[ale] OT... Overheard at a CIRT meeting... WiFi...

[Lightner, Jeff]

Several years ago I worked at a Fortune 100 company.   Every time we had a UNIX Team meeting there was a race to see who could get the 2 or 3 physical RJ45 ports for Ethernet in the room.   I asked why they didn't use Wi-Fi and was told that they in fact had it but it was very problematic in the room.   You could connect but it would drop you off quickly.

I called the team that supported Wi-Fi who told me they'd purposefully installed the Wi-Fi with weak transmission on the theory that they'd hear from users if it wasn't working properly so they could tweak it to the point that it was strong enough for its location but not so strong it was going to be used all over the building.   In the 2 years since they'd done the installs I was the first person to call.   They resolved the issue with that room in 1/2 hour.





-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Boris Borisov
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:44 AM
To: mhw at wittsend.com; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT... Overheard at a CIRT meeting... WiFi...

600 devices per day ?
How big is that thing?

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com> wrote:
> So, I'm the "head tech" at the UU church here in Gwinnett County.
> Katherine is my "second in command" there.
>
> Monday, I attended an all day CIRT (Church IT Round Table) event.
>
> I was amazed at the problems they face with WiFi.  The church where we
> were meeting has to deal with an AVERAGE 600 devices per day with a
> typical peak of 1400 devices on Sundays!  (clue - a /24 for WiFi ain't
> gonna cut it!)  They have seen 14,000 unique devices id's in their
> latest reporting period.  A pastor tells the congregants to "open your
> bible to..." and half the congregation pulls out tablets!
>
> A comment overheard...
>
> "Wireless Networking is a spiritual thing.
> You get down on your knees and PRAY."
>
> Ain't it da truth.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
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