Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Hunter Fuller 
We are a mixed Cisco and Xirrus shop.
Jason, you may be glad to know that, in new XMS and AOS releases,
Xirrus has moved from saying "IAP" to saying "radio" like everyone
else on the planet always has. :)

--
Hunter Fuller
Network Engineer
VBRH Annex B-1
+1 256 824 5331

Office of Information Technology
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Systems and Infrastructure


On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Trinklein, Jason R  wrote:
> The College of Charleston runs Xirrus with 700 “Arrays” and nearly 4,000
> “IAPs”.
> --
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> Wireless Engineering Manager
> College of Charleston
> 81 St. Philip Street | Office 311D | Charleston, SC 29403
> trinkle...@cofc.edu | Office - (843) 300-8009
>
> From: "Schuette, David" 
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> MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Chuck Anderson 
And maybe Juniper/Trapeze, although we just finished migrating away
from them.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:26:18AM -0700, John Rodkey wrote:
> Need to add Meraki to the list...
> 
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> > Here is a straw poll.
> >
> > https://strawpoll.me/7228156
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *--Jeremy L. Gibbs*
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > Utica College IITS
> >
> > T: (315) 223-2383
> > F: (315) 792-3814
> > E: jlgi...@utica.edu
> > http://www.utica.edu
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Julian Y Koh 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as
> >> Enterasys IdentiFi Wireless.
> >> >
> >>
> >> In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some
> >> kind of web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Samuel Clements 
It would be awesome to gather not only vendor data per facility, but number
of APs and number of clients as well. More sites using fewer APs compared
to fewer sites using more APs would be an interesting metric to see as well
- especially when viewed with total number of users (heck, square footage
as well!).

Having said that, the point of a straw poll is to avoid those kind of
insights so it's admittedly a bit of a pipe dream. :)
  -Sam

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Pete Hoffswell <
0012b553021b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu> wrote:

> You may find this link interesting, showing marketshare for WLAN vendors
> over time.
>
>
> http://www.statista.com/statistics/219473/global-market-share-of-enterprise-wlan-vendors/
>
> Q4 2015:
> #1: Cisco 45.04%
> #2: Aruba 15.88%
> #3: Ruckus 6.71%
> #4: Huawei: 4.12%
> #5: Ubiquiti: 2.7%
> Other: 25.56%
>
> I suppose in higher ed, it might line up similarly, but adding Aerohive in
> the mix.
>
>
> -
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> pete.hoffsw...@davenport.edu
> http://www.davenport.edu
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Seward, Bill 
> wrote:
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>> Pfeiffer is an Aruba shop.
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Trinklein, Jason R 
The College of Charleston runs Xirrus with 700 “Arrays” and nearly 4,000 “IAPs”.
--
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Wireless Engineering Manager
College of Charleston
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Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread John Rodkey 
Need to add Meraki to the list...

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:

> Here is a straw poll.
>
> https://strawpoll.me/7228156
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *--Jeremy L. Gibbs*
> Sr. Network Engineer
> Utica College IITS
>
> T: (315) 223-2383
> F: (315) 792-3814
> E: jlgi...@utica.edu
> http://www.utica.edu
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Julian Y Koh 
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
>> >
>> > Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as
>> Enterasys IdentiFi Wireless.
>> >
>>
>> In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some
>> kind of web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Julian Y. Koh
>> Associate Director, Telecommunications and Network Services
>> Northwestern Information Technology
>>
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>> Evanston, IL 60208
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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Urrea, Nick 
UC Hastings uses Cisco for wireless.

---
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UC Hastings College of the Law
Network and Systems Engineer
Information Technology
e: urr...@uchastings.edu
ext: 4718
helpdesk:
e: helpd...@uchastings.edu
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

You may find this link interesting, showing marketshare for WLAN vendors over 
time.

http://www.statista.com/statistics/219473/global-market-share-of-enterprise-wlan-vendors/

Q4 2015:
#1: Cisco 45.04%
#2: Aruba 15.88%
#3: Ruckus 6.71%
#4: Huawei: 4.12%
#5: Ubiquiti: 2.7%
Other: 25.56%

I suppose in higher ed, it might line up similarly, but adding Aerohive in the 
mix.


