The AILG IT Committee collaborates with MIT’s IS&T (Information Systems and Technology) department on a variety of technical projects for the FSILG community, including the following:

• Providing fiber optic Internet connections to FSILG houses.
• Providing wireless networks within FSILG houses.
• Coordinating infrastructure updates and support with MIT’s IS&T department.
• Maintaining the platforms for the AILG web site (ailg.mit.edu)
• Maintaining the Mailman platform for the AILG mailing lists.
• Providing optional VOIP telephony to FSILG houses.

We always welcome new volunteers. If you are interested or have any questions, please email the Committee at ailg-it@mit.edu. Recent graduates and current undergraduates are especially encouraged to attend. Please contact either of the committee co-chairs, Bob Xavier '87 at bobxavier@alum.mit.edu, or Bob Ferrara '67 at bobferrara@alum.mit.edu if you wish to join and/or attend.

Our meetings for the rest of the 2022-2023 academic year are scheduled for 3PM on the following Thursdays - February 9, 2023; and Apri13, 2023. All meetings are planned to be on Zoom.

Minutes

Here are the minutes of recent meetings:

FSILG Network Information

If you have reached this page because you are seeking help with your FSILG network, please refer to the IS&T Knowledge Base.

Effective July 1, 2021 all FSILGs with alumni-operated houses (most FSILGs!) signed up to a slightly updated version 5.0 of the Network Management Program Agreement specifying the division of responsibilities between IS&T and the FSILG. To help FSILGs estimate future network expenss, the AILG IT Committee created this Estimated Expenses Spreadsheet. 

It is important that our members understand that their active cooperation is required a few times a year for IS&T visits to their residences. In the unlikely event that an FSILG cannot respond, the AILG Board approved this escalation procedure, along with this typical escalation notice letter. Our AILG Committee hopes never to send one of these; cooperation to date has in fact been excellent.  

Also, FSILGs with alumni-operated houses are required to designate at least one current undergraduate member as their Network Contact. The Network Contact serves as liaison with MIT IS&T for troubleshooting network problems and provides access to network equipment when needed. As of March 2016, Network Contacts are designated using the FCI Contact List, which is accessed at fsilg.coop. If no one is designated as a Network Contact, the undergraduate house manager is the default.

In 2014, DSL and IS&T adopted a set of principles for providing network service to all residential buildings. In 2019, the principles were updated and can be found here.

The history of the AILG  Information Technology Committee is described here.