Agreed, we use generic J4859C's from Newegg in all of our HP gear across campus with no problems. We just make sure we buy the ones with a lifetime warranty (~$79) in case one goes bad.
*Van K. Jones* Network Support Manager Mississippi College P: 601.925.3493 | F: 601.925.3955 Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/mississippicollege> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/misscollege> | Vimeo <http://www.vimeo.com/misscollege> <http://www.mc.edu/> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Hinson, Matthew P < matthew.hin...@vikings.berry.edu> wrote: > Haven't personally experienced this one... I've used some $30 J4859C's I > got from eBay and the switch didn't care. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Anderson > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 4:57 PM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba Networks > > HP also has a history of forced lock-in. Their switches specifically > prevent you from using third-party SFPs. Imagine if they did this with the > wireless APs--purposely make them not work with non-HP ethernet switches. > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 09:47:52PM +0000, Williams, Matthew wrote: > > I've heard from multiple CIOs that they don't want a "converged campus" > solution. They don't want to end up beholden to a single vendor for > financial and security reasons. They want best-of-breed products that > provide the most bang for the buck without the caveats of, "Well if you > want that that feature then you'll have to buy this > appliance/plugin/thing-a-ma-bob, too." > > > > I find the potential merger a bit disappointing because Aruba was a > wireless company (with a few switches) and that's what they did. I'd hate > to see them end up getting lost in the shuffle of HP's portfolio of > solutions. Hopefully, if this all goes through, that won't happen. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Matthew Williams > > IT Manager, Wireless > > Kent State University > > Office: (330) 672-7246 > > Mobile: (330) 469-0445 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Carter > > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 4:33 PM > > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba > > Networks > > > > Yes, edge switches, but HP can sell the whole campus from firewalls to > routers to core switches to APs to software (clearpass, airwave, etc) to > truly compete with the likes of Cisco. They're pushing the "converged > campus" to sound like a marketing wonk. Whether or not they screw it up is > what we'll have to wait and see. > > > > Thomas Carter > > Network and Operations Manager > > Austin College > > 903-813-2564 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Frank > > Sweetser > > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:44 PM > > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] HP is reportedly trying to buy Aruba > > Networks > > > > On 02/26/2015 02:23 PM, Thomas Carter wrote: > > > I kept telling our Dell reps that Dell needs to buy into wireless > > > and grab Aerohive or Ruckus. They would just mention the Aruba deal; > > > we'll see what happens with that. > > > > > > I do think this can be good for Aruba. I see it as this - Cisco is a > > > company that does $50B revenue annually and spends $6B in R&D. I > > > know that's not all wireless, but Aruba has $725M annual revenue > > > with $170M R&D. They need the financial backing to stay in second > > > and maybe close the gap on Cisco. If integrated well, HP could have > > > a compelling package with ProCurve and Aruba all managed under AirWave > with some magic SDN sprinkled in there somewhere. > > > > But Aruba already has their own package with their MAS switches! > > > > My biggest fear is that HP is buying Aruba the wireless company, not > > Aruba the client access company. This would lead them to keeping the > > APs and controllers, while putting all of the rest of the goodies that > > let us to selecting them (Clearpass, Airwave's cross vendor > > capabilities, their > > switches) in jeopardy of either being tossed outright or left hanging > around atrophying. > > ********** > 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/.