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http://www.davenport.edu

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Seward, Bill 
mailto:bill.sew...@pfeiffer.edu>> wrote:
Pfeiffer is an Aruba shop.

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Pete Hoffswell 
You may find this link interesting, showing marketshare for WLAN vendors
over time.

http://www.statista.com/statistics/219473/global-market-share-of-enterprise-wlan-vendors/

Q4 2015:
#1: Cisco 45.04%
#2: Aruba 15.88%
#3: Ruckus 6.71%
#4: Huawei: 4.12%
#5: Ubiquiti: 2.7%
Other: 25.56%

I suppose in higher ed, it might line up similarly, but adding Aerohive in
the mix.


-
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pete.hoffsw...@davenport.edu
http://www.davenport.edu


On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Seward, Bill 
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> Pfeiffer is an Aruba shop.
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RE: Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Seward, Bill 
Pfeiffer is an Aruba shop.

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Daniel Westacott 
In the straw poll, I would find it useful to get the institution name,
perhaps as an option if people are shy.
cuts down on stuffing the ballot box, or unintentional duplication.

 /daniel/
daniel westacott
University of Minnesota
What not Juniper wireless ?


On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:

> Here is a straw poll.
>
> https://strawpoll.me/7228156
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *--Jeremy L. Gibbs*
> Sr. Network Engineer
> Utica College IITS
>
> T: (315) 223-2383
> F: (315) 792-3814
> E: jlgi...@utica.edu
> http://www.utica.edu
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Julian Y Koh 
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
>> >
>> > Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as
>> Enterasys IdentiFi Wireless.
>> >
>>
>> In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some
>> kind of web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Julian Y. Koh
>> Associate Director, Telecommunications and Network Services
>> Northwestern Information Technology
>>
>> 2001 Sheridan Road #G-166
>> Evanston, IL 60208
>> +1-847-467-5780
>> NUIT Web Site: 
>> PGP Public Key:
>>
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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Mark Reboli 
It will be interesting to see the results.  Please post

Thankyou

m
[Description: MU Arches]
Mark Reboli
Network/Telecom Manager
Misericordia University
(570) 674-6753



From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeremy Gibbs
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:34 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

Here is a straw poll.

https://strawpoll.me/7228156




--

Jeremy L. Gibbs
Sr. Network Engineer
Utica College IITS

T: (315) 223-2383
F: (315) 792-3814
E: jlgi...@utica.edu
http://www.utica.edu

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Julian Y Koh 
mailto:kohs...@northwestern.edu>> wrote:
On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs 
mailto:jlgi...@utica.edu>> wrote:
>
> Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as Enterasys 
> IdentiFi Wireless.
>

In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some kind of 
web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)



--
Julian Y. Koh
Associate Director, Telecommunications and Network Services
Northwestern Information Technology

2001 Sheridan Road #G-166
Evanston, IL 60208
+1-847-467-5780
NUIT Web Site: 
PGP Public Key:

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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Brian Helman 
Personally, I’d love to see more demo’s.  As a techie, seeing flashing lights 
is always fun.  I purposely picked the JDSU to demo because I knew I could show 
the microscope and power level features very easily (and quickly).  We only had 
40 minutes.  So, technologies that can be shown of quickly probably work, but 
maybe we should consider a whole session at one of the Annuals where we just 
show of tools.

If I can find a place to host it, I’ll put up a couple slides showing snapshots 
of new (out of the bag) fiber, installed fiber that may be a few years old, and 
some REALLY bad fiber .. so people can actually see what I’m talking about.

