RE: wireless as network standard?

2012-11-29 Thread Russ Leathe
Our model use to be "port per pillow". Now it's, "AP per room". We found that the newer models of AP, have wired ports and POE pass-through. It requires two Ethernet runs to take full advantage. Plus you still have to have POE at the switch (IDF) level. However, the cost of running 4 wires co

RE: wireless as network standard?

2012-12-01 Thread Russ Leathe
Staff and Faculty have wired because they are tethered to a VOIP phone, though wireless is available in all floor/buildings. classrooms have wired at the podium, wireless in the room too. These folks still need access to a 4-didit extension, students typically use their cell only.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless and health issues

2013-01-07 Thread Russ Leathe
Check-out the following on the wi-fi alliance website. Nice article on the WHO. http://www.wi-fi.org/knowledge-center/articles/wi-fi-and-health I have been asked about health concerns numerous times, it’s great having these resources. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group List

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPhone 5 wireless issues

2013-04-22 Thread Russ Leathe
We had an issue with OS 10.x machines dropping off our wifi. Ended up being an IPv6/bonjour issue. We had to disable it on the client end. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Westacott Sent: Monday, Apr

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Major WLAN/mobile projectcs coming online for Fall '13? Just wondering...

2013-08-21 Thread Russ Leathe
As far as .11ac, I don't see us involved for another year at least. Waiting for .11ac laptops/tablets/smartphones to sell the inbedded chipset first. MDM is key, looking for a product that protects mobile as well as laptop/tablets Malware policies for users. Handle this via our NAC. We are us

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple TV BLE discovery when connected via wired

2014-09-08 Thread Russ Leathe
I agree with the outline below -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Danny Eaton Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 4:10 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN]

RE: Network Authentication question

2015-06-24 Thread Russ Leathe
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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Comments on Vendors and Technology

2009-03-24 Thread Russ Leathe
Gordon College response, We have been an Alcatel/Aruba shop for over 4 years now. We support A/B/G/N...though A is certainly not as popular anymore. Here's what we have installed... 1.)150+ AP's indoors 2.)5 AP's outdoor - support Public Safety 3.)20 remote AP's for off-camp

RE: Guest Wireless Questions

2010-07-02 Thread Russ Leathe
llows forward facing traffic and never touches our internal net. We have a CALEA identifier/logger on our NetEQ box. Russ Leathe Gordon College From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Neiss, Tom Sent: Friday, July 02,

RE: LG070 (MyLGNet) phones on campus wireless network?

2010-09-03 Thread Russ Leathe
We wrote a mac rule that assigns the port to a different VLAN which routes out a different carrier. To date, we have had 8 of these phones. All but one works. The one that doesn't work is a clone of the myLG series. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wirele

RE: LG070 (MyLGNet) phones on campus wireless network?

2010-09-07 Thread Russ Leathe
hat you mean by routing out a different carrier? Thanks- Lee From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Russ Leathe Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:43 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSE

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] LG070 (MyLGNet) phones on campus wireless network?

2010-10-06 Thread Russ Leathe
e way for our International students to stay linked to friends and family. Helping technology serve. Russ Leathe Gordon College From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] on behalf of Norman Chu [n

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple and wireless connectivity issues?

2010-10-07 Thread Russ Leathe
We started disabling IPv6 (during Freshman Orientation) on both platforms due to the issues it causes with wifi and certain applications. Russ Leathe Gordon College -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless

RE: Android OS 2.2

2010-10-23 Thread Russ Leathe
we have a 6000 controller running 5.x 1.) enable 2.) configure terminal 3>) config)> firewall prohibit-arp-spoofing From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] on behalf of Osborne, Bruce W [bosb

Windows 7 and WPA & WPA2?

2010-11-17 Thread Russ Leathe
We just started having issues with Windows 7 clients trying to connect to our network via WPA or WPA2 - TKIP and AES. The Win 7 default config no longer works and I have to manually set authentication. This is a work-around but I would like to know if any other Campus started to experience issu

RE: WiFi blockers in classrooms

2010-11-18 Thread Russ Leathe
We can push out different SSID's with ACL's that limit what an authenticated user can access. However, our AP heatmap shows leakage from AP's above and below the floors where the classroom are. So, in a nutshell, it wasn't worth it (blocking that is). Especially true once you incorporate emer

Android and WPA2?

2011-02-16 Thread Russ Leathe
Aruba 5.0.3 Impulse Safeconnect We started to have a problem with all Androids on our Aruba Wireless Network. We connect, obtain an IP using WPA2. However, no data is passed. I have tickets open with both vendors, but I just wanted to reach out and ask if you have experienced this with the An

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Android and WPA2?

2011-02-16 Thread Russ Leathe
ive or questionable ARP traffic. == Ryan Holland Network Engineer, Wireless Office of the Chief Information Officer The Ohio State University 614-292-9906 holland@osu.edu<mailto:holland@osu.edu> On Feb 16, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Russ Leathe wrote: Aruba 5.0.3 Impulse Safe

RE: Android 2.2 disappointing on the secure WLAN- is it just us?

2011-03-23 Thread Russ Leathe
Thanks! We upgraded to 5.0.3.1 over the weekend. It solved our "memory leak" problem. There was also a "catch all" acl in validuser for udp 68 that once removed our Androids worked. However, we have had a few mac users complain about poor connection. I'm going to give this a try.

