RE: Cisco VS. Aruba
I cannot speak specifically to Cisco's newest wireless equipment. but when we spent almost 2 years evaluating wireless a few years ago, primarily comparing Cisco and Aruba, Aruba was the clear choice for this formerly all-Cisco shop. The Aruba controller infrastructure allows you to manage the configuration of multiple controllers from a single master controller. We actually have a redundant master setup. When we tried Cisco's management appliance at that time, I could the manager would sometimes say a controller configuration was up-to-date when I knew it was not. Aruba controllers have a built-in stateful firewall allowing very good access control. Aruba's support was (and is) much better than the support we had with our old Cisco fat AP infrastructure. We had a requirement for multicast IPTV on wireless and Aruba engineering worked with us on a solution that has worked well for several years now. It is interesting that there are many threads on this user forum querying about different Cisco controller code versions. You do not see as many postings about #2 Aruba due to their reliability & support. Even with some very strong incentives from Cisco we chose Aruba and are glad we did. We are just completing a hardware refresh up to their new 7200 series controllers. We use Airwave primarily as a wireless monitoring tool. It was originally designed as a cross-platform monitoring tool. For the past year we have ClearPass as our RADIUS server for 802.1X and expect to add some of the new guest capabilities over the coming year. We also use the ClearPass API to register non-802.1x devices so they can mac-auth to the network while still tying them to a user. We use the syslog output of ClearPass to feed information to our bandwidth management system. The ClearPass information ties a username & ip address together so bandwidth can be managed per user rather than per ip address. Bruce Osborne Wireless Network Engineer IT Network Services (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Christ since 1971 From: Linchuan Yang [linchuan.y...@concordia.ca] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 11:53 AM Subject: Cisco VS. Aruba Dear All We are planning to upgrade our whole wireless network. Could you please comment based on your experience which one is better: 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure VS. Aruba Airwave 2. Cisco ISE VS. Aruba ClearPass Thank you, and have a nice day. Yours, Linchuan Yang (Antony) Wireless Networking Analyst Network Assessment and Integration, IITS-Concordia University Tel: (514)848-2424 ext. 7664 ** 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/.
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba
Having looked at your selections as part of a testing group we chose a completely different vendor. We found Ruckus to be far superior with abilities, range, ROI and reliability on par if not better. Of the two vendor you have shown we found them to be pretty even. Harry Rauch Sr. Network Analyst Eckerd College 4200 - 54th Ave S St. Petersburg, FL 33711 On 8/1/13 4:55 PM, Lou Vogel wrote: Ruckus is better than either of the 2 choices listed. -Original Message- From: Linchuan Yang To: WIRELESS-LAN Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 11:53 am Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba Dear All We are planning to upgrade our whole wireless network. Could you please comment based on your experience which one is better: 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure VS. Aruba Airwave 2. Cisco ISE VS. Aruba ClearPass Thank you, and have a nice day. Yours, Linchuan Yang (Antony) Wireless Networking Analyst Network Assessment and Integration, IITS-Concordia University Tel: (514)848-2424 ext. 7664 ** 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/.
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba
Lou, http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lou-vogel/10/a80/870 Here is the list etiquette: Promotional Messages and Advertising EDUCAUSE Constituent and Discussion Groups are educational in nature and not intended for promotional announcements, advertising, product-related press releases, or other commercial use. Please note that unsolicited commercial communications to constituent group participants as a result of postings to a Constituent or Discussion list violate the promotional messages and advertising provisions of these guidelines and may result in the loss of access to the listserv in question. Philippe Hanset Constituent Group Leader for wireless-lan@educause On Aug 1, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Lou Vogel mailto:louvoge...@aol.com>> wrote: Ruckus is better than either of the 2 choices listed. -Original Message- From: Linchuan Yang mailto:linchuan.y...@concordia.ca>> To: WIRELESS-LAN mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 11:53 am Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba Dear All We are planning to upgrade our whole wireless network. Could you please comment based on your experience which one is better: 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure VS. Aruba Airwave 2. Cisco ISE VS. Aruba ClearPass Thank you, and have a nice day. Yours, Linchuan Yang (Antony) Wireless Networking Analyst Network Assessment and Integration, IITS-Concordia University Tel: (514)848-2424 ext. 7664 ** 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/.
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba
Ruckus is better than either of the 2 choices listed. -Original Message- From: Linchuan Yang To: WIRELESS-LAN Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 11:53 am Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco VS. Aruba Dear All We are planning to upgrade our whole wireless network. Could you please comment based on your experience which one is better: 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure VS. Aruba Airwave 2. Cisco ISE VS. Aruba ClearPass Thank you, and have a nice day. Yours, Linchuan Yang (Antony) Wireless Networking Analyst Network Assessment and Integration, IITS-Concordia University Tel: (514)848-2424 ext. 7664 **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/.
