Well, our space isn't that big, so getting to an ethernet port is not a real burden. We keep a few cables in a designated place for people to use.
--- twb Sent from my aye phone On Jan 14, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. We and several other coworking spaces us Meraki. The individual user > log-in info is all cloud-based, which for some of you with multiple > locations, a total breeze to have them access at every location. > > As for Aliza's question, yes, we have 3 simultaneous connections. One is not > used for "back-up" per se, but as you can expect, when one goes down, the > others are can be overwhelmed, especially if an asynchronous DSL connection. > You'd need a switch to simultaneously manage multiple connections. To be > literal, you'll have 3 modems for 3 connections, then they all merge into a > single switch, which connects into your patch panel(s)/server rack. > > As for handing out ethernet cords for big up/downloads, that might not be > feasible for someone who is nowhere near an ethernet jack, and also requires > the user to speak up to get said cable. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have a few Ethernet ports scattered around and ask that people with >> ginormous uploads or downloads to use them rather than hogging the wifi. >> This has worked fairly well. >> >> --- >> twb >> Sent from my aye phone > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Matthew Arkin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If you wanted to keep the same IP address, you'd have to get your own IP >> block and then do some BGP sessions, for most internet providers, you'd now >> become a IP Transit customer instead of a standard internet customer. >> >> There is some software that you can run on a spare computer that you can use >> to authenticate internet users, the set up would basically put the computer >> between the router and your internet connection. A lot of firewall >> appliances also allow for internet authentications, you could give each >> visitor their own login info. >> >> Matt Arkin >> Kollective Solutions >> >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: >> We have Comcast and AT&T coming into Workantile, and we were load-balancing >> between the two. But the problem was that if you were switched to the other >> carrier, your IP address would change and some services didn't like that. >> VPNs don't like that at all, and some web apps, like Harvest, didn't like it >> either. So for a while we nailed one of our wifi networks to AT&T so people >> who needed a persistent ip address could use that. >> >> Now, we use Comcast for our primary connection and AT&T for a backup. This >> eliminated a lot of confusion about which network to use for what. >> >> As for bandwidth use, your router's network management interface should tell >> you which mac address and host name is using how much bandwidth. >> >> >> --- >> twb >> Sent from my aye phone >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Aliza Torok Schlabach <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Do any of you use multiple carriers simultaneously (not just for back up)? >>> Example - Comcast + Verizon? I'm wondering how complicated that would be to >>> set up. >>> >>> Also, if you have a single password for the entire coworking space, is >>> there any way to tell who is hogging the bandwidth? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Aliza Schlabach >>> Founder >>> Coworking for Parents / Juice Box >>> www.CoworkingForParents.com >>> 215.858.4658 >>> Sign up for our email newsletter | Join our Meetup group | Like us on >>> Facebook | Join the Conversation | Pinterest - Coworking | Pinterest - Kids >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Alex Hillman >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> +1 to everything Jerome said. >>> >>> There's plenty of pain within a network of people who are SUPPOSED to be >>> able to get on the network. You don't also want to make it hard for people >>> to connect in the first place. >>> >>> -- >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We haven't changed our password in 2+ years either, however...our issues >>>> are everything after that initial authentication. One of the biggest >>>> problems we have is someone's hogging our bandwidth. Drop a 500mb movie >>>> file in Dropbox midday and then, it's like rush hour heading into the >>>> Lincoln Tunnel. So we have to throttle each user, etc. >>>> >>>> OR, one side of the office somehow has way more devices on it so we need >>>> the other AP's to help balance the load. >>>> >>>> OR, one Internet feed drops so the 2nd/back-up needs to kick in >>>> immediately, and likely with different throttling settings since it has >>>> less bandwidth. >>>> >>>> OR there are too many other AP's nearby and their channels or whatever >>>> cause enough interference. >>>> >>>> Etc >>>> >>>> Jerome (not from an EvilBerry) >>>> www.BLANKSPACES.com >>>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We've changed ours once in three years, and it is a pain both to inform >>>>> the members and for members with older machines to change it. >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> twb >>>>> Sent from my aye phone >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We've changed ours twice in 6 years. The inconvenience of constantly >>>>>> changing passwords is a killer for the members. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a particular thing that you're concerned about that has you >>>>>> wanting to change the password daily? >>>>>> >>>>>> -Alex >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> /ah >>>>>> indyhall.org >>>>>> coworking in philadelphia >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Melissa Saubers <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Do you change them on a daily basis? >>>>>>> Or do you use a similar system that a hotel would use where the user >>>>>>> has to sign in each day and it's good for 24 hours (not sure what it's >>>>>>> called)? >>>>>>> Or something else? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Coworking" group. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Coworking" group. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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