Hi. We and several other coworking spaces us Meraki. The individual user log-in info is all cloud-based, which for some of you with multiple locations, a total breeze to have them access at every location.
As for Aliza's question, yes, we have 3 simultaneous connections. One is not used for "back-up" per se, but as you can expect, when one goes down, the others are can be overwhelmed, especially if an asynchronous DSL connection. You'd need a switch to simultaneously manage multiple connections. To be literal, you'll have 3 modems for 3 connections, then they all merge into a single switch, which connects into your patch panel(s)/server rack. As for handing out ethernet cords for big up/downloads, that might not be feasible for someone who is nowhere near an ethernet jack, and also requires the user to speak up to get said cable. Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Tom Brandt <twbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > We have a few Ethernet ports scattered around and ask that people with > ginormous uploads or downloads to use them rather than hogging the wifi. This > has worked fairly well. > > --- > twb > Sent from my aye phone On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Matthew Arkin <mar...@itligencesolutions.com> wrote: > If you wanted to keep the same IP address, you'd have to get your own IP > block and then do some BGP sessions, for most internet providers, you'd now > become a IP Transit customer instead of a standard internet customer. > > There is some software that you can run on a spare computer that you can use > to authenticate internet users, the set up would basically put the computer > between the router and your internet connection. A lot of firewall appliances > also allow for internet authentications, you could give each visitor their > own login info. > > Matt Arkin > Kollective Solutions > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Tom Brandt <twbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > We have Comcast and AT&T coming into Workantile, and we were load-balancing > between the two. But the problem was that if you were switched to the other > carrier, your IP address would change and some services didn't like that. > VPNs don't like that at all, and some web apps, like Harvest, didn't like it > either. So for a while we nailed one of our wifi networks to AT&T so people > who needed a persistent ip address could use that. > > Now, we use Comcast for our primary connection and AT&T for a backup. This > eliminated a lot of confusion about which network to use for what. > > As for bandwidth use, your router's network management interface should tell > you which mac address and host name is using how much bandwidth. > > > --- > twb > Sent from my aye phone > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Aliza Torok Schlabach <aschlab...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Do any of you use multiple carriers simultaneously (not just for back up)? >> Example - Comcast + Verizon? I'm wondering how complicated that would be to >> set up. >> >> Also, if you have a single password for the entire coworking space, is there >> any way to tell who is hogging the bandwidth? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Aliza Schlabach >> Founder >> Coworking for Parents / Juice Box >> www.CoworkingForParents.com >> 215.858.4658 >> Sign up for our email newsletter | Join our Meetup group | Like us on >> Facebook | Join the Conversation | Pinterest - Coworking | Pinterest - Kids >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Alex Hillman >> <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> +1 to everything Jerome said. >> >> There's plenty of pain within a network of people who are SUPPOSED to be >> able to get on the network. You don't also want to make it hard for people >> to connect in the first place. >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: >> >>> We haven't changed our password in 2+ years either, however...our issues >>> are everything after that initial authentication. One of the biggest >>> problems we have is someone's hogging our bandwidth. Drop a 500mb movie >>> file in Dropbox midday and then, it's like rush hour heading into the >>> Lincoln Tunnel. So we have to throttle each user, etc. >>> >>> OR, one side of the office somehow has way more devices on it so we need >>> the other AP's to help balance the load. >>> >>> OR, one Internet feed drops so the 2nd/back-up needs to kick in >>> immediately, and likely with different throttling settings since it has >>> less bandwidth. >>> >>> OR there are too many other AP's nearby and their channels or whatever >>> cause enough interference. >>> >>> Etc >>> >>> Jerome (not from an EvilBerry) >>> www.BLANKSPACES.com >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt <twbra...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We've changed ours once in three years, and it is a pain both to inform >>>> the members and for members with older machines to change it. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> twb >>>> Sent from my aye phone >>>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We've changed ours twice in 6 years. The inconvenience of constantly >>>>> changing passwords is a killer for the members. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a particular thing that you're concerned about that has you >>>>> wanting to change the password daily? >>>>> >>>>> -Alex >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> /ah >>>>> indyhall.org >>>>> coworking in philadelphia >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Melissa Saubers <msaub...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Do you change them on a daily basis? >>>>>> Or do you use a similar system that a hotel would use where the user has >>>>>> to sign in each day and it's good for 24 hours (not sure what it's >>>>>> called)? >>>>>> Or something else? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Coworking" group. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Coworking" group. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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