Also on the DHCP front we switched to using a netmask of 23 instead of 24 to get twice the number of addresses.
On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Stuart Lambert <stu...@cohub.co.uk> wrote: > Yeah, dropped it down to a day from 7 and our helped. > > (Secretly looking for an excuse to buy better kit anyway! ) > On 2 Apr 2015 18:29, "Glen Ferguson" <g...@coworkfrederick.com> wrote: > >> If you shorten the DHCP lease time to 2, 4, or even 8 hours, that should >> address the problem of running out of leases. >> >> *Glen Ferguson* >> Phone: 301-732-5165 >> Email: g...@coworkfrederick.com <http://mailtog...@coworkfrederick.com> >> Website: http://coworkfrederick.com >> Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701 >> >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Alex Hillman < >> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Oh yeah my experience matches Stuart's, the dual band is *much* better. >>> >>> I thought we could get away with the single band $99-per-unit versions >>> when we expanded our initial cover and...yeah, they're just not as good. >>> >>> Definitely spring for the Pro units - this 3 pack: >>> http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-PRO-3/dp/B00DJERLFG >>> >>> >>> Or this single unit: >>> http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Enterprise-System-AP-Pro-UAP-PRO/dp/B00HXT8T5O/ref=pd_sim_pc_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1SYSFCBY9V4T4H5TW0P1 >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> >>> ------------------ >>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Stuart Lambert <stu...@cohub.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 to the Unifi recommendation. >>>> >>>> We found that the dual band versions work far better. It seems a lot of >>>> users in the building our space shares are using 2.4Ghz only routers so we >>>> have the 5Ghz band to ourself... >>>> >>>> Something we've bumped into very recently is exhausting the DHCP pool >>>> on our router (a Draytek) which only supports 254 DHCP total address, no >>>> matter what size subnet you configure. The symptoms are people being unable >>>> to connect to the network because there is no spare DHCP address for them. >>>> We have one of these on order which will fix this issue, and provide us >>>> with better throughput from our network to the internet - >>>> http://linitx.com/product/linitx-apu-1d-3nicusbrtc-pfsense-embed-firewall-kit-red/14094 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:02:24 UTC+1, Alex Hillman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've never seen a resource that organizes bandwidth usage that way - >>>>> even within our individual respective spaces I think that would be tricky >>>>> data to acquire! >>>>> >>>>> But two things that aren't obvious about Internet usage (and how >>>>> bandwidth is just a tiny part of the equation) until you've had >>>>> hundreds of people piping through a shared connection every day: >>>>> >>>>> 1) bandwidth is important, but latency is more important. Without >>>>> getting super duper technical, latency is the speed that the network >>>>> responds, which is different from how fast files download. >>>>> >>>>> MOST people spend a lot of their day clicking around the Internet, or >>>>> using internet connected apps. With some rare exceptions like game >>>>> developers and video editors, the files we move around in our daily work >>>>> are relatively small. >>>>> >>>>> But when the latency is bad - everyone feels it because clicking to >>>>> load a page, or refresh email, or live typing on Google docs etc feels >>>>> like >>>>> it has a lag. Our network (internal wireless + gigabit) plus our 50mb >>>>> down/10mb up almost always has more than enough bandwidth for 120+ people >>>>> working hard every day. And that includes streaming videos, music, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Where things go haywire is when latency ratchets up. This can happen >>>>> in our network because wifi coverage is interrupted, or because our >>>>> internet provider is having issues, or most often because someone on the >>>>> network is uploading a huge file (offsite backup like a Dropbox sync or >>>>> uploading a video to YouTube) and our ISP starts to throttle latency >>>>> because it thinks something is wrong. This tool is FOREVER to figure out! >>>>> >>>>> Our normal network latency is 20-30ms response time from a popular >>>>> site like google.com when it goes above 100ms, you start to notice >>>>> things slowing down. 200ms and the network feels like it's crawling. >>>>> Interestingly, though, you can still download big files quickly they just >>>>> take a few extra moments before they start. >>>>> >>>>> It's a rough experience to explain to people, and they don't care if >>>>> it's latency or speed they just want to work. So understanding that more >>>>> speed without an improvement in latency is important. >>>>> >>>>> 2) the network itself is just as important as the Internet connection. >>>>> There's been a bunch of great discussions on this list about network >>>>> design >>>>> and what hardware to get before, but Jon Markwell's post sums up the >>>>> majority of the best of it: http://jonathanmarkwell. >>>>> com/2014/11/22/best-coworking-wifi/ >>>>> >>>>> We upgraded to the Unifi system that he mentions in this post and it's >>>>> been a MASSIVE improvement over everything else we tried. I >>>>> heartily endorse this recommendation now from first hand experience! >>>>> >>>>> -Alex >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Cassidy <bartolomei.contract...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi everyone! >>>>>> >>>>>> do you recommend any websites or databases for researching average >>>>>> data consumption by industry and/or company size? >>>>>> >>>>>> or do you have any insights to share regarding how your ventures >>>>>> provide internet services? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cassidy >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> ------------------ >>>>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>>>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>>>> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/ucIJOeWwQYY/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > 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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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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