If you're talking about Firmware version 2.1.0, I don't think so... I've tried it and not seen the entries timeout at all. I could be wrong, but my cursory testing of this feature in that firmware revision shows that it doesn't.
--Mike On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 16:43, Phill Solomon wrote: > Hello Mike, > > Regarding the bridge table time out, I believe this has been fixed in the > Jan release of the code for the AP-3 / AP-2000, but I would hardly want to > rely on that either, as you say. > > thanks regards Phill Solomon > > > At 01:19 AM 2/04/2003, you wrote: > >On this note, I had thought about using the Bridge MIB direct from the > >AP-2000 and just counting the MACs on either of the wireless interfaces > >(2 or 9 are the interface numbers in the Bridge MIB on the AP-3/2000). > >The problem with this method is that the AP-2000 (AP-3) does not timeout > >bridge entries. On top of this, the bridge learn table is 10,000 > >entries in size. If a client shuts down and does not roam to another AP > >(which all clients will eventually do), then the MAC for that client > >hangs around on the last AP it was associated with indefinitely. Not > >very accurate. With no bridge learn timeout and no client association > >MIB, there just is no truly accurate way to find out who is currently > >using an AP. For an enterprise-class AP of the caliber of the > >Avaya/Proxim lines, I find this very dissappointing. > > > >--Mike > > > > > >On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 08:13, Philippe Hanset wrote: > > > Phill, > > > > > > At University of Tennessee we are exploring various tools > > > that can do what you want, home-grown and off-the-shelve. > > > We do have an advantage, all our APs are AP-2000 (=AP3) > > > ...or call it a disadvantage considering the lack > > > of MIBs for client polling on AP-2000. > > > > > > For Home-Grown, we use PERL-SNMP and MRTG, > > > > > > the number of clients can be polled but it's tricky, > > > you have to simulate that same thing that you do on the WEB interface > > > with SNMP coding: eg: set OID for "link test explore", then Poll that same > > > OID, when it changes, read the OID of client association...it's very > > > annoying + not all brands of 802.11b adapter show up... The other > > > alternative would be to poll the switch port on which the AP is connected > > > and count the number of MAC addresses (of course if the CAM table age is > > > high it doesn't make much sense...but it gives an idea) > > > > > > > > > For off-the-shelve, we are exploring 2 packages: > > > > > > Airwave (www.airwave.com) , which supports Cisco and Orinoco. They are > > > facing the same issue as any coder: Client support on AP-2000 is > > > unreliable. The advantage: they bundle in a supported package all the > > > neat things that your best coders can come up with. > > > (Linux/Perl based). They have a HPOV (HP Open View)plug-in > > > > > > The other product is designed by the Orinoco team itself: > > > WINMA (Wireless Network Manager...it sounds like it was designed by > > > Microsoft but it's not...) > > > Runs on Windows, supports all features of the AP-2000/1000 etc... > > > (not Cisco!!!) including the Client Association. Has a HPOV plug-in. > > > At the moment it doesn't support Group configuration, but we made > > > a BIG request for it. > > > > > > Also, some folks that design Wireless Authentication Gateways > > > (Vernier, Reef Edge, Blue Socket ...) are planning to have management > > > software in the same package...that would be interesting to pursue. > > > > > > We don't know yet which direction we will lean. We decided > > > to stick with PERL-SNMP at the moment an keep our eyes wide open, > > > until one of these product becomes mature enough to fit our needs > > > (we might convert our SNMP coding into a Startup ;-) > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Philippe Hanset > > > University opf Tennessee > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Phill Solomon wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am seeking feedback about how different universities are monitoring > > > > wireless base stations. > > > > > > > > Here at the University of Melbourne we currently have around 65 Avaya > > AP-3 > > > > and around a dozen Cisco Aironet 350, and a handful of AP-1000s. What I > > > > would like to do is to produce MRTG style graphs for each base station > > > > showing how many users are connected and when. This will show where the > > > > most popular locations are and at what times. > > > > > > > > Are others doing this ? Are there commercial products / tools available > > > > that can do this ? / Can it be done over different platforms ? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > Phill Solomon > > > > > > > > More information about our Wireless network "MUWIRELESS" > > > > http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/wireless > > > > > > > > Phill Solomon > > > > > > > > Networks - Systems and IT Infrastructure - Information Division > > > > University of Melbourne > > > > Phone 834 48804 Fax 9347 4804 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ********** > > > > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > > http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/. > > > > > > > > > > ********** > > > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > > http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/. > > > >********** > >Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > >Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/. > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group > discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/. -- --Mike -------------------------------- Michael Griego Wireless Network Administrator University of Texas at Dallas ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/.