-Brian

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To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session 
summary

Thanks for the news on the NERCOMP meeting, Brian!

Sharing the fiber testing gear is a pretty cool idea.  How'd the group like 
that?  Do you think it's worth doing more gear hands-on stuff in these meetings?

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On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:35 AM, Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services) 
mailto:bosbo...@liberty.edu>> wrote:
Brian,

Thank you for offending Lee.

This is a WLAN list, not a *Cisco* WLAN list.

Although there are many Aruba customers here, you do not see us debating the 
latest bugs, etc.  Perhaps that is a compliment to Aruba’s Engineering & TAC 
Support teams.

​

Bruce Osborne
Wireless Engineer
IT Network Services - Wireless

(434) 592-4229

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
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From: Brian Helman 
[mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

(cross-posted to NETMAN group)

As promised, here is a summary of the combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session from 
the NERCOMP Conference last week.  In preparation for these sessions, I review 
the hot topics (based purely on number of comments) from the listservs that 
occurred over the previous year.  I keep a running PowerPoint on these topics 
(1 slide per year).  I’m happy to post that PowerPoint, if there is a good 
place to do it.   I believe DropBox has a bandwidth cap, so I’d prefer not to 
distribute that way.   Also, I tend to avoid vendor-specific topics .. so you 
won’t see the billions of discussions on Cisco WAPs (sorry Lee).

This year I tried to mix up the conversation a bit and gave a quick (10 minute) 
demonstration of the JDSU OLP-820p fiber scope/power meter.   In the session I 
said I thought it was around $7,000 (give or take).  I see it on Amazon for 
$5,132.  While I don’t want to recommend specific products, I would recommend 
acquiring this unit or another that performs the same core functions.  When I 
demo’d my JDSU with an old multimode ST connection we recently replaced, the 
comment “you still had light passing through that!?” says a lot.

Overall, the session went well.  There were 17 people (a good number for a 
small conference!) from 15 different institutions.

Hot topics:

•NAC just doesn’t want to go away.

•There are still a large number of people who don’t know these lists 
exist

•We did discuss vendors on the lists as well as other means of 
communication between members

•Gaming networks

•And wireless networking did dominate the discussions.  Interestingly, 
of the 15 institutions, TEN (I had to type that to stress the point) were Aruba 
shops and only 1 Cisco shop.  I’d have lost the farm on that bet.

I hope both of these groups gained some members from the session.  If I left 
out any topics, let me know!

I will be at the Miami Connect next week.  If you’ll be there and would like to 
talk Wireless/Networking, stop by the sessions or send me an email.  I’m hoping 
to drop anchor in a local bar one night.  If anyone has recommendations, let me 
know.  I’d like to get an email out to these lists.  We did this at the annual 
conference a couple nights and it was a lot of fun.

Thanks,
Brian



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RE: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Brian Helman 
Bruce,

I certainly was not intending to insult anyone.  I’m not an Aruba user.  It was 
meant completely tongue-and-cheek because of the volume of Cisco-related topics 
that pop up on here .. and rightly so considering their dominance.  I also 
found it very odd that there were so many Aruba users and so few Cisco in the 
session.

To address what I wrote, if you look over the archives you’ll see a 
considerable number of Cisco-centric threads and very few other vendors 
specifically discussed.  No disrespect was intended to Lee.  I am not a Cisco 
user either, but I could not hold Lee in any higher level of respect for his 
wireless knowledge, opinions and leadership .  Lee, if you were insulted by 
what was intended to be a joke, I absolutely apologize.

I considered only sending this to you and Lee, but I want the group to see this 
apology in case anyone else felt as you.

Sincerely,
Brian

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(Network Services)
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:35 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session 
summary

Brian,

Thank you for offending Lee.

This is a WLAN list, not a *Cisco* WLAN list.

Although there are many Aruba customers here, you do not see us debating the 
latest bugs, etc.  Perhaps that is a compliment to Aruba’s Engineering & TAC 
Support teams.

