Manoj- I did just inquire about that- they said it was rolled into .176 with multiple other fixes...
Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Todd Lane Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:33 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WIRELESS-LAN Digest - 19 Jan 2009 to 20 Jan 2009 (#2009-8) Manoj, Ask your Cisco engineer to look at SR-609255757 which relates to bugs CSCsq41327 and CSCsq87457. Tell him you want to try the following code. Product Version.................................. 4.2.130.0 Engineering Special.............................. SR-609255757 (v1) That version of code has been solid for us since August. Todd Lane University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manoj Abeysekera wrote: > > We are also running 4.2.130 for sometime now. However we do have a > problem of WLC not forwarding traffic for some users in a totally random > order. Cisco has found a bug (Hopefully the right bug -Bug ID is > CSCsq41327) so we need to move away from the 4.2.130 code. Having heard > all the concerns about 5.x code I'm not sure what code we should > upgrade... It seems, only option would be at this time is to go with > 4.2.176. > > > Thanks > > Manoj A. > American University > > > > *"WALLACE, DAVID" <dwall...@kent.edu>* > Sent by: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> > > 01/21/2009 09:20 AM > Please respond to > The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> > > > > To > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WIRELESS-LAN Digest - 19 Jan 2009 to 20 Jan 2009 > (#2009-8) > > > > > > > > > We are running 4.2.130 since last December. Very stable with no issues > so far. We have this code running on both WiSM's and stand alone 4400's > and one 2106. We have just under 1200 ap's in production. We are > running 5.1.151.0 code on our testbed controller. We are still not > comfortable going to the 5 code train yet. > > David Wallace > Associate Network Designer > Kent State University > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of WIRELESS-LAN > automatic digest system > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:00 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: WIRELESS-LAN Digest - 19 Jan 2009 to 20 Jan 2009 (#2009-8) > > There are 7 messages totalling 1055 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. WiSM Code- Revisited (5) > 2. WISM Stability and Load (2) > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:46:39 -0500 > From: Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> > Subject: WiSM Code- Revisited > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B27.0C246FFF > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > After a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed > to move from 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some > input from anyone running 4.2.176.=20 > =20 > How big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of > any major bugs? > =20 > For us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing > both management and service IP addresses. > =20 > Thanks much- > =20 > Lee > =20 > Lee H. Badman > Wireless/Network Engineer > Information Technology and Services > Syracuse University > 315 443-3003 > =20 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B27.0C246FFF > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Dus-ascii"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D791084317-20012009>After = > a weekend full=20 > of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed to move from 4.2.112 = > to <FONT=20 > size=3D2>4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some input from anyone = > running=20 > 4.2.176. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D791084317-20012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D791084317-20012009>How = > big is your=20 > environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of any major=20 > bugs?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D791084317-20012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D791084317-20012009>For us = > on 4.2.112,=20 > we are having random spates of controllers losing both management and = > service IP=20 > addresses.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D791084317-20012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D791084317-20012009>Thanks = > > much-</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D791084317-20012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D791084317-20012009>Lee</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lee H. Badman</FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wireless/Network = > Engineer</FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Information Technology and = > > Services</FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Syracuse = > University</FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>315 443-3003</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > <p> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B27.0C246FFF-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:58:06 -0500 > From: "Kellogg, Brian D." <bkell...@sbu.edu> > Subject: Re: WiSM Code- Revisited > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B28.A7D9C17E > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > We had serious issues with the version 5 code so we downgraded to the > four code. About 55 days ago we upgrade to version 4.2.176 and it has > been rock solid so far. We have one WiSM with 256 1131abg APs and about > 15 1300 outdoor APs. > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > Thank you, > > =20 > > Brian Kellogg > > Network Services Manager > > St. Bonaventure University > > 716-375-4092 > > =20 > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:47 PM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: WiSM Code- Revisited > > =20 > > After a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed > to move from 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some > input from anyone running 4.2.176.=20 > > =20 > > How big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of > any major bugs? > > =20 > > For us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing > both management and service IP addresses. > > =20 > > Thanks much- > > =20 > > Lee > > =20 > > Lee H. 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> font-size:10.0pt;}...@page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; > margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}div.Section1 {page:Section1;}--> > </style> > <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" > spidmax=3D"1026" /></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> > </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> > </head> > > <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> > > <div class=3DSection1> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>We had serious issues with the version 5 code so we = > downgraded to > the four code. About 55 days ago we upgrade to version 4.2.176 and = > it has > been rock solid so far. We have one WiSM with 256 1131abg APs and = > about 15 > 1300 outdoor APs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; > color:#1F497D'>Thank you,</span><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; > color:#1F497D'>Brian Kellogg</span><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; > color:#1F497D'>Network Services Manager</span><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; > color:#1F497D'>St. Bonaventure University</span><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; > color:#1F497D'>716-375-4092</span><span = > style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><span > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F49 7= > D'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <div> > > <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt = > 0in 0in 0in'> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span >= > </b><span > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> The = > EDUCAUSE > Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lee H = > Badman<br> > <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:47 PM<br> > <b>To:</b> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<br> > <b>Subject:</b> WiSM Code- Revisited<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After > a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed to move = > from > 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some input from = > anyone > running 4.2.176. </span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How > big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of any = > major > bugs?</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For > us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing both > management and service IP addresses.</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks > much-</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lee</span><o := > p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lee > H. Badman</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wireless/Net w= > ork > Engineer</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information > Technology and Services</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Syracuse > University</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>315 > 443-3003</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>********** Participation and subscription = > information for > this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > </body> > > </html> > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > <p> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B28.A7D9C17E-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:05:24 -0500 > From: Dennis Xu <d...