improve the efficiency of the SPAM-detection.

Fri, 25. May 2007,We are no longer blocking delivery and transmission of e-mail with attachments that have suspect file names (including .zip files)

Wed, 18. Apr. 2007, New sshd (4.6p1) on ssh-gateway installed

Wed, 4. Apr. 2007, for phoneconferencing now available TeamSpeak

Fri, 26. Jan. 2007, Queue structure change on fhix

Wed., 13. Dec. 2006, Starting setup of a new wireless system at the FHI (SSID: Wi-Fhi)

Fri, 7. Jul. 2006, License for Intel Fortan and Math Library (setenv INTEL_LICENSE_FILE 28518@scrutinizer)

Tue, 16. Apr. 2006, New Jabber Server for Telephone and Videoconferences

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