Update - Work on the following dialup servers is complete, and they are available for use again:
- all-night-tool
- barber-pole
- castle-on-a-cloud
- hack-to-the-future
Mar 24, 2026 - 20:56 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 24, 2026 - 17:00 EDT
Scheduled - The Athena dialup.mit.edu servers will be taken out of service and rebooted, in two groups, in order to receive software and security updates, and migrate them to a different cloud.
Most users will not need to take any action, but users with persistent sessions will need to be mindful of the following schedule and migrate their session accordingly:
Tuesday evening, March 24:
- all-night-tool
- barber-pole
- castle-on-a-cloud
- hack-to-the-future
Friday afternoon, March 27:
- csail-squared
- hackapult
- senior-house-tombstone
- snowhenge
Mar 24, 2026 17:00 - Mar 27, 2026 17:00 EDT