We use it to drop certain traffic but not P2P as it will just morph into different ports. We just mark and control the bandwidth for all the P2P stuff to "try" and make it unusable for users.
Craig On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Gavin Pyle <gp...@greenriver.edu> wrote: > We petition our tech fee council for money to perform wireless > upgrades. Students consider having the latest WiFi technologies essential > so they have yet to turn down a request. We upgrade APs in the areas that > serve mostly students using this money and the older APs usually get > trickled to faculty areas, until they are really old and then get sent to > surplus. > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > Gavin Pyle > > Network Engineer > > Green River Community College > > gp...@greenriver.edu > > > > *Breathe easy – Green River is now tobacco-free! > <http://www.greenriver.edu/about-grcc/policies-and-procedures/new-policies/ga-02-tobacco-use.htm>* > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Oliver Elliott > *Sent:* Thursday, August 7, 2014 1:01 AM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Replacing ageing APs > > > > Hi all > > > > I've been looking into EOLs and end of software support for some of our > older APs and was wondering what other institutions do to keep their estate > up to date. Up to now we've had very sparse funding for wireless as it was > always viewed as an add on service. A recent outage (caused by buggy > 7.6.120 code) has shown just how important Wifi has become. Up to now APs > have been largely installed on an ad-hoc basis with funding from > departments or projects but this doesn't tend to account for EOL > replacement. > > > > We're looking to apply for a formal replacement project based on either > rolling yearly replacement budget or a big bang approach every few years. > > > > So, how do you guys handle this problem? > > > > Oli > > -- > > Oliver Elliott > Network Specialist > IT Services > University of Bristol > e: oliver.elli...@bristol.ac.uk > t: 0117 92 (87861) > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > -- Craig Eyre Network Analyst IT Services Department Mount Royal University 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW Calgary AB T2P 3T5 P. 403.440.5199 E. ce...@mtroyal.ca "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." Vincent T. Lombardi" "MRU IT Services or any legitimate organization will *NEVER* ask for your password. Never email or share your password with anyone.". ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.