I agree.  Sounds like someone needs to enforce their classroom rules,
just like they would if a student took a call on their cell phone while
in class.

As far as geofencing goes, such technology could be skewed by other
aspects such as interference.  We use Cisco WCS but do not have locator
devices.  Our buildings are all mapped within WCS.  The triangulation is
great to see roughly where a client/rogue AP is, but in most cases it is
not anywhere near 100% accurate.  Turning off one classroom while
ensuring a lab next door had access would be near impossible without
causing user complaints.

Matt

Matthew Jenkins
Network/Server Administrator
Fairmont State University
Visit us online at www.fairmontstate.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bret Jones
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] University of Chicago Removes Wireless From
Classroom

I whole heartedly agree


Thanks Bret

Bret Jones
Managing Director
Technology Operations and Engineering
The George Washington University
801 22nd Street NW, Suite B148
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202)994-5548
Fax: (202)994-0730
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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeller, Tom S
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] University of Chicago Removes Wireless From
Classroom

My personal opinion is that it is not a good or even reasonable strategy
to
attempt  to control WiFi in the classroom.   For one thing, it's
unlikely
that an AP serves only a single classroom and no adjacent areas.
Secondly,
we can't control the cellular signal, so really there's not much benefit
from a cheating standpoint.

Tom Zeller
Indiana University

On 4/24/08 2:18 PM, "Lee H Badman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1329

Are any other schools up against anything of this magnitude? Has anyone
come
up with a mechanism to let faculty have some control over wireless in
classrooms?

-Lee


Lee H. Badman
Wireless/Network Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Syracuse University
315 443-3003

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