We ran into the Kindle Fire issue after disabling 802.11b rates as well. Marking 6Mbps as Mandatory and leaving the other 802.11g rates as supported allowed the device to connect. We are using Cisco WiSM2s running 7.2.111.3 code.
Cheers, Ryan Sullivan Datacommunications ACT, UCSD rasulli...@ucsd.edu 858-822-5602 On Nov 27, 2012, at 8:09 AM, Dennis Xu <d...@uoguelph.ca> wrote: > 12M: Mandatory > 1,2,5.5,11M: Disabled > All other data rates: Supported > > --- > Dennis Xu > Network Analyst, Computing and Communication Services > University of Guelph > 5198244120 x 56217 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric T. Barnett" <ebarn...@astate.edu> > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:05:17 AM > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 802.11B and Android oddities > > Interesting. I've tried with the 6 & 9 on as well, with the B rates off. > Still no luck. What mandatory rates are you folks using? > > Thanks for the quick response, this is a real head scratcher. > > --Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dennis Xu > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:02 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 802.11B and Android oddities > > We have disabled B for several years. But we did not disable 6 & 9 for G. We > haven't seen any issues. Kindle Fire definitely works here. > > I think the issue is related to the disable of 6 & 9. > > --- > Dennis Xu > Network Analyst, Computing and Communication Services University of Guelph > 5198244120 x 56217 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Watters" <john.watt...@ua.edu> > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:59:04 AM > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 802.11B and Android oddities > > > > > The University of Alabama has had the B rates disabled for several years now > (at least 3) and have had only one complaint. Our athletic ticketing folks > were using B-only handheld ticket scanners for event admissions. I turned B > back on for 3 months for just their APs until they could replace their units. > No other problems have turned up. > > > > > > -jcw > > ------------------------------------- > John Watters UA: OIT 205-348-3992 > > > > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric T. Barnett > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:33 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 802.11B and Android oddities > > > > I know that some devices can act strange when 802.11B is turned off (such as > the Wii), but I was surprised when a student brought his Kindle Fire in > yesterday. I disabled the 802.11B data rates last week (along with 6 & 9 on > G). Anyone else have problems with early Androids? > > > > Thanks, > > Eric Barnett > > > > > > > Description: Description: Description: > http://area51.astate.edu/e-footer/wolf.jpg > > Eric Barnett > > Senior Network Engineer/Wireless Administrator > > Information and Technology Services > > > > P.O. Box 1140 | State University, AR 72467 > > Office: (870) 680-4243 | Fax: (870) 972-3011 > > ebarn...@astate.edu | http://www.astate.edu > > http://wireless.astate.edu > > Description: Description: Description: > http://area51.astate.edu/e-footer/USnews.png > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > 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/. > > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at 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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
