Michael Dickson wrote: > Wondering if others face a similar situation and what they are doing > about it. In short, what is *wireless* used for and what is *wired* used > for and how are the intended uses enforced?
Mike, you've got a technical question and a policy one. The technical question is easy. We are moving to a model where wireless connections provide basic, almost public-level access. To gain access to sensitive services, we will require the user open a VPN connection. This will parallel the behaviour we want them to use when accessing our campus from Starbucks; we don't want to depend on WPA encrypting the transmission everywhere folks travel. Keep it simple and standard, and folks will more easily get used to the routine. If they want to sacrifice throughput for convenience, that's not my call. > > We currently have a funding model that includes a per-jack monthly > charge for wired users. As we add wireless coverage to these > traditionally "wired floors" we are faced with the potential of canceled > jacks and a migration to wireless. If other schools have a similar > funding model, how have you dealt with this issue? For this policy question, I have no answer. If your cable provider starts charging too much, wouldn't you look to see if DSL offers a lower cost? You're heading down the road of bucking the free market with a regulatory mandate, and we all know how popular that is. Even we socialists find that one hard to pull off! -- Regards, -- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College www.calfrye.com, www.pitalabs.com "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