RE: selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Russ Leathe
We see this as a security issue. That is, if we disable 802.11x in the classroom (and most classrooms have no cell coverage), and we need to alert the campus (via SMS or e-mail), then From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.ED

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off TKIP to enable N

2011-09-28 Thread Russ Leathe
We changed from TKIP to AES over the past 6 months. We offered two SSID's and then went AES only before this year's Orientation. So far so good. No complaints. Alcatel/Aruba 6000, 5.x. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS

RE: Wireless only dorms, advice?

2012-01-18 Thread Russ Leathe
We just finished rolling out wifi to all dorms. Each dorm is uniquely different in terms of age and/or construction materials. I used a variety of tools to determine placement of ap's. However, the first thing I did was place one or two AP's in area's that I thought would be strategic. I use

RE: Wireless only dorms, advice?

2012-01-18 Thread Russ Leathe
similar. I think Lee Badman is one of the Cisco experts here. Bruce Osborne Network Engineer IT Network Services (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 40 Years of Training Champions for Christ: 1971-2011 From: Russ Leathe [mailto:russ.lea...@gordon.edu]<mailto:[mailto:russ.lea...@gordon.edu]>

RE: Wireless only dorms, advice?

2012-01-19 Thread Russ Leathe
-only SSID, and then expanded to an 802.11a/b/g/n SSID. I expect Cisco has something similar. I think Lee Badman is one of the Cisco experts here. Bruce Osborne Network Engineer IT Network Services (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 40 Years of Training Champions for Christ: 1971-2011 From: Russ

RE: Blocking Chatty protocols

2012-03-13 Thread Russ Leathe
SSDP is used for SOHO when no DNS/DHCP server is present. There are two exploits in XP that use SSDP. Can't remember what they are but I believe it had to do with multicast and a DOS issue. We block it by default. No issue to date. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listser

RE: gaming consoles

2012-05-17 Thread Russ Leathe
Our goal was to support game consoles, but keep the traffic off of our production WAN. Also, we had a flood of LG070 VOIP phones as well. Here's what we did... 1.)Create a separate WAN for game consoles and VOIP phones (specifically the LG070). 2.)Create a separate SSID (hidden) for

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Tablets with 802.11a/n

2012-09-11 Thread Russ Leathe
I use the Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a free app analyzer with much success. I also use my Kindle Fire as well though the Galaxy performs much nicer. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Brown Sent: Tuesday, Septem

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Tablets with 802.11a/n

2012-09-12 Thread Russ Leathe
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Brown Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Tablets with 802.11a/n Thanks! Great info to know! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Russ Leathe mailto:russ.lea

RE: High Number of Disconnections - Mac 10.5 and up

2012-09-18 Thread Russ Leathe
Yes, indeed. We found that IPv6 was on by default. The theory is, it would try to get an IPv6 DHCP first, timeout, grab an IPv4, then retry IPv6. In doing so, disconnect. >From Terminal, networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi Disconnects are a major problem with OSX 10.5 and above...just read the f

RE: High Number of Disconnections - Mac 10.5 and up

2012-09-19 Thread Russ Leathe
o:[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU]> On Behalf Of Russ Leathe Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:10 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] High Number of Disconnections - Mac 10.5 and up Yes, indeed. W

RE: High Number of Disconnections - Mac 10.5 and up

2012-09-19 Thread Russ Leathe
o you found success fixing the issue by disabling IPv6 on the Mac clients? From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU]<mailto:[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU]> On Behalf Of Russ Leathe Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Building map creation company?

2012-10-22 Thread Russ Leathe
We went through this exercise. Our Architect and Engineering firm performed this service and created "as builts" for us. For starters - The plans should be on record at the local DPW. You may request a copy. They provided AutoCad and PDF's for us. The Architect made any modifications for us a

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] MAcbooks dropping off wireless network

2012-10-26 Thread Russ Leathe
Disabling IPv6 on both the client and eliminating the ACL on the controller. Also mDNS is an issue with MAC clients. We disabled mDNS at the controller level as well. At the controller CMD what's the result of 'Show ip igmp group'? also run 'show datapath utilization' and make sure your CPU's

Re : microcell vs virtual cell

2007-04-12 Thread Russ Leathe
y one system can adversely impact other client and access point devices even with only background traffic. There is 3rd party vendor/bake-off documenting the results but you have indicated that you do not consider it. All the best Russ Leathe Director of Networking Gordon College

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Re : microcell vs virtual cell

2007-04-13 Thread Russ Leathe
riginal Message- From: Steve Fletty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Re : microcell vs virtual cell Russ Leathe wrote: > > Needless to say, we chose Alcatel/Aruba. They conform to standards. > So

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 'Clustering' and 'failover' in the context of Aruba

2007-05-23 Thread Russ Leathe
Hi John, We just went through the same scenario. We now have an Aruba/Alcatel 6000 with dual controllers...200 AP's as well. I concluded the following. 1.) Two controllers (same box) side A & B, A-side is active, B-side is redundant. A-side fails, B-side takes over 2.) Major/minor upgrade -

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.1x and iPhone

2007-07-11 Thread Russ Leathe
no, but take a look at the list of items it lacks... http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/10/28TCiphoneproscons_1.html?source=NLC-PLATFORMS&cgd=2007-07-11 Russ From: Peter Morrissey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 7/11/2007 2:04 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTS

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11n Draft 2.0

2007-11-13 Thread Russ Leathe
Carnegie Mellon just went through an extensive "N" evalthey chose Aruba. http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/071112/0324644.html From: Lee Weers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:25 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11n Draft 2.0