​

Bruce Osborne
Wireless Engineer
IT Network Services - Wireless

(434) 592-4229

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Training Champions for Christ since 1971

From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

(cross-posted to NETMAN group)

As promised, here is a summary of the combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session from 
the NERCOMP Conference last week.  In preparation for these sessions, I review 
the hot topics (based purely on number of comments) from the listservs that 
occurred over the previous year.  I keep a running PowerPoint on these topics 
(1 slide per year).  I’m happy to post that PowerPoint, if there is a good 
place to do it.   I believe DropBox has a bandwidth cap, so I’d prefer not to 
distribute that way.   Also, I tend to avoid vendor-specific topics .. so you 
won’t see the billions of discussions on Cisco WAPs (sorry Lee).

This year I tried to mix up the conversation a bit and gave a quick (10 minute) 
demonstration of the JDSU OLP-820p fiber scope/power meter.   In the session I 
said I thought it was around $7,000 (give or take).  I see it on Amazon for 
$5,132.  While I don’t want to recommend specific products, I would recommend 
acquiring this unit or another that performs the same core functions.  When I 
demo’d my JDSU with an old multimode ST connection we recently replaced, the 
comment “you still had light passing through that!?” says a lot.

Overall, the session went well.  There were 17 people (a good number for a 
small conference!) from 15 different institutions.

Hot topics:

· NAC just doesn’t want to go away.

· There are still a large number of people who don’t know these lists 
exist

· We did discuss vendors on the lists as well as other means of 
communication between members

· Gaming networks

· And wireless networking did dominate the discussions.  Interestingly, 
of the 15 institutions, TEN (I had to type that to stress the point) were Aruba 
shops and only 1 Cisco shop.  I’d have lost the farm on that bet.

I hope both of these groups gained some members from the session.  If I left 
out any topics, let me know!

I will be at the Miami Connect next week.  If you’ll be there and would like to 
talk Wireless/Networking, stop by the sessions or send me an email.  I’m hoping 
to drop anchor in a local bar one night.  If anyone has recommendations, let me 
know.  I’d like to get an email out to these lists.  We did this at the annual 
conference a couple nights and it was a lot of fun.

Thanks,
Brian



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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Jeffrey D. Sessler 
Bruce,

While Aruba is #2, their market share and installed base is but a tiny fraction 
of Cisco’s, so it stands to reason that the conversation here is going to be 
predominantly Cisco. If you are a customer of the #1 vendor you’ll likely be 
more open to discussing the pain points given management is unlikely to be 
concerned. If you have something else, then it may call into question the 
decision to go that direction. Right or wrong, that’s just how it sees to work.

So sure, I don’t see Aruba customers debating their pain points here, but I do 
see Aruba cheerleading – especially from you.

I’m in a fortunate position of having both in my consortium, and the Aruba folk 
have had to deal with a number of show stopping bugs over the years. So It’s 
not unique to Cisco, but the Cisco people seem more open to sharing – which to 
me is a good thing.

Jeff

From: 
"wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" 
mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> 
on behalf of "bosbo...@liberty.edu" 
mailto:bosbo...@liberty.edu>>
Reply-To: 
"wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" 
mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>>
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 4:35 AM
To: 
"wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" 
mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session 
summary

Brian,

Thank you for offending Lee.

This is a WLAN list, not a *Cisco* WLAN list.

Although there are many Aruba customers here, you do not see us debating the 
latest bugs, etc.  Perhaps that is a compliment to Aruba’s Engineering & TAC 
Support teams.

