Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Very high number of wireless devices returning from break

2012-01-26 Thread kconnell
We had room for 6k concurrent users before xmas. That's was bumped up to 10k over the holidays and we're seeing 11k trying to associate at timesso we still don't have enough... Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] KeyNote Remote on Cisco LWAPP

2011-10-10 Thread kconnell
I can see only two other options... 1. You get or force , if possible, both devices on the same vlan/network broadcast domain. 2. Setup an adhoc network for the task. Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] shared lab devices using enterprise WPA2

2011-09-27 Thread kconnell
We have 2 wireless labs, and went the route of just having a WPA2/PSK SSID for them and drop those users on his own managed vlan/subnet. The admin who looks after the lab PCs does not give out the key to anyonewell at least we hope so...its in his best interest not to because it will eat

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless design

2011-06-09 Thread kconnell
We keep our APs on separate vlan/ip space and users on subnets that are wireless traffic only. If there are issues with a particular user I know from ip address right away if they are wired or wireless. Plus having the wired and wireless users share the same IP space allows them to poke

option 43 for finding master controller

2011-06-02 Thread kconnell
Is any one using this on a per-scope basis with an ISC DHCP server ? We're an Aruba shop an currently find our masters via dns, but are also exploring giving the master controller address via DHCP option 43. We currently have this working on a limited basis and have it defined in a particular

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Mount hidden or in plain view in dorms?

2010-12-02 Thread kconnell
We mount all APs below the ceiling and have only had only 1 stolen and 1 vandalized over the past 5 years. I find it much easier to trouble shoot when u can actually see the unit and the pretty lights (the tunnel up light on Aruba APs especially), its a real pain to have to carry a ladder

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi blockers in classrooms

2010-11-18 Thread kconnell
The dummy AP is a simple and interesting ideaI wonder how many users would complain about not having internet access, or any access...depending on how the ap is configured. Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Active Directory and LDAP at the same time. Or... justLDAP with 802.1x.

2010-10-12 Thread kconnell
If there aren't too many ldap users, can u not just create an account on AD ? Make them special case... Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709 -Original Message- From:

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Macbooks with odd Airport MAC addresses

2010-09-25 Thread kconnell
We just had our first... Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709 -Original Message- From: Lee H Badman lhbad...@syr.edu Sender: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] DHCP lease times?

2010-09-13 Thread kconnell
We started with 3 hour lease times, had pool issues, then tweaked a few times and ended up at 20min lease times. We've been running like that for over a year now. You may have to experiment a bit to find what lease time works best for your network Our controllers (Aruba) are set to flush

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] wireless DHCP lease time

2009-09-30 Thread kconnell
We had similar issues, and have found a happy middle with 40 min max lease time with our controllers (Aruba) having a user timeout of 38 min. Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Single Channel vs Multi-Channel Architecture

2009-07-29 Thread kconnell
I don't have much experience with a single channel deployment, but without even getting into vendor preferences or specifics I can't see how a single channel can gain any perfomance in such an unpreditctable and dynamically changing environment as far as other devices, and wireless networks

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ARuba VLAN pooling

2009-05-28 Thread kconnell
Assuming you you have multiple client side vlans already configured on your controller, you assign those vlans to the vap (currently your only specifying one vlan, just comma seperate and add another ). Now when a user associates, there is hash done on the client mac address and they are placed

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Big Aruba Environments- Management of multiplecontrollers

2009-03-05 Thread kconnell
We did an Airwave trial (monitor only - 8 controllers), the function to config your controller just isn't there yet, but for stats it's great. We still just use the gui on the master and are happy with that...configs don't change much, so it's not something that has to be to slick and most

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Does the Aruba MC-2400 have PoE support on any/all24 10/100 Ethernet ports?

2008-12-29 Thread kconnell
There is a gotcha with the Aruba 5000/6000 chasis we hit regarding PoE You have to have the 400watt power supply's (there's a 200watt model) or the PoE won't work. Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto,