We continue to deploy both, and I don't see that changing in the near-term.
We have a dense deployment of 802.11n (2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz in wide-mode), but we have a lot of digital-art programs and students are working with and/or moving 50 GB+ files. So as good as 802.11n speeds are, it just doesn't cut it for that kind of work. For the gamers, lag time and other factors seem to make wireless less attractive, so there still seems to be many who move back and forth depending on what they are doing at the time. best, Jeff >>> Michael Dickson <[email protected]> 4/24/2009 8:41 AM >>> Wondering if anyone has successfully implemented a wireless-only network in their residence halls. If so, how is it working out? Was this a planned migration away from an "aging" wired jack infrastructure or was it new construction? Are you doing this with 802.11n, b/g, a or "everything? Any pitfalls? Did you still leave "some" client jacks around or were you able to go "full-blown" wireless? We have older (Cat 3 or worse) horizontal and are starting discussions around abandoning the wires and just installing home runs for APs. Any fresh advice would be greatly appreciated (saw an old thread from 2005). Regards, Mike -------------------------- Michael Dickson Network Analyst University of Massachusetts Amherst ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
