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RE: Cellular coverage improvements

Posted By Adam Ferrero 05-25-2023 03:59:29 PM
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In the trial we expanded to a few more buildings and then ended the trial and turned it down. It seemed to just work for us. We'll enable it once it's generally available. Adam

RE: Network Segmentation using VxLAN or VRFs

Posted By Adam Ferrero 11-07-2022 10:48:04 AM
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Another Extreme shop here, so SPB fabric with a bunch of VRFs all pushing through firewall to get anywhere. Staff, student, guest, environmental, etc. Works superbly for us for several years now. Very easy to support. The only debate we have is whether a new thing is worth the couple of hours to stand ...

RE: Microsoft Express Route

Posted By Adam Ferrero 10-28-2022 09:14:29 AM
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We've been using Azure Express Route for most of the year. It's the primary path and IPSEC tunnels back it up. I like it a lot. Keeps our traffic off commodity internet pipes but then this is not lots of traffic and commodity internet pipes have been very reliable. I'm not remembering any extra I2 costs ...

RE: Business / Service Monitor Applications and Ops Centers

Posted By Adam Ferrero 10-27-2022 04:04:38 PM
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Ryan, Congratulations. I'm passionate about monitoring so offering a few random thoughts. I know you've been around the block so probably nothing new for you. Contact info below feel free. - Solid inventory – we've automated adding monitoring once it hits our inventory system (and we bill for services ...

RE: DHCP Lease Time

Posted By Adam Ferrero 10-03-2022 11:21:56 AM
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Mostly 5 days for wired and 30 minutes for wireless. Drivers were not license based here, but NAT, IP allocation availability and some MAC tracking conveniences mostly. Adam adam@temple.edu

RE: Favorite DHCP Solutions

Posted By Adam Ferrero 08-29-2022 02:18:35 PM
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I love our Blue Cat solution. I can look at raw logs if I like. Recommend looking close at Blue Cat and Infoblox if you're planning to pay for a solution. Adam

RE: Cellular coverage improvements

Posted By Adam Ferrero 08-23-2022 01:35:55 PM
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We have been in beta program for Passpoint / HOTSPOT 2.0 with Aruba. I don't have much to say about it except that it seems to just work in one busy building on campus. It's a long running beta so I'm interested to see it move further to production (and for Verizon to be supported). Adam

RE: License-Happy (unhappy) Messaging for Campus Constituents?

Posted By Adam Ferrero 07-06-2022 07:19:17 AM
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We are just barely starting the replacements but out of ~70,000 the biggest winner is Housing. We just disconnected ~5,800 jacks (the ones in the Residence Halls where it was one jack per bed). They only had ~80 things plugged in since last fall (mostly Xbox and PS5s but just a few PCs, all stuff that ...

RE: License-Happy (unhappy) Messaging for Campus Constituents?

Posted By Adam Ferrero 07-06-2022 07:07:31 AM
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Lee, We've been running a model with flat rate install fees and monthly charges and $0 budget dollars to us for 15+ years now. We adjust the rates annually based on actual expenses. We cover costs and appropriate lifecycle replacements but collect no profit whatsoever naturally. Under that model folks ...

RE: Azure UDRs

Posted By Adam Ferrero 05-27-2022 12:20:37 PM
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I forgot a better signature for context. Adam Temple University adam@temple.edu

RE: Azure UDRs

Posted By Adam Ferrero 05-27-2022 12:18:48 PM
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I hope someone with more experience than me chimes in but we've done a bunch of that over the last couple years. We learned as we built so I'd likely build it from scratch slightly differently but I can advise what we do. Don't consider any of this best practice. My only tip is if you have the time, ...

RE: 8540 to 9800 WLC optics

Posted By Adam Ferrero 05-05-2022 11:00:33 AM
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I don't code my own so I don't have that expense. I stopped tracking my savings ~5 years in when I surpassed half a million dollars. It's definitely cheaper (it's otherwise not better, it's identical and cheaper). Adam

RE: 8540 to 9800 WLC optics

Posted By Adam Ferrero 05-04-2022 08:30:43 AM
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Did someone say 3rd party optics? I'm passionate about this one. Verizon sued Cisco and won so no one is obligated to purchase OEM direct optics. We've been using Approved Optics/U.S. Critical optics for ~8 years and they work, lifetime warranty and replacements. The last QSFP-40G-SR4 I bought was $68 ...

RE: philosophy toward switch code upgrades

Posted By Adam Ferrero 04-28-2022 11:30:35 AM
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Same here totally agree with 1 – 4. In addition we'll do every other year switch code updates if nothing else forced them upon us just to stay current. For us only switches have a chance to make it years without update. Wireless, firewall, routers, etc. get update way more frequently relatively speaking. ...

RE: Wireless Guest Access

Posted By Adam Ferrero 02-09-2022 09:46:44 AM
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For us (40k student population + a large urban healthcare provider), we have 1 or 2 thousands guest self service every day without help. SMS text to device and switch SSIDs to use it. For the small number that can't work with that, they call our Help Desk (or a handful of other sponsors) who can issue ...

RE: 802.11 Protocols and Spectrum Usage History

Posted By Adam Ferrero 02-07-2022 08:12:52 PM
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Spectacular chart. I know how challenging it must have been to keep the records straight enough to produce that work of art. Bravo! Adam