Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Luke Jenkins
Only supporting 5GHz channels did eliminate the overlapping issue for 802.11ac clients. (s) Now if we can just fix this backwards compatibility issue they keep forcing on us with each standards refresh. (/s) Though in all seriousness, making 5GHz non-optional will be one of the improvements that b

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Frank Sweetser
Personally I think an opportunity was missed to drop support for overlapping channels in 11ac, at least on the AP side. It would be a nice motivator to deny them the biggest wifi certification sticker yet if they keep doing braindead things like default to channel 2. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Peter P Morrissey
This reminds me of that guy on the cell phone, talking loud, spoiling the meal/ride/etc for everyone in the restaurant/train/(plane?). Boorish behavior is not illegal. Although in the case of myfi, I think the users sometimes have no clue about the impact of the device. The vendors of products w

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Lee H Badman
I agree with Tim- FCC won't give a rip. Peppering the landscape with WLAN channel 2 isn't illegal, just idiotic. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Cappalli Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:13 AM To: WIRELESS

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Myfi

2014-01-10 Thread Tim Cappalli
It’s worth a shot, but they’re not “technically” doing anything wrong. *Tim Cappalli* | ACCP / ACMP / CCNA Network Engineer | Brandeis University cappa...@brandeis.edu | (617) 701-7149 *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCA