Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

Couldn't have said it better myself. That is exactly what we do. *--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 Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Rob Harris wrote: >

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

I have been moving our less AP dense buildings to 40 Mhz channels. In the dorms, I stick with 20 Mhz, unless there is little to no CCI when I do my testing. I see RADAR events, but they are sparse. I definitely see an improvement with the 40 Mhz channels and keeping users connected and happy in

Android phones having strange issues

Good afternoon. Looks like the Internet is still working after the eclipse! Anyway, we have a few users that get "Authentication Error" message on their Android phone when attempting to connect to wireless (S7 and S8 so far). "forgetting" the networks don't help either. One of the networks

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Older Apple devices and issues with 802.11N(2.4Ghz)

What MBR do you have set for the 2.4 Ghz? *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Dustin Howard wrote: > I'm having an issue with some Apple devices and was wondering if anybody > has experienced similar or if you

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Dynamic vs Static Channel Plans

I made a graph of % of clients that can/can't use what 5 Ghz channel. [image: Inline image 1] *--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 Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Edward Ip

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor PoE injectors

https://www.microsemi.com/products/poe-systems/pd-9001go-outdoor-midspan That is IP66 rated. On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Benedick, Jason wrote: > Anybody have any suggestions for outdoor PoE injectors? > > > > We had a PoE injector that was in a metal

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4GHz - educating end users about interference

Yes, if anyone has this, please share! I have been looking for something similar. I guess I will be making something if nothing else is available. *--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

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Microsoft NPS as RADIUS for 802.1X Wi-Fi?

I only use NPS for Cisco RADIUS auth. Otherwise, all of our authentication hits Extreme NAC (uses FreeRADIUS as a backend). I dislike NPS very much. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Mike Atkins wrote: > Bruce, > >

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Per room wireless

We are almost every other room. Max power is 15 dB for 5 Ghz and the power balances around 5 dB for 2.4. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS http://www.utica.edu On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Eriks Rugelis wrote: > Since August 2013 we have

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Sony/PlayStation Network Blocks

We have had several issues, from individual IP addressing being blocked that are PAT (NAT Overload) and just having strict NAT issues. For this reason, all game consoles get a public IP address. We only have a few /24's for this reason and use NAC/Policy to assign the public IP to the correct

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless clients with dup IP address causing issues.

I have gratuitous ARP turned off for this reason. I have seen this happen before when a DHCP scope is getting 70% full or more (with microsoft DHCP starting from 2008 r2 and newer).. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Tufts, Mark

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] How big are your wireless segments?

Extreme Networks recommends we use a setting of 2 for the DTIM value. *--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 Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Jake Snyder wrote: > In 60

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

Gone for 2 years. We have had only a handful of people complain, mostly about the Wii. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Britton Anderson wrote: > We have had them disabled now for about two years now. When

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wi-Fiber experince

u http://www.utica.edu On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 9:40 PM, Samuel Clements <scleme...@gmail.com> wrote: > 802.11bh ? > > This email sent from a mobile computing device. Please excuse typos and > brevity. > > On Jun 16, 2016, at 8:25 PM, Jeremy Gibbs <jlgi...@utica.edu >

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Access Point Failure Rate

5 years, 315 APs, 0 failures. Extreme Networks / Enterasys *--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, Apr 27, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Thomas Carter wrote: > 275

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

I find the opposite to be true with band steering. If we turn it off, the majority of our clients won't connect to 5 Ghz, even if they are right above an AP. This causes lots of disconnect problems and congestion in the 2.4 Ghz spectrum. Turning band steering on fixes the problem for us.

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

Can we just make a google doc for this and allow people to update the results? That way we can automatically recalculate stats based on new entries and we won't have to put all the burden on one person. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315)

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

Utica College - Utica NY 2,000 - 3,000 wireless users a day 315 Extreme 3825i APs all wireless AC 2x Extreme 5210 wireless controllers 2 SSIDs (UC_Secure and UC_Wireless) UC_Secure -> 802.1X UC_Wireless -> open with captive portal *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS

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

I am sort of surprised at the low number of people using Extreme Networks. Then again, maybe I shouldn't be. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Norman Mourtada wrote: > We are all Aruba for wireless just under

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

ed Mar 30 2016 10:20:03 CDT, Jeremy Gibbs <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 &

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WLC 5508 logging authentications

John, A long time ago, I used splunk universal forwarder to export logs from a windows server to my syslog server. I am not sure if it is still possible, but it was always free to do and worked well. I haven't touched it in 4 years since I stopped collecting windows logs, so I am unsure if that

802.1x causing Android phone to reboot

Hello everyone, I have a very interesting problem. When a faculty members Samsung Galaxy J1 joins our UC_Secure (802.1x) network, her phone reboots after 2-5 minutes regardless of usage. Right before the phone reboots, it locks up for 4-5 seconds. This particular phone is running Android 5.1.1

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba Contact

William, The VP of sales for the west coast has been made aware of this. Look for an email tomorrow from Aruba. On Monday, February 29, 2016, Friskney, Doyle wrote: > HP now owns Aruba, I would reach out to my local var that sells you > computer and networking equipment and have

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Naming conventions for WLAN devices

We use building name--room number and we put an 'r' at the end if it's actually in that room (Bell-404r would be AP in Bell Hall inside of room 404, without the r, I would assume the AP is outside of 404). We only have 320 APs and usually only one network closet per building, sometimes a second

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WIFI calling on iPhones with AT

We are not outright telling people to use it, however we are also not blocking it. E911 is up to the user to keep up-to-date and they have an agreement with their provider (at least AT). We don't apply any QoS to this traffic and treat it like all other bulk Internet traffic. If we see a big

Sticky Clients and Probe Suppression

Has anyone ever used probe suppression and force dissociation of clients at a particular RSS value? This feature was just introduced and we have a lot of "sticky" clients that don't like to roam even though there are more desirable AP's in the area. I have enabled it on a handful of AP's for

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [Ext] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Sticky Clients and Probe Suppression

nformation Technology > > University of North Georgia > > E-Mail: <chris.ad...@ung.edu>chris.ad...@ung.edu | Office: (706) 867-2891 > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > <WIRELESS-L

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [Ext] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Sticky Clients and Probe Suppression

t AP > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Gibbs > *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2015 3:31 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [Ext] Re:

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

I know people may snicker at this but take a look at the offerings from Aerohive for this. I demoed a solution that was VERY slick. I think it would work very well for you. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315) 792-3814 E: jlgi...@utica.edu

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Small Cell Solution

I believe WiFi calling will be the future and these "small cell" systems will be phased out. I know a network engineer at AT and they are really pushing the WiFi calling for these situations. On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Smith, Todd wrote: > Hello, > > I know that

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi Vendor environments in WiFi space

>From my experience, you just have to keep beating up Cisco. Every time they say "we can't do lower pricing", don't believe them. They absolutely can do lower pricing. Also make sure you indicate that changing vendors will mean your following suit with the rest of the hardware when it comes

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Measuring RADIUS Auths

gt; Sent from my phone > > On Oct 15, 2015, at 17:12, Jeremy Gibbs <jlgi...@utica.edu > <jlgi...@utica.edu>> wrote: > > What are you using for a RADIUS server? > > > > > *-- Jeremy L. Gibbs* > Sr. Network Engineer > Utica College IITS > > T: (31

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Measuring RADIUS Auths

What are you using for a RADIUS server? *--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 Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Charles Rumford wrote: > I’m currently embarking on a

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Measuring RADIUS Auths

-- > Charles Rumford > Network Engineer/Senior Wireless Engineer > ISC Network Operations > University of Pennsylvania > OpenPGP Key ID: 0xF3D8215A > (p) 215-746-2808 > > Sent from my phone > > On Oct 15, 2015, at 17:29, Jeremy Gibbs <jlgi...@utica.edu > <jlgi...

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi Vendor environments in WiFi space

Tried running our Extreme wireless network alongside a Cisco PoC. I would NEVER do it again. On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Oliver, Jeff wrote: > All, > > This is probably an old topic, but I have not seen anything in a while on > it. > > At present we are a Cisco

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPads and sleep issues

May I ask, who is your wireless vendor? *--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 Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Butler, Christopher < cbut...@stjohnsprep.org> wrote: > I'm looking to collect

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Smart TVs and other "smart" devices

interference with the campus wireless. As a smaller private > institution, we work with the students to remove the wireless network. It’s > no different than most HP wireless printers that broadcast a wireless > network for setup. > > > > Thomas Carter > > > > *From:*

Smart TVs and other "smart" devices

I have been seeing more and more students coming to campus with "smart" tv's. We allow them to register the TV on our wireless network. Recently, I have been seeing a lot of "Hidden" networks when doing some WiFi scans. Turns out, many of these TVs are broadcasting their own SSID, some hidden

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

Does anyone employ band-steering? When we enabled it, we saw a massive jump of users connecting at 5ghz. Obviously if the client doesn't support 5ghz or it just prefers 2.4 because of various factors it can stay on 2.4. I have only seen it improve throughput for everyone. Any opinions on this? We

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple Remote Desktop over Wireless

Have you tried a continuous ping while using ARD? I find ARD is finicky, slow and has a multitude of problems. I do however use it on our wireless network several times a week and have no issues with it. On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Somchay Vongsena svongs...@pacific.edu wrote: Does

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

Not sure if this will make a difference, but if you haven't read this, take a look. It has some very useful data about ResNet/Wireless/Bandwidth etc... https://www.acuta.org/acuta/pdf/041715b.pdf On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Lee H Badman lhbad...@syr.edu wrote: If wiring costs are the

Re: Extreme 3610 AP problems

is not taxed? I know I have to reboot an occasional 3610 for acting up. *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU');] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Gibbs *Sent:* Friday, March 27

Extreme 3610 AP problems

Hello, We recently upgraded to firmware 09.15.04.001. We have had many issues with users staying connected, but not being able to forward traffic. Especially after doing something like a speed test. During a period of high utilization such as a speedteset, the client will appear to loose

Re: Extreme 3610 AP problems

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Re: Extreme 3610 AP problems

: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU');] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Gibbs *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2015 4:43 PM *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU'); *Subject:* Re

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Power Management

Command line show power inline with the | include should work out well. You could also have a programmer develop something for you. You would just have to walk the SNMP tree and take port descriptions and power levels. Also, if you use Cacit, check for a plugin that will graph total power