Cisco VS. Aruba
Dear All We are planning to upgrade our whole wireless network. Could you please comment based on your experience which one is better: 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure VS. Aruba Airwave 2. Cisco ISE VS. Aruba ClearPass Thank you, and have a nice day. Yours, Linchuan Yang (Antony) Wireless Networking Analyst Network Assessment and Integration, IITS-Concordia University Tel: (514)848-2424 ext. 7664 ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
Some of you might not agree with me but when we are talking about vendors like the ones you mentioned, we already know their technical superiority, we know they can get the job done, we know their reputation (good and bad). Unless you can find a vendor that does something so specific that nobody else does and that you really need, I think most of the times the decision of who is best comes down to who is willing to provide you the best value for your money. Hector Rios Louisiana State University From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:31 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [Redhat Certified Engineer] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
If you talk to enough people, you can find horror stories for pretty much every vendor out there. And the true cause of the horror is often debatable, as the blame is probably equally spread between the vendors themselves and the resellers/integrators working on some of those projects. I'd second the site visits and at least looking at the other vendors out there. At the very least, some of their unique features may prompt some valuable questions to ask the market leaders. We chose Meru (and are still very happy) after looking at everybody, but that was almost five years ago now. Pretty much ancient history at this point :) Matt Barber '07 Network and Systems Manager Morrisville State College 315-684-6053 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jennings, Zachariah E. Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:10 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru Well, my boss forced me to do a bake-off between Aruba and Meru a couple years back, even though we are an Aruba campus. The big selling points for me were ARM (Adaptive Radio Management) and band steering. It was funny. I asked the Meru engineer why my Macbook Pro was on 5Ghz one minute and then 2.4Ghz the next, even though I was about 20 feet from the AP in an auditorium. His response was "There's no way for anyone except the client to control whether or not you get onto 5Ghz." I just nodded my head and smiled, knowing that Aruba's band steering did just that. I've heard some horror stores about Meru and Meraki implementations. Sometimes those type of implementations can work great on a small scale demo, but as soon as you expand it into a campus solution, it fails to live up to expectations. After years of being lied to by tech companies, I've learned never to buy something without meeting other people that use it in the same scenario that you are going to use it. I even try to do an onsite visit whenever possible. You know something is amiss if the sales person tries to steer you away from talking to other clients or visiting their clients' sites. Zach Jennings Senior Network Server Manager Aruba Certified Mobility Professional, Airheads MVP West Chester University of PA 610-436-1069 From: Scott Smith mailto:ssm...@siu.edu>> Reply-To: EDUCAUSE Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:30:37 -0600 To: EDUCAUSE Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [cid:image001.jpg@01CCD689.B68EB090] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
I will also mention Enterasys as another vendor to consider for good functionality and costs. When I started working here a year ago I had never heard of them and a year later they have really proven themselves. I came from having deployed Aruba after a bakeoff four years ago, and Cisco fat APs before then, and I have been very happy with the performance of the Enterasys solution. I don't know exactly what functionality you are interested in but if you are looking for customer feedback on Enterasys feel free to contact me offline. Thanks. Aaron Smith Network Engineer Ursinus College From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru Not that you're asking... but I'd also throw Ruckus, Motorola, Bluesocket, Meraki, and Aerohive into the mix right now. The WLAN space has had some amazing development and certain vendors have sweetspots that the others don't, depending on a particuilar set of conditions and scale. They all have pros and cons, but beyond the market leaders feature sets get pretty interesting. Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer, ITS Adjunct Instructor, iSchool Syracuse University 315.443.3003 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Scott Smith [ssm...@siu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [cid:image001.jpg@01CCD68F.3975CA70] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
Well, my boss forced me to do a bake-off between Aruba and Meru a couple years back, even though we are an Aruba campus. The big selling points for me were ARM (Adaptive Radio Management) and band steering. It was funny. I asked the Meru engineer why my Macbook Pro was on 5Ghz one minute and then 2.4Ghz the next, even though I was about 20 feet from the AP in an auditorium. His response was "There's no way for anyone except the client to control whether or not you get onto 5Ghz." I just nodded my head and smiled, knowing that Aruba's band steering did just that. I've heard some horror stores about Meru and Meraki implementations. Sometimes those type of implementations can work great on a small scale demo, but as soon as you expand it into a campus solution, it fails to live up to expectations. After years of being lied to by tech companies, I've learned never to buy something without meeting other people that use it in the same scenario that you are going to use it. I even try to do an onsite visit whenever possible. You know something is amiss if the sales person tries to steer you away from talking to other clients or visiting their clients' sites. Zach Jennings Senior Network Server Manager Aruba Certified Mobility Professional, Airheads MVP West Chester University of PA 610-436-1069 From: Scott Smith mailto:ssm...@siu.edu>> Reply-To: EDUCAUSE Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:30:37 -0600 To: EDUCAUSE Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [Redhat Certified Engineer] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
