Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller

2013-09-18 Thread Jamie Savage
Thanks for the responses guys. Eric..how many APs do you have on this controller?and.is it standalone or part of a mobility group? ...thx.J Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information

Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller

2013-09-13 Thread Jamie Savage
on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca

measuring wireless availability?

2012-12-18 Thread Jamie Savage
a number that's meaningful. ...thanks in advance..J Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F

setting TX power levels

2012-09-07 Thread Jamie Savage
for the 2.4 but I'm somewhat confused about the 5.0. It appears that the max power in the 5.0 differs when using UNII-1 channels vs. UNII-2 channels vs. UNII-3 channels.Do I have this correct? thanks in advance...J Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician

Wifi interference with lecture hall speakers

2012-03-16 Thread Jamie Savage
into this? thanks...Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca

old Bluesocket devices

2012-02-01 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, We're looking for some stop gap captive portal equipment. Has anyone retired any Bluesocket 5000s or 5200s (preferably) that they would be willing to part with. Please contact me directly. ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications

GD code version for Cisco 4402 WLC

2011-08-05 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi all, We have a Cisco 4402 WLC that we've been running for a while with no major issues. The code we're running is 6.0.182.0 and figured perhaps it's time to upgrade prior to the school year. As nothing on the Cisco web-site is labelled GD, I was looking for recommendations for a

WiFi on campus buses

2011-03-17 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, We have two main campuses with a regularly scheduled shuttle bus running between the two. We've been asked to look into providing WiFi service on this bus. It appears the solution is a WiFi router with a cellular back-haul (3G?). If anyone is doing this I'd appreciate any comments as

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Macbooks with odd Airport MAC addresses

2010-09-27 Thread Jamie Savage
Just went back in our logs and we had a few hits with this MAC last week. However, the DHCP records indicate that this one has something to do with Android?? Sep 22 16:01:50 x.xx.yorku.ca dhcpd: event=dhcp_offerloglevel=infomsg=DHCPOFFER on 192.168.100.211 to 00:11:22:33:44:55

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPAD dhcp issues - news?

2010-05-13 Thread Jamie Savage
Of Jamie Savage Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:58 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPAD dhcp issues - news? Hi all, I was wondering if there was any news regarding a resolution for the Apple iPAD DHCP issue? It's been quiet in this group recently about

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Private IP space for wireless users- anyone?

2009-12-16 Thread Jamie Savage
Ken, /20 subnets?.I've always been concerned about such a large broadcast domain.iewe've not gone larger than /22. Have you done any special tweaking to facilitate the /20s or have they just worked fine as is? .thx...J James Savage

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Private IP space for wireless users- anyone?

2009-12-15 Thread Jamie Savage
Careful what you wish for..I can recall installing my first AP and wishing/watching for days until I got my first wireless user..now I wish they'd get lost!...;+) We peak at approx. 6000 IPs dhcp'd out but only approx 80% of those IPs are actually used. The rest are sucked up by

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] separating 'types' of users

2009-09-22 Thread Jamie Savage
Thanks to all who responded.food for thought. One area that I was looking for a comment on (and no one did which is an answer in it's self). I was wondering if anyone segregates users types in the RF. egkeep students in the 2.4 and admin in 5.0 or with channel overlays (with virtual

separating 'types' of users

2009-09-18 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, We're entertaining the idea of providing separate wireless services to our academic and admin communities. Currently, we have a single SSID that we broadcast campus-wide that everyone uses. We could simply provide separate SSIDs or perhaps provide separate SSIDs on separate channels

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] NAT/PAT

2009-07-15 Thread Jamie Savage
Oliver, Please include me in the list of users who are interested in your home-grown solution. I'd be interested in looking at any publishings .thanks in advanceJamie James Savage York University Senior Communications Tech. 108

anyone using Air Marshal captive portal

2009-04-28 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, Is anyone using a 3rd party captive portal software called Air Marshal by IEA Software (www.iea-software.com). I'm interested in how it works in a large wireless and/or wired deployment. .thanks in advance...J James Savage York

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless-only in residence halls

2009-04-27 Thread Jamie Savage
We restrict on a per user basis as well. This is done in our pilot project 11n roll-out in one of our grad residences. We restrict them to 4meg bi-directional throughput. The decision was made to give res. users a similar service as to the 'best' they may experience with a broad-band

wish list for next generation vendor selection

2009-04-15 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, We're starting to look at the different vendors to move forward into the 11n business. We have a standard list (working towards an RFP) of needs/it'd-be-nice/wants dealing with WIFI compliancy, POE, authentication, management etc. etc. but I was wondering if anyone who has gone

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ceiling mounting APs

2009-01-23 Thread Jamie Savage
could be covered. *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jamie Savage *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2009 1:26 PM *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] ceiling mounting APs

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Installation Process

2008-12-17 Thread Jamie Savage
We have a separate department (Infrastructure Operations) that handles all aspects of the campus connectivity networks (data, voice, cable TV). They do it all, fibre, twisted pair, coax as well as the physical installations of our network switches (we do the configurations). The install the

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Wireless Location Appliance and Controller Code 5.X train.

