Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-21 Thread Frank Sweetser
update was shipping buggy drivers for a very, very long time. The fact that the client getting an IP address depended on the data rates of other clients on the same AP made troubleshooting nearly impossible, until we got lucky and Trapeze identified it as a known bug. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-20 Thread Frank Sweetser
We killed off all 11b data rates about two years ago. We've had no complaints, but also don't have any wireless network set up to handle non-1x devices, like game consoles. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] One more round- finer point on Open Networks in Dorm

2016-05-14 Thread Frank Sweetser
complaints about unreliable wireless, no good way to track down the source(s) of the problems, and an administration resistant to implementing any substantial changes. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflage Outdoor AP enclosures?

2016-04-25 Thread Frank Sweetser
up painting it with something that damages the plastic shell, or causes RF interference, like metallic paint. A much, much better solution would be to get paintable snap-on covers, like AP-225-CVR-20, AP-325-CVR-20, or AP-335-CVR-20, depending on your AP model. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflage Outdoor AP enclosures?

2016-04-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
Check out the enclosures and antennas at ventev.com. They have a few options which might make it easier to stick an unobtrusive antenna somewhere, and hide the AP in a nearby box out of sight. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Welcome to Bring-Your-Own-Access | EdTech Magazine

2016-03-11 Thread Frank Sweetser
that would be involved in troubleshooting that kind of heterogeneous, uncoordinated RF soup. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco One

2016-03-07 Thread Frank Sweetser
after a quick set of routine questions. Overall the process was quick and painless. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 03/07

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Self-registered MAC device bypass- worth the headaches?

2016-03-01 Thread Frank Sweetser
for non university issued devices. That way when it gets hacked, starts spamming, or gets hit with DMCA, we know whose door to knock on. We've toyed with the idea of letting go of MAC registration for EAP-TLS authenticated devices, but that wouldn't be an option with PSK. Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] User and/or Location-based Content Restriction

2016-02-08 Thread Frank Sweetser
We've always killed these kinds of requests by pointing out that we can't do anything at all about anything with a 4g data plan. On February 8, 2016 2:27:55 PM EST, "Case, Brandon J" wrote: >Is anyone exploring or able to suggest good options for rate limiting >or preventing

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Purpose-Built Wireless Coverage in Stairwells and Elevators

2015-11-18 Thread Frank Sweetser
I sent out a data sheet for the ethernet traveler cable that we used here earlier in the thread. Feel free to ping me directly if it didn't come through for you. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Minimum Standards

2015-11-04 Thread Frank Sweetser
on their supported list. Anything else is best effort, meaning we'll spit you out a certificate, and maybe give you some directions if we have them, but you're on your own to actually set it up. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Ruckus has purchased Cloudpath

2015-10-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
Well that's... interesting. Anyone heard any rumors about what their roadmap might be? These acquisitions of an independent service by a larger portfolio company rarely seem to well for customers of the independent service if you're not also a customer of the large one. Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Measuring User Experience

2015-10-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
ich can go a long way in figuring out whether wireless complaints are really about wireless, or something else in the chain. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] How to handle Wi-Fi Calling?

2015-10-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
the advantage of allowing you to work with multiple carriers. We've been having good results with Seamless Cellular, though I'm sure there are plenty of other vendors out there: http://www.seamlesscellular.com/ Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Help on a conference presentation on EAP-TLS

2015-09-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
Failure to work on an SSID they can (barely!) see is often what brings them to my door in the first place =) Running cable and addition additional APs is outside of our budgetary scope on the greek houses, so unfortunately that kind of fine tuning is rarely an option anyway. Frank Sweetser

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Help on a conference presentation on EAP-TLS

2015-09-21 Thread Frank Sweetser
share out their wireless credentials, they're at least not sharing their password to email, LMS, and everything else along with it. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Supporting "those other Wi-Fi devices" in the dorms- quick Survey

2015-09-04 Thread Frank Sweetser
This sounds almost exactly like what we're planning on doing in a major wireless auth overhaul this upcoming year! Anything you have on how your system works that you could share would be greatly appreciated. thanks! Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Lab Computers and wireless

2015-09-01 Thread Frank Sweetser
ork College is to transform lives through >Christ-centered education and to equip students for lifelong service to >God, family, and society > >On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Frank Sweetser <f...@wpi.edu> wrote: > >> A few people have mentioned dropping user categories int

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Lab Computers and wireless

2015-09-01 Thread Frank Sweetser
A few people have mentioned dropping user categories into different VLANs, which is certainly one viable option. However, this may cause problems for the multi user machines, as having the machine flip VLANs on login can be disruptive. As an alternative, you may be able to use the wireless

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Windows 10 Random Mac Address

2015-08-28 Thread Frank Sweetser
Does anyone have a list or reference of what hardware supports this feature? A quick survey of some of our known Windows 10 users has shown no sign of it. Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On August 28, 2015 5:55:33 PM EDT, Jake Snyder jsnyde...@gmail.com

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement

2015-08-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
metrics (able to connect, at least XX throughput, no more than YY jitter) you're good, regardless of individual component level status. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Frank Sweetser
Students should be a relatively easy case. At least here, we make them sign an AUP, which references explicit provisions about not running unauthorized APs. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Frank Sweetser
on our own community members, as opposed to random visitors) does give us critical leverage to make this all work. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Frank Sweetser
are a different story... Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 08/20/2015 12:08 PM, Lee H Badman wrote: You're real close to our

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco WLC 8.0.120.0 (MR2) on 8510- good, bad?

