At this point, PCC doesn't have a "policy" but we do try to shut down
wireless and educate the users. Being a community college, we do not
have dorms or residence facilities for students. This means our APs
come from staff and faculty members. We are on a districtwide wireless
rollout plan (contingent, as always, on funding) and most of the rogue
AP's we find are in areas not yet served by wireless.
My personal philosophy is to shut them down immediately so we can
protect the network and then engage in a dialogue with the "offending"
user(s) to determine what their needs are and see how PCC's Technology
Solution Services department (which I am a part of) can meet their needs
through the currently available means. The management does not sanction
non-approved network devices (aka consumer devices) to enhance network
connectivity.
This is a great topic that I was just thinking of last night as I shut
down an AP. Another question to add is how people handle printers with
both wired and wireless connectivity that seem to always have their
wireless turned on on Ch. 11 with that pesky SSID "hpsetup". We disable
them and educate the users because they've caused interference problems
in the past. What do you do?
Chris Gauthier, CCNA
Network Administration Team
Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned
skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
--Leonardo da Vinci
Brian J David wrote:
I just wanted to here from other schools on what they are doing about
Rogues. Is your policy not to allow them but don't do too much to
prevent them.
Do you let the dorms be the wild wild west? Or are you actively
finding them and removing them through one means or another. We are an
Aruba networks shop
and have some great capabilities for Rogue detection and prevention
and wanted to get a feel what other schools process is concerning
them. Also any horror stories that you would like to share?
/*/Brian J David/*/
/*/Network Systems Engineer/*/
/*/Boston/*//*/ College/*/
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