Remember too that many consumer devices have lesser radios in them than laptops from the transmit (and maybe receive) perspectives. If they are on cell edges, they may not perform like older devices with better WAN interfaces do.
Your management software should be able to tell how many clients are or were on each AP in question, and live client views will tell signal quality values to help quantify all of this. Assuming you have capable management program, of course. :) Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Adjunct Instructor, iSchool Syracuse University 315 443-3003 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laird, Sara M Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Very high number of wireless devices returning from break While I have not looked at any hard numbers yet, we have had complaints about poor wireless in areas that have never been a problem in the past. We have checked all the hardware and everything is running, I think we may be over saturating. What do you find to be your peak hours for wireless? I checked from 10 to 1 today we had approx. 1500 wireless connections. Last night from 8 to 10pm we had 6500. Is this what everyone else is finding? Sara M. Laird Network Administrator Mount Saint Mary's University 301.447.5014 Faith Discovery Leadership Community ********** 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/.