2015-07-28 Thread Frank Sweetser
And they say sales is hard... Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On July 28, 2015 8:10:12 AM EDT, Lee H Badman lhbad...@syr.edu wrote: Well then… I’ll get right on that. Lee Badman | Network Architect Information Technology Services 206 Machinery Hall 120

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam Advertising

2015-07-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
We may eventually move towards only setting up eduroam for personal devices, but we plan on keeping our branded SSID around for domain machines. We need it to handle machine authentication, rather than having it only work on our local eduroam SSID and throwing off noise anywhere else.

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [BULK] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Network Authentication question

2015-06-25 Thread Frank Sweetser
of supporting dot1x on client wired interfaces. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 06/25/2015 02:23 PM, Danny Eaton wrote

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Network Authentication question

2015-06-24 Thread Frank Sweetser
phone. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 06/24/2015 10:44 AM, Williams, Matthew wrote: We’re looking into a few RADIUS solutions

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Juniper and Ruckus- FYI

2015-06-23 Thread Frank Sweetser
Huh. So much for the deep Aruba/Juniper integration that was threatened. Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On June 23, 2015 8:53:32 AM EDT, Lee H Badman lhbad...@syr.edu wrote: http://www.juniper.net/assets/us/en/local/pdf/solutionbriefs/3510546-en.pdf?

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Bridge Recommendations

2015-06-18 Thread Frank Sweetser
possible they've addressed the stability issues since we last looked. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 6/18/2015 1:38 PM, Mike

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] AW: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
One more point to consider when evaluating current bandwidth usage is where your metering is performed. For most traditional WiFi installs you're only going to be billed for internet traffic, or possibly for out of building depending on what kind of outsourcing you do. For an LTE system, I'd

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] AW: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-13 Thread Frank Sweetser
students, and can be engaged to elicit much clearer requirements, such as I need to support 40 students running apps X, Y, and Z in classroom XXX. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] troubleshooting wireless issues

2015-04-02 Thread Frank Sweetser
, it's that unlike a wired connection, wireless is an intermittent, temperamental, complicated mess that you really do have to attack with a holistic measure-plan-improve cycle. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 1GBE as a bottleneck to APs?

2015-03-24 Thread Frank Sweetser
endpoint IP addresses, for example), but this it's still an imperfect solution where 1 + 1 != 2. So my guess is that we have a few years before it's a major concern, and I'm waiting on a decent answer for 2.5Gb switching before I do any real investment in a solution. Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Looking for interest among Wi-Fi professionals

2015-03-18 Thread Frank Sweetser
Perhaps best of both worlds? I believe there are some forums in which you can participate equally through both mailing lists and web forums. On March 18, 2015 2:59:56 PM EDT, Lee H Badman lhbad...@syr.edu wrote: I hear you and get it, Ian- thanks. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cloudpath ES4

2015-03-12 Thread Frank Sweetser
of devices with good solid support for them has worked out very well for us. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 3/11/2015 7

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cloudpath ES4

2015-03-10 Thread Frank Sweetser
CAs, currently scheduled at the end of this year. Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba Networks

2015-02-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
Lee’s not going to be on HP’s Christmas card list… :) No, but I think he might be on mine now =) -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba Networks

2015-02-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
, while putting all of the rest of the goodies that let us to selecting them (Clearpass, Airwave's cross vendor capabilities, their switches) in jeopardy of either being tossed outright or left hanging around atrophying. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba Networks

2015-02-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
looking for, rather than trying to make compromises to satisfy all of their markets at once. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Annual Exercise in Frustration: Printers that do wireless 1x?