Toms Hardware did a very in-depth analysis of several manufacturers last year. I would go to their web site and see what they have to say. I've tested Cisco, Aruba, Meru, Ruckus and have considered Motorola recently. Tom's is a much more thorough test group. My results also considered reliability and cost both initial and overall maintenance. My budget is not huge so I have to make each dollar count. On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Scott Smith wrote: > I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between > Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm > wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at > least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. > > I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other > Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. > > -- > [image: Redhat Certified Engineer] > > Scott Smith > > Network Engineering > > Information Technology > > Southern Illinois University Carbondale > > Redhat Certified Engineer > > ssm...@siu.edu > > ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Harry Rauch Network Analyst Eckerd College 4200 - 54th Ave So St. Petersburg, FL 33711 727-864-8318 ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. <>
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
On 1/18/2012 7:30 PM, Scott Smith wrote: > I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences > between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of > each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done > a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically > somewhat recently. We started, years ago, with fat Cisco APs (Aeronets?). Got very complicated very quickly. Next we chose Meru, easy to deploy, fairly easy to manage, but it didn't scale well (cost or capability). We're currently using Aruba. In the current "upgrades" we are looking at density issues -- we started out just getting heat map coverage, without too much attention to density; as a result, we now have crowded/capacity issue areas, particularly in b/g. So I would have to concur with others concerns about spectrum and density. If you scaled for laptops, now you have phones, media players/readers, and iThings around every corner. Even unregistered/unauthenticated, they still associate and eat up airspace and a client slot. Jeff ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
RE: Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
I second Lee's comments. There is so much choice out there that you may discover you can find something that fits your specs more precisely for a better price. We did a bake off between eight vendors and ended up choosing Aruba from the bunch as they best fulfilled our overall WLAN needs and wants. Ruckus looked very good to us as well. Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru Not that you're asking... but I'd also throw Ruckus, Motorola, Bluesocket, Meraki, and Aerohive into the mix right now. The WLAN space has had some amazing development and certain vendors have sweetspots that the others don't, depending on a particuilar set of conditions and scale. They all have pros and cons, but beyond the market leaders feature sets get pretty interesting. Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer, ITS Adjunct Instructor, iSchool Syracuse University 315.443.3003 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Scott Smith [ssm...@siu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [cid:image001.jpg@01CCD622.06D3FCD0] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
I really liked Aerohive's marketing campaign from last year: http://aerohive.com/isc The Areohive Infinitely Scalable Controller On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Lee H Badman wrote: > Not that you're asking... but I'd also throw Ruckus, Motorola, > Bluesocket, Meraki, and Aerohive into the mix right now. The WLAN space has > had some amazing development and certain vendors have sweetspots that the > others don't, depending on a particuilar set of conditions and scale. They > all have pros and cons, but beyond the market leaders feature sets get > pretty interesting. > > > > > > Lee H. Badman > Wireless/Network Engineer, ITS > Adjunct Instructor, iSchool > Syracuse University > 315.443.3003 > -- > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Scott Smith [ > ssm...@siu.edu] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:30 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru > > I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between > Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm > wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at > least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. > > I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other > Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. > > -- > [image: Redhat Certified Engineer] > > Scott Smith > > Network Engineering > > Information Technology > > Southern Illinois University Carbondale > > Redhat Certified Engineer > > ssm...@siu.edu > > ** 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/. <>
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
Not that you're asking... but I'd also throw Ruckus, Motorola, Bluesocket, Meraki, and Aerohive into the mix right now. The WLAN space has had some amazing development and certain vendors have sweetspots that the others don't, depending on a particuilar set of conditions and scale. They all have pros and cons, but beyond the market leaders feature sets get pretty interesting. Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer, ITS Adjunct Instructor, iSchool Syracuse University 315.443.3003 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Scott Smith [ssm...@siu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- [Redhat Certified Engineer] Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu<mailto:ssm...@siu.edu> ** 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/. <>
Cisco vs. Aruba vs. Meru
I've seen many times on this list people discuss the differences between Cisco, Aruba, and Meru. I know there are pros and cons of each, but I'm wanting to get feedback from people who have either done a "bake off" or at least tested between them, and more specifically somewhat recently. I did this like 2 years ago, and discussed with hospitals as well as other Universities but I'm now wondering about more recent testings. -- Scott Smith Network Engineering Information Technology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Redhat Certified Engineer ssm...@siu.edu ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