​

Bruce Osborne
Wireless Engineer
IT Network Services - Wireless

(434) 592-4229

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Training Champions for Christ since 1971

From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

(cross-posted to NETMAN group)

As promised, here is a summary of the combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session from 
the NERCOMP Conference last week.  In preparation for these sessions, I review 
the hot topics (based purely on number of comments) from the listservs that 
occurred over the previous year.  I keep a running PowerPoint on these topics 
(1 slide per year).  I’m happy to post that PowerPoint, if there is a good 
place to do it.   I believe DropBox has a bandwidth cap, so I’d prefer not to 
distribute that way.   Also, I tend to avoid vendor-specific topics .. so you 
won’t see the billions of discussions on Cisco WAPs (sorry Lee).

This year I tried to mix up the conversation a bit and gave a quick (10 minute) 
demonstration of the JDSU OLP-820p fiber scope/power meter.   In the session I 
said I thought it was around $7,000 (give or take).  I see it on Amazon for 
$5,132.  While I don’t want to recommend specific products, I would recommend 
acquiring this unit or another that performs the same core functions.  When I 
demo’d my JDSU with an old multimode ST connection we recently replaced, the 
comment “you still had light passing through that!?” says a lot.

Overall, the session went well.  There were 17 people (a good number for a 
small conference!) from 15 different institutions.

Hot topics:

·NAC just doesn’t want to go away.

·There are still a large number of people who don’t know these lists 
exist

·We did discuss vendors on the lists as well as other means of 
communication between members

·Gaming networks

·And wireless networking did dominate the discussions.  Interestingly, 
of the 15 institutions, TEN (I had to type that to stress the point) were Aruba 
shops and only 1 Cisco shop.  I’d have lost the farm on that bet.

I hope both of these groups gained some members from the session.  If I left 
out any topics, let me know!

I will be at the Miami Connect next week.  If you’ll be there and would like to 
talk Wireless/Networking, stop by the sessions or send me an email.  I’m hoping 
to drop anchor in a local bar one night.  If anyone has recommendations, let me 
know.  I’d like to get an email out to these lists.  We did this at the annual 
conference a couple nights and it was a lot of fun.

Thanks,
Brian



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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Jeremy Gibbs 
Here is a straw poll.

https://strawpoll.me/7228156






*--Jeremy L. Gibbs*
Sr. Network Engineer
Utica College IITS

T: (315) 223-2383
F: (315) 792-3814
E: jlgi...@utica.edu
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Julian Y Koh 
wrote:

> On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
> >
> > Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as
> Enterasys IdentiFi Wireless.
> >
>
> In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some kind
> of web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)
>
>
>
> --
> Julian Y. Koh
> Associate Director, Telecommunications and Network Services
> Northwestern Information Technology
>
> 2001 Sheridan Road #G-166
> Evanston, IL 60208
> +1-847-467-5780
> NUIT Web Site: 
> PGP Public Key:
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RE: Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Entwistle, Bruce 
The University of Redlands is a mix of Cisco and Aruba wifi hardware.

Bruce Entwistle
Network Manager
University of Redlands


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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:08 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop



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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Danny Eaton 
Rice University is a Cisco shop for access layer wired and wireless.

 

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[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Schuette, David
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 10:08 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

 

MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop

 

 

 

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Julian Y Koh 
On Wed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as Enterasys 
> IdentiFi Wireless.
> 

In the interest of not having a zillion replies, might I suggest some kind of 
web-based poll to gather and aggregate this information?  :)



-- 
Julian Y. Koh
Associate Director, Telecommunications and Network Services
Northwestern Information Technology

2001 Sheridan Road #G-166
Evanston, IL 60208
+1-847-467-5780
NUIT Web Site: 
PGP Public Key:

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Jeremy Gibbs 
Utica College - We use Extreme Networks for WiFi, formerly known as
Enterasys IdentiFi Wireless.