2008-12-01 Thread Jamie Savage
We've just rolled out a single WLC running 5.1 code. No issues yet but we're deployed in a single residence complexie.not a high density user area nor a lot of roaming. Yes, we were dissuaded from 5.0 but were led to understand that 5.1 isn't bad (and it's not been so far in this

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco 11n users

2008-11-11 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, I would be very interested if this subject discussion was kept open to the group. We just turned on an 11a/b/g/n service using a single Cisco 4402 with 16 APs (soon to expand to the max 50 APs a single 4402 will allow. It covers a residence, so it's not a high density area nor would I expect a

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco 11n users

2008-11-11 Thread Jamie Savage
Constituent Group Listserv WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU wrote: -To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUFrom: Jamie Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent by: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUDate: 11/11/2008 02:26PMSubject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco 11n

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Bluesocket users....redirect issue

2008-11-07 Thread Jamie Savage
: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:18 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Bluesocket usersredirect issue Hey fellow bluesocket users We are seeing more

Bluesocket users....redirect issue

2008-11-06 Thread Jamie Savage
Hey fellow bluesocket users We are seeing more and more of these ASUS EEE little laptops on campus. I believe you can get them in a Windows and Linux version. The Linux version runs something called Xandros and we can't get these guys (with firefox) to redirect to the BSC login page.

[WIRELESS-LAN] stable code version for WLC ....5.1??

2008-10-17 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, We're about to turn up a Cisco WLC based wireless service. From some of the discussions on this forum it appears that V5.0 had issues and folks were advised to go back to 4.X. The version we're running at the moment is 5.1. Can anyone comment on this versionis it stable?. All comments

drywall mounting for Cisco Antennae

2008-08-25 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi all, We've just taken delivery of some Cisco APs (1252) and antennae (ant5140V and ant2430V). The antennae came with mounting clips for a t-bar ceiling but one area we're working with is a drywalled ceiling and I don't see an easy way to mount these antennae to drywall (unless I'm

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] University of Chicago Removes Wireless From Classroom

2008-04-24 Thread Jamie Savage
I understand that Meru does something called geo-fencing where by they can isolate rooms (using imported CAD floor plans) and use AP based triangulation to restrict users from associating in identified areas. I'd love to see it work.has anyone played with this? James Savage

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Open Wireless in Higher Ed

2008-03-26 Thread Jamie Savage
We use a captive portal scenario with Bluesocket boxes. The Bluesocket boxes redirect the user to a login page and verifies the account/password combination via RADIUS. J James Savage York University Senior Communications

[WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless 802.1x working well- now add NAC?

2008-02-07 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, At these institutions where 802.1x is working well..do you control the types of wireless devices that the students use? We don't control the types of clients, so we're looking at providing wireless access for all flavoursieWindows, MAC, LINUX, various

unusual? DHCP activity for wireless users

2008-01-31 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, I've seen sporatic occurrences of the following; 1)a user starts a DHCP negotiation session with a discover etc. and obtains an IP address 2)the user will re-confirm the IP address at the half-life time of the lease 3)then the user will do a DHCP-request as if re-confirming the IP

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] The Aesthetics of 11n?

2008-01-17 Thread Jamie Savage
While we're not anywhere near ready to start deploying pre-11n products, we have had similar issues with architects. I suspect that what we found will apply to 11n devices as well. In a couple of new buildings, the architects were dead-set against the installation of any devices (Cisco 1100s

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11n

2008-01-11 Thread Jamie Savage
: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11n Actually, we did get a verbal commitment to that very notion yesterday from one of the more visible 11n vendors, but would have to see if that would be put in writing if we ever did proceed down that road. Lee From: Jamie Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

weird DHCP behaviour with wireless

2007-11-13 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi all, We're seeing this behaviour in our wireless network but it really relates more to DHCP than to wireless itself. Is anyone aware of DCHP client issues with any of the 'popular' latop operating systems. What I'm seeing is a wireless client asking for, and receiving, an IP address

B user in a G cell

2007-06-19 Thread Jamie Savage
I always understood that 802.11G provides connection rates of 54 meg. but realistically has usable throughput of ~24meg. Also, if a B radio associates to a G AP then the usable throughput drops to ~8 meg. I was advised today that, due to recent enhancements (within the last year?), a B user

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Bluesocket timestamp inconsistencies?

2007-03-20 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi Mike, Yup...I patched all of my BSCs and a couple of them were showing the same behaviour. IE.the log-server stamp and the BSC stamp were off by an hour. I patched all of my BSCs during the wee-hours of a Sunday morning so I may have forgotten to reload the few that exhibited

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] using four channels instead of three

2007-01-02 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi, Yes, we've adopted it in a scenario where we share a building with another institution. They use 2 channels and we use the other 2it works for us. I think you'll find that it's a fairly common type of deployment. ..thx...J James Savage

wireless 'clickers'

2006-01-16 Thread Jamie Savage
We're currently investigating a Group Response System where a class of students would be given wireless response keypads where they would enter various thingsanswers to questions etc. This particular system runs in the 2.4ghz range (of course) and although the company claims minimal

spectrum analyzers

2005-10-21 Thread Jamie Savage
Hi all, I was just looking at a glossy of AirMagnet's spectrum analyzer. It's software that runs on a laptop with a wireless cardienot a typical spectrum analyzer. I was wondering if anyone had one of these. I'm guessing that it may be a little more user friendly (for those not well

Jamie Savage is out of the office.

2005-06-23 Thread Jamie Savage
I will be out of the office starting 06/15/2005 and will not return until 07/04/2005. I will respond to your message when I return. If this is an urgent request please re-direct to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group