We tried putting classroom computers on wireless, but ran into problems with waking computers. Our patch management procedures rely heavily on waking computers during a maintenance period at night, and we couldn't find a way to do that. For some, we went to wakeup times into BIOS. We had enough problems that we dropped the project. Has anything changed lately to make management of wireless computers easier? I have to say, though, that Wake On LAN is always reliable either. John
-----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Carter Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:19 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement I do not have the same confidence in wireless as I do wired. There is no control over the airwaves like there is over physical cabling, and some interference cannot be dealt with (like visitor's mobile hotspots). Thomas Carter Network and Operations Manager Austin College 903-813-2564 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Hunter Fuller Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:40 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu> wrote: > If so, why would we focus on saying, "wireless might not work." > It's not helpful to us or our users. A much more constructive > approach would be to tell faculty to plan for when wireless doesn't > work - to have a back-up plan for that iPad app, to download the > PowerPoint presentation before class begins instead of during class, > to plug into a wired connection if that's an option, etc.. The way I read this, it seems to imply a lack of confidence in the service. Since our wireless and wired infrastructures are separate to some degree, it's possible that a wireless connection would not work - but it's just as likely that a wired drop would not work, too. Therefore, I'd estimate that I am equally confident in both services. Maybe if it was phrased differently, like "make sure to test wired and wireless ahead of time, in case one fails" - but I see wireless and wired as equals. Just my two cents. ********** 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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
