Minor incident

Brown University: Partial Network Outage at Life Sciences Building, 5th floor (185 Meeting St.)

Affected: Wired Network, Wireless network (Brown, Brown-Guest, & Eduroam)

Current status of Brown University: Minor issues — live Brown University status

Timeline

1. Oct 15, 2026, 16:08 UTC
   identified
   Portions of the 5th floor of the Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences are experiencing a network outage due to a hardware failure. OIT is actively working to replace the failed device. We will provide more details as soon as more information becomes available.
2. Oct 15, 2026, 16:33 UTC
   identified
   The faulty hardware has been replaced, and the replacement is in the process of being brought online.
3. Oct 15, 2026, 17:31 UTC
   resolved
   All network services are now working as expected. If you are still experiencing network issues, please contact the OIT Service Center at 401-863-4357.

Updates as published by Brown University (original).