2015-02-12 Thread Frank Sweetser
Rasperry pi + wifi with USB to printer? Odds are kludging it all together would go far faster than waiting for such a unicorn model printer to appear... Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-01-28 Thread Frank Sweetser
If we were to impose that on student residents, why couldn't Marriott do the same to hotel and conference guests? On January 28, 2015 11:05:53 AM EST, Hunter Fuller hf0...@uah.edu wrote: You can't deauth the users, but you can make one of the requirements for living in the dorms don't put up a

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

2015-01-23 Thread Frank Sweetser
the equivalent of an apple mobileconfig containing a full set of wireless settings and credentials (like a per-user certificate) that can be read by any client device, and *just work*. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

2015-01-23 Thread Frank Sweetser
requires a certain level of work independent of the size of that class. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken Jeff On Friday, January

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

2015-01-20 Thread Frank Sweetser
meeting, they were still in the working on the paperwork phase of getting us evaluation gear of any kind. I realize it was just one experience, but it just did not give me a warm fuzzy feeling about how well the company was operating. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Sporadic slow page loads/stalling pages on Apple machines

2015-01-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
Possibly. While I wouldn't say we have any higher quality data than you do, our wireless complaint form has produced several reports of apple device slowness. In particular, we've had a bunch complaining about iOS devices installing apps being ridiculously slow. On January 16, 2015 12:56:47 PM

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] New Device Activation WLAN

2015-01-08 Thread Frank Sweetser
We already have an unencrypted ssid for students to get to our onboarding system (Cloudpath). Our plan for this summer is to poke enough firewall holes for students to also run through the device activation process. If we were to try to impose any kind of device security policies, we would do

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Potentially big news for the 11ac minded concerned with cabling

2014-11-07 Thread Frank Sweetser
news for the 11ac minded concerned with cabling On 07/11/14 02:00, Frank Sweetser wrote: I would strongly encourage everyone to bug all of their vendors about where this is on their roadmap. I've been asking ours, and they haven't made any commitments yet but they're all well aware of it. Our

Looking for input on guest wireless offloading

2014-11-04 Thread Frank Sweetser
, filtering, etc issues, letting us just be a dumb pipe. If anyone has anything they can share about this option, whether it's research, experiences (good or bad), specific vendor recommendations, or just general suggestion, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks all! -- Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless in Dorms

2014-10-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
not much you can do for that except free cables and a constant, consistent education campaign. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless in Dorms

2014-10-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
One thing that helps is the fact that 11ac is not defined in the 2.4 band. Instead of trying to teach them about dual band devices, you can just tell them to look for the ac logo on the box, and they're guaranteed to get a dual band device. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP Printers / WiFi Direct

2014-10-06 Thread Frank Sweetser
. But damnitall, at least it would be doing *something* to push back on these crappy default configurations. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP Printers / WiFi Direct

2014-10-06 Thread Frank Sweetser
the mess that requires engineering resources be dumped into features like Aruba Clientmatch to paper over. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] guest wireless

2014-09-09 Thread Frank Sweetser
are also in the process of rolling out eduroam campus wide. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 09/09/2014 11:40 AM, Mark Reboli wrote

PoE test/measurement tool

2014-09-09 Thread Frank Sweetser
require that they actually start taking orders. I haven't really found much else without getting into lab bench gear, so I'm hoping someone out there has a good secret tool they can recommend simple enough to give to a workstudy. Thanks all! -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Sample RFP / RFQ ?

2014-07-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
with the rest of the Juniper wireless portfolio, and needed something that was either part of the replacement system, or a 3rd party one that integrated well. If you're interested, I'd be happy to talk directly over email or phone about our evaluation process and findings in more detail. Frank Sweetser

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Epitiro StreetWise, 7signal

2014-07-16 Thread Frank Sweetser
of difference vs trying to read the tea leaves through ticket metrics. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 7/10/2014 1:55 PM, Norman

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iOS8 and randomized mac addresses

2014-06-12 Thread Frank Sweetser
: -To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU From: Frank Sweetser Sent by: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv Date: 06/10/2014 07:18PM Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iOS8 and randomized mac addresses Did you see the non-random MAC address in broadcast SSID probe requests, or only

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Onboarding mutliple EAP-TLS SSIDs on Android

2014-05-08 Thread Frank Sweetser
to roll out basically the same scenario, and we're still running off of the old ES 2 server pending a new release of ES 3 that's alleged to address some HA replication bugs. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Broadcom Win8.1 clients not accepting DHCP offer

2014-03-30 Thread Frank Sweetser
for WPA2-Personal yet totally hosed for WPA2-Enterprise. If I had a nickel for every time I heard a complaint that boiled down to But it works in my basement at home! I'd probably have enough to buy them all enterprise class devices instead... -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wpa2 cracked?