*--Jeremy L. Gibbs*
Sr. Network Engineer
Utica College IITS
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Dan Lauing  wrote:

> MC has been Aerohive now for a few years.
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Mark Reboli 
> wrote:
>
>> MU currently utilizes Cisco
>>
>>
>>
>> M
>>
>> [image: Description: MU Arches]
>>
>> Mark Reboli
>>
>> Network/Telecom Manager
>>
>> Misericordia University
>>
>> (570) 674-6753
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
>> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Schuette, David
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:08 AM
>> *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
>> *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?
>>
>>
>>
>> MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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>
>
> --
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> *dan b. lauing ii*
> *Wireless Network Administrator*
> *Mississippi College*
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Dan Lauing 
MC has been Aerohive now for a few years.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Mark Reboli 
wrote:

> MU currently utilizes Cisco
>
>
>
> M
>
> [image: Description: MU Arches]
>
> Mark Reboli
>
> Network/Telecom Manager
>
> Misericordia University
>
> (570) 674-6753
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Schuette, David
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:08 AM
> *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?
>
>
>
> MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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RE: Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-03-30 Thread Mark Reboli 
MU currently utilizes Cisco

M
[Description: MU Arches]
Mark Reboli
Network/Telecom Manager
Misericordia University
(570) 674-6753



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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:08 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop



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Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

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MSU Denver is an Aerohive shop



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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Pete Hoffswell 
Thanks for the news on the NERCOMP meeting, Brian!

Sharing the fiber testing gear is a pretty cool idea.  How'd the group like
that?  Do you think it's worth doing more gear hands-on stuff in these
meetings?

-
Pete Hoffswell - Network Manager
pete.hoffsw...@davenport.edu
http://www.davenport.edu


On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:35 AM, Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services) <
bosbo...@liberty.edu> wrote:

> Brian,
>
>
>
> Thank you for offending Lee.
>
>
>
> This is a WLAN list, not a **Cisco** WLAN list.
>
>
>
> Although there are many Aruba customers here, you do not see us debating
> the latest bugs, etc.  Perhaps that is a compliment to Aruba’s Engineering
> & TAC Support teams.
>
>
>
> ​
>
>
>
> *Bruce Osborne*
>
> *Wireless Engineer*
>
> *IT Network Services - Wireless*
>
>
>
> *(434) 592-4229 <%28434%29%20592-4229>*
>
>
>
> *LIBERTY UNIVERSITY*
>
> *Training Champions for Christ since 1971*
>
>
>
> *From:* Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM
> *Subject:* NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary
>
>
>
> (cross-posted to NETMAN group)
>
>
>
> As promised, here is a summary of the combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session
> from the NERCOMP Conference last week.  In preparation for these sessions,
> I review the hot topics (based purely on number of comments) from the
> listservs that occurred over the previous year.  I keep a running
> PowerPoint on these topics (1 slide per year).  I’m happy to post that
> PowerPoint, if there is a good place to do it.   I believe DropBox has a
> bandwidth cap, so I’d prefer not to distribute that way.   Also, I tend to
> avoid vendor-specific topics .. so you won’t see the billions of
> discussions on Cisco WAPs (sorry Lee).
>
>
>
> This year I tried to mix up the conversation a bit and gave a quick (10
> minute) demonstration of the JDSU OLP-820p fiber scope/power meter.   In
> the session I said I thought it was around $7,000 (give or take).  I see it
> on Amazon for $5,132.  While I don’t want to recommend specific products, I
> would recommend acquiring this unit or another that performs the same core
> functions.  When I demo’d my JDSU with an old multimode ST connection we
> recently replaced, the comment “you still had light passing through that!?”
> says a lot.
>
>
>
> Overall, the session went well.  There were 17 people (a good number for a
> small conference!) from 15 different institutions.
>
>
>
> Hot topics:
>
> ·NAC just doesn’t want to go away.
>
> ·There are still a large number of people who don’t know these
> lists exist
>
> ·We did discuss vendors on the lists as well as other means of
> communication between members
>
> ·Gaming networks
>
> ·And wireless networking did dominate the discussions.
> Interestingly, of the 15 institutions, *TEN* (I had to type that to
> stress the point) were Aruba shops and only 1 Cisco shop.  I’d have lost
> the farm on that bet.
>
>
>
> I hope both of these groups gained some members from the session.  If I
> left out any topics, let me know!
>
>
>
> I will be at the Miami Connect next week.  If you’ll be there and would
> like to talk Wireless/Networking, stop by the sessions or send me an
> email.  I’m hoping to drop anchor in a local bar one night.  If anyone has
> recommendations, let me know.  I’d like to get an email out to these
> lists.  We did this at the annual conference a couple nights and it was a
> lot of fun.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
>
> 
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> <978.542.7272>*
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RE: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services) 
Brian,