@uoguelph.ca> > Subject: WISM Stability and Load > > We have run wisms for two years with different codes(4.0, 4.1 and 4.2). > We have both web auth wlan and WPA wlan(majority of users are on web > auth wlan). We have found when wisms are running in a higher > load(500-1000 users per controller), they will start to have crash issue > and web auth issue(web login page not loading). They run very stable > when the load is low. > > Is this the same case for other deployments as well? I hope someone can > share following info with me: > > 1. Are your wisms stable and what code do you use? > 2. How many users total and how many web auth users do you have per > controller(NOT per wism blade) > > Thanks! > > Dennis Xu > Network Analyst(CCS) > University of Guelph > 5198244120 x 56217 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:03:56 -0800 > From: Jeffrey Sessler <j...@scrippscollege.edu> > Subject: Re: WiSM Code- Revisited > > In the case of 5.x, the initial 5.0 release had issues, and does the = > latest 5.2, but the 5.1 code appears to be rock solid, and for those with = > AP1252's offers easy access to features that are problematic on the 4.2 = > train. > > Jeff > > > >>> Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> 1/20/2009 9:46 AM >>> > After a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed > to move from 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some > input from anyone running 4.2.176.=20 > =20 > How big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of > any major bugs? > =20 > For us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing > both management and service IP addresses. > =20 > Thanks much- > =20 > Lee > =20 > Lee H. Badman > Wireless/Network Engineer > Information Technology and Services > Syracuse University > 315 443-3003 > =20 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent = > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>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/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:23:38 -0600 > From: Hector J Rios <hr...@lsu.edu> > Subject: Re: WiSM Code- Revisited > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B66.E3D4A589 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Lee,=20 > > =20 > > We've been running 4.2.130 for quite a while and has been very stable.=20 > > =20 > > 8 WiSMs > > 1546 APs > > =20 > > Hector Rios > > Louisiana State University > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:47 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU <http://www.educause.edu/groups/> > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiSM Code- Revisited > > =20 > > After a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed > to move from 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some > input from anyone running 4.2.176.=20 > > =20 > > How big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of > any major bugs? > > =20 > > For us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing > both management and service IP addresses. > > =20 > > Thanks much- > > =20 > > Lee > > =20 > > Lee H. Badman > > Wireless/Network Engineer > > Information Technology and Services > > Syracuse University > > 315 443-3003 > > =20 > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/.=20 > > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B66.E3D4A589 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = > xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = > xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = > xmlns:m=3D" > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/200 4/12/omml" > = > xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> > > <head> > <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Dus-ascii"> > <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> > <style> > <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria > Math"; 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> color:#1F497D'>Lee, <o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>We’ve been running 4.2.130 for quite a while and = > has been very > stable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>8 WiSMs<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>1546 APs<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>Hector Rios<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>Louisiana State University<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <div> > > <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt = > 0in 0in 0in'> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span >= > </b><span > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> The = > EDUCAUSE > Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lee H = > Badman<br> > <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:47 AM<br> > <b>To:</b> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<br> > <b>Subject:</b> [WIRELESS-LAN] WiSM Code- = > Revisited<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After > a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed to move = > from > 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some input from = > anyone > running 4.2.176. </span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How > big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of any = > major > bugs?</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For > us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing both > management and service IP addresses.</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks > much-</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lee</span><o := > p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lee > H. Badman</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wireless/Net w= > ork > Engineer</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information > Technology and Services</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Syracuse > University</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>315 > 443-3003</span><o:p></o:p></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>********** Participation and subscription = > information for > this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > </body> > > </html> > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > <p> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C97B66.E3D4A589-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:17 -0500 > From: Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> > Subject: Re: WISM Stability and Load > > Yikes- that ends up being some pretty pricey unreliable hardware. I have > to wonder if the same class of hardware from other vendors is just as > quirky, but perhaps you hear less about them because of lesser market > share? Or are the WiSMs is a dubious class by themselves? > > Lee H. Badman > Wireless/Network Engineer > Information Technology and Services > Syracuse University > 315 443-3003 > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Xu > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:05 PM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] WISM Stability and Load > > We have run wisms for two years with different codes(4.0, 4.1 and 4.2). > We have both web auth wlan and WPA wlan(majority of users are on web > auth wlan). We have found when wisms are running in a higher > load(500-1000 users per controller), they will start to have crash issue > and web auth issue(web login page not loading). They run very stable > when the load is low. > > Is this the same case for other deployments as well? I hope someone can > share following info with me: > > 1. Are your wisms stable and what code do you use? > 2. How many users total and how many web auth users do you have per > controller(NOT per wism blade) > > Thanks!=20 > > Dennis Xu > Network Analyst(CCS) > University of Guelph > 5198244120 x 56217 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>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/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:37:29 -0500 > From: Dennis Xu <d...@uoguelph.ca> > Subject: Re: WiSM Code- Revisited > > We upgraded to 4.2.176.0 from 4.1.185.0 and we run into a problem that > sometimes the web login page cannot load on client browsers. It happens > only during peak times. The WPA users seems to be fine. We may have to > downgrade to 4.1.185.0. > > Dennis Xu > Network Analyst(CCS) > University of Guelph > 5198244120 x 56217 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee H Badman" <lhbad...@syr.edu> > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:46:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiSM Code- Revisited > > > After a weekend full of problems on 4.2.112... We are being instructed > to move from 4.2.112 to 4.2.176, and to avoid 5 code. Could use some > input from anyone running 4.2.176. > > How big is your environment, and are you either experiencing or aware of > any major bugs? > > For us on 4.2.112, we are having random spates of controllers losing > both management and service IP addresses. > > Thanks much- > > Lee > > Lee H. 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