We use both - two wired ports in each dorm (or one per pillow in case of larger dorms) and are as of now offering wireless in each building. So far, wireless hasn't proven quite stable enough to replace wired and we suggest that users use wired primarily for its speed and availability. As we're progressing, though, more and more students are opting to use wireless, so that may change. With all that in mind, we recently replaced our entire switch infrastructure so we want to use it! J
- Sean From: Cisco Clean Access Users and Administrators [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Moskwa Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Residence Halls, wired vs wireless Today, most all of our residence halls are wired (one jack per pillow on average) with some wireless coverage in common areas. We are toying with the idea of converting to 100% wireless, which would allow us to retire rather than replace an aging switch infrastructure. As part of the investigation process, I was hoping to get some feedback from other institutions on what they have done or are planning to do with their residence hall infrastructure in regards to the wired vs wireless question. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Regards, -- Jim Jim Moskwa Manager Networks & Security Information Technology Department Johnson & Wales University 8 Abbott Park Place Providence, RI 02903 Office: 401-598-1556 Fax: 401-598-1329 Email: [email protected]
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