Thank you for offending Lee.

This is a WLAN list, not a *Cisco* WLAN list.

Although there are many Aruba customers here, you do not see us debating the 
latest bugs, etc.  Perhaps that is a compliment to Aruba’s Engineering & TAC 
Support teams.

​

Bruce Osborne
Wireless Engineer
IT Network Services - Wireless

(434) 592-4229

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Training Champions for Christ since 1971

From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

(cross-posted to NETMAN group)

As promised, here is a summary of the combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session from 
the NERCOMP Conference last week.  In preparation for these sessions, I review 
the hot topics (based purely on number of comments) from the listservs that 
occurred over the previous year.  I keep a running PowerPoint on these topics 
(1 slide per year).  I’m happy to post that PowerPoint, if there is a good 
place to do it.   I believe DropBox has a bandwidth cap, so I’d prefer not to 
distribute that way.   Also, I tend to avoid vendor-specific topics .. so you 
won’t see the billions of discussions on Cisco WAPs (sorry Lee).

This year I tried to mix up the conversation a bit and gave a quick (10 minute) 
demonstration of the JDSU OLP-820p fiber scope/power meter.   In the session I 
said I thought it was around $7,000 (give or take).  I see it on Amazon for 
$5,132.  While I don’t want to recommend specific products, I would recommend 
acquiring this unit or another that performs the same core functions.  When I 
demo’d my JDSU with an old multimode ST connection we recently replaced, the 
comment “you still had light passing through that!?” says a lot.

Overall, the session went well.  There were 17 people (a good number for a 
small conference!) from 15 different institutions.

Hot topics:

·NAC just doesn’t want to go away.

·There are still a large number of people who don’t know these lists 
exist

·We did discuss vendors on the lists as well as other means of 
communication between members

·Gaming networks

·And wireless networking did dominate the discussions.  Interestingly, 
of the 15 institutions, TEN (I had to type that to stress the point) were Aruba 
shops and only 1 Cisco shop.  I’d have lost the farm on that bet.

I hope both of these groups gained some members from the session.  If I left 
out any topics, let me know!

I will be at the Miami Connect next week.  If you’ll be there and would like to 
talk Wireless/Networking, stop by the sessions or send me an email.  I’m hoping 
to drop anchor in a local bar one night.  If anyone has recommendations, let me 
know.  I’d like to get an email out to these lists.  We did this at the annual 
conference a couple nights and it was a lot of fun.

Thanks,
Brian



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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Alternatives to PI for Cisco WLAN

2016-03-30 Thread Oliver Elliott 
We trialed Airwave for a bit a year ago. The software itself blows PI out
of the water but the Cisco support wasn't quite good enough. There is lag
for support of newer APs (which PI also has to be fair), but more
importantly there were lots of gaps in the data for several of our APs.
Shortly after Aruba got bought out by HP so I don't imagine 3rd party
support is going to be a high priority sadly.

Oli

On 25 March 2016 at 12:46, Lee H Badman  wrote:

> For those of you that moved away from Cisco's PI, what have you gone to?
> And how has it worked?
>
>
>
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Oliver Elliott
Senior Network Specialist
IT Services, University of Bristol
t: 0117 39 (41131)

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Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group 
discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.