2014-03-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
If I ever invent an IT drinking game, it's going to include at least one shot for every time a wifi vulnerability fails to mention if it applies to PSK, 1x, or both. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 11ac migration question

2014-03-17 Thread Frank Sweetser
Well damn. I had been hoping that clients would have gotten at least a little smarter in their roaming decisions, but clearly that was just wishful thinking. Thanks all for the confirmation... Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network

11ac migration question

2014-03-15 Thread Frank Sweetser
than incrementally, to fix the complaints. My question is, has anyone seen similar issues in buildings with a mix of 11ac and 11n APs? -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Question about the connection of iphone users (eduroam)

2014-03-10 Thread Frank Sweetser
, while any external eduroam guests get dropped onto our guest VLAN. Simple, clean, and completely transparent to our users. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Gust Account Provision Type:

2014-03-03 Thread Frank Sweetser
. As for users, we have about 6000 students. And for guest users - well, if we had a good way to count them then they'd be staff and wouldn't count as guests anymore ;-) Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Juniper wireless

2014-01-29 Thread Frank Sweetser
it, or go off list if anyone wants to get into the messy details. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 01/29/2014 01:24 PM, Jimmy

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Juniper wireless

2014-01-29 Thread Frank Sweetser
You certainly have my attention! We're struggling with some of our high density areas (popular study rooms, lecture halls mostly), and I'd love to hear any suggestions you have. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Frank Sweetser
Personally I think an opportunity was missed to drop support for overlapping channels in 11ac, at least on the AP side. It would be a nice motivator to deny them the biggest wifi certification sticker yet if they keep doing braindead things like default to channel 2. Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] client provisioning

2013-12-12 Thread Frank Sweetser
for itself in terms of man hours saved. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 12/12/2013 10:01 AM, Marcelo Lew wrote: Agree with Lee

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi planning

2013-12-12 Thread Frank Sweetser
In certain areas, sure. One more thing we're going to have to divine from our tea leaves is which areas only need coverage, and which need the extra money sunk in for high capacity. Unfortunately, all it takes is a professor who wants in class laptop survey software getting scheduled in the

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Windows 8 and Broadcom wireless cards

2013-12-04 Thread Frank Sweetser
data in it. The tell-tale was that any machines upgraded to 8.1 would only successfully connect if server validation was disabled in the wireless profile. Moving to a properly set up CA (CloudPath PKI in our case) solved that particular batch of problems. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] It's that time again... wireless printers/projectors- enterprise WLAN security?

2013-12-02 Thread Frank Sweetser
-in replacement for those pesky USB cables that are never quite long enough. I strongly suspect that until someone makes the rounds with a large bat with ENTERPRISE WIFI spelled out in nails on one end, the situation isn't likely to change. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11 2.4G and XBox

2013-11-01 Thread Frank Sweetser
The last time I found that situation, it turned out that the game device itself was defective, just not in a way that affected gameplay. None of the other units in the building were nearly as loud. The building in this case was a Greek house, so I simply informed them of the cause of their

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11 2.4G and XBox

2013-11-01 Thread Frank Sweetser
for lifelong service to God, family, and society* On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Frank Sweetser f...@wpi.edu wrote: The last time I found that situation, it turned out that the game device itself was defective, just not in a way that affected gameplay. None of the other units in the building were

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Frank Sweetser
I've found that now that students live and die by wireless, self preservation keeps them from touching the access points. We've had them in our dorms for close to 10 years, and haven't had any vandalized yet. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Kitri

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco 3700 AP

2013-10-03 Thread Frank Sweetser
You can't do a direct apples to oranges comparison between wired and wireless bandwidth. Remember, that wired connection is one gig in each direction for an aggregate of two gig of bandwidth, compared with the total half duplex 1.3 (in ideal conditions) on wave 1. -- Sent from my Android

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Win8 802.1x WLAN config problems- anyone else?

2013-07-30 Thread Frank Sweetser
in the private network to allow OCSP to work for whatever CA you're using. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 7/30/2013 4:33 PM

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPhone 5 wireless issues

2013-04-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
SSL certificates, something which could have taken a lot longer to track down otherwise. Oh, and we're Juniper, latest 7.7 code, nearly all 532 APs, in case anyone's interested. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Vendor Recommendations?

2013-03-11 Thread Frank Sweetser
clients even noticing that you did anything. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 3/11/2013 3:55 PM, Daniel Westacott wrote: Hi

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] interesting design recommendation from ......

2012-11-28 Thread Frank Sweetser
I highly doubt PSK will die off until everyone's SOHO class gear supports some form of 1x. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam technical questions

2012-11-14 Thread Frank Sweetser
-master arr2036$ sudo ifconfig en0 ether 11:22:33:44:55:66 en0: flags=8863UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST mtu 1500 options=2bRXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,TSO4 ether 11:22:33:44:55:66 media: autoselect (none) status: inactive -Arran -- Frank Sweetser fs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] See you at Educause...(Denver, CO)

2012-11-06 Thread Frank Sweetser
. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 11/5/2012 8:46 PM, Hanset, Philippe C wrote: Colleen, - What are others doing to support

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] MAcbooks dropping off wireless network

2012-10-26 Thread Frank Sweetser
was due to dead gateway detection on the Macs. Filtering our all IPv6 packets prevented the clients from getting the bogus IPv6 connectivity, and cleared up the symptoms. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu| For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple