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Latest Wi-Fi problems reportedly fixed on Ohio University's Athens campus

The outage began about 11:45 and continued until OIT fixed the problem at about 2:30 p.m.

Ohio University students, faculty and staff might have experienced difficulty accessing the Internet Thursday due to problems with the university's Wi-Fi.

Sean O'Malley, spokesman for the Office of Information Technology, said OIT troubleshot a "major issue" in the university's data center that affected several online services, including the wireless network and Blackboard.

The outage began about 11:45 a.m. and continued until OIT fixed the problem at about 2:30 p.m.

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"After changes were completed in the data center, services began coming back online at approximately 2:30 p.m.," O'Malley said in an email. "At this point, all systems are stable."

O'Malley said OIT will continue to monitor the problem closely.

The university last experienced major Wi-Fi problems in late August and early September as a result of 17,000 more devices being on campus than the year before.

On Sept. 4, OIT installed backup equipment that O'Malley said would prevent further Wi-Fi problems, according to a previous Post report.

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