RIP 802.11b Esteban Reyes
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 20, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Kanan E Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > > We disabled the 11b rates last summer. For the most part, we didn't have too > many complaints. The complaints that we received was from the students that > own the legacy Wii. All though the devices support 11g, it must see the SSID > broadcasted at a 11b (1mbps) rate in order to connect. This was the only > complaint. We no longer support the original Wii. > > We also have institutional devices at that are older and only support 11b. > For these devices, we simply left the 11b rates on for the APs in the area > they connect. Thankfully, it's only one building. > > > Thanks, > > Kanan Simpson, CWNA, JNCIA > Network Services Specialist > Information Technology Division > Valdosta State University > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd M. Hall > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 11:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled? > > Do you have all of the 802.11b data rates disabled? If so, how long have > they been disabled? Did you have many complaints when you disabled them? > Were there any particular devices that could not connect as a result? > > I'm hoping this information will help us move towards disabling these old > rates. > Thank you for your feedback. > > -- > Todd M. Hall > Sr. Network Analyst > Information Technology Services > Mississippi State University > [email protected] > 662-325-9311 (phone) > > ********** > 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/.
