I think your manufacturer would tell you that it should only be used to block unauthorized extensions of your network. Launching a DoS attack against an AP on your own network is different from jamming licensed spectrum or DoS’ing any unfamiliar AP within earshot of yours regardless of what it’s doing. The FCC has made it clear that the latter are unacceptable. I’m not sure the former has been addressed.
That said, both statute and regulation make the sale and distribution of jamming devices illegal. I wonder rouge AP suppression makes our APs jamming devices. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Carter Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories We really need the vendors to step up on this one; they are selling the ability to do this. Why are they selling me an option that, if turned on, is illegal. Cisco, HP/Aruba, Ruckus, etc need to get off their butts and get involved in this. Maybe they are behind the scenes, but I don’t see or hear about it. Thomas Carter Network and Operations Manager Austin College 903-813-2564 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Brown Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:21 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories Actually, I can’t claim to have had any inside info about the Smart Holdings situation: Guess it was just good intuition. But am on vacay this week, so will pick things back up next week and catch up on related comments. Thanks, Bob Bob Brown Online Executive Editor, News T: 508.766.5418 <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbrownboston> LinkedIn | Twitter: @alphadoggs <https://twitter.com/alphadoggs> | Facebook profile <https://www.facebook.com/NetworkWorld> | Google + profile <https://plus.google.com/104712908618368674642/posts> | Instagram <http://instagram.com/nwwinstagram> NETWORK WORLD 492 Old Connecticut Path | PO Box 9002 | Framingham, MA 01701-9002 <http://www.networkworld.com> NetworkWorld.com | <http://www.networkworldmediakit.com> Media Kit | <http://events.networkworld.com> Conferences & Events An <http://www.idgenterprise.com/> IDG Enterprise Brand From: Lee H Badman <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 10:16 AM To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> " <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories I'm trying to get the FCC's attention on this: https://wirednot.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/an-open-letter-to-the-fcc/-Lee Lee H. Badman Network Architect/Wireless TME ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 _____ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf of Mike King <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:01 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories I know it's two weeks later, but Smart Holdings just got smacked by the FCC for the same thing. (Which is probably why you were asking) http://gizmodo.com/its-about-damn-time-fcc-says-convention-centers-cant-b-1724805719?dfp_pp_ab=on <http://gizmodo.com/its-about-damn-time-fcc-says-convention-centers-cant-b-1724805719?dfp_pp_ab=on&dfp_desktop_three=off&utm_expid=66866090-43.E9Bjfd6NTuSlXJewu2e_Ig.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F> &dfp_desktop_three=off&utm_expid=66866090-43.E9Bjfd6NTuSlXJewu2e_Ig.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Bob Brown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I’m looking to follow up on a series of stories we ran in late 2014/early 2015 <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2879142/wireless/fcc-still-has-ton-of-explaining-to-do-on-wi-fi-blocking-rules.html> on the Marriott Wifi blocking issue. To refresh, the FCC fined Marriott for blocking a Wifi hotspot (or hotspots) at one of its hotel convention centers. The incident sparked quite a bit of discussion on this listserv, as university/college network pros wondered whether their own Wifi management/security practices would now be considered legit and whether the products they were using could still be used. *I’ve followed up with Marriott, whose CIO kicked me over to public relations, which naturally declined to comment. *The hospitality industry trade group had said at the time of the FCC/Marriott decisions that it was going to launch a cybersecurity task force to study this topic further, but they haven’t responded to my inquiries, so I’m not sure whether such a task force was formed and if so, whether it has accomplished anything. *The FCC has been unresponsive on this matter entirely. *I’ve contacted WLAN vendors that I spoke to for some of the original articles to see if anything has changed on their end since the start of the year and they haven’t had much to say so far. So, based on all this, I don’t have much of an update to write about at this point…perhaps exactly what these parties would like. But, I’m also wondering if any of you who were trying to figure out earlier this year what the FCC decision/Marriott response meant to you, have taken any new approaches to managing/security Wifi on your campuses. If so, and you’d be willing to share your story, please touch base (or feel free to share with the listserv if appropriate). 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