Library Catalog Connection Problems
MNCAT
Users coming from behind a firewall may not be able to access the public catalogs (including MNCAT and the catalogs for the other U of M campuses) at this time. We are now quite sure this is a port issue and continue to work for a permanent fix. In the meantime, if the users can request that their local IT staff open port 8991 on prime6.oit.umn.edu, we believe this will resolve the problem.
Library Search
There is a similar access issue with Library Search. In this case the port to open would be port 1701 on prime2.oit.umn.edu.
We sincerely apologize for the problems encountered.