On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:57:17AM +0000, Jeffrey, Howard wrote:
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> Dear All,
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> Over the last few years we have been receiving an increasing
> number of requests for a wireless service covering our residential
> network. The current service provides a wired data point in each room,
> house, flat..etc
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> I would be interested in your thoughts on this topic..
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> e..g
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> Do you provide a wireless ResNet in addition to wired,
No.
HTH, HAND :-)
So far if there is pressure from the students we've not heard about it.
However we are logically isolated from the students by our residential
services people.
We keep hearing (from the RESNET list, from wireless vendors) that students
don't know what an RJ-45 connector is, demand wireless and everywhere is
replacing wired with wireless. No first hand experience of this yet though.
The thought of having to implement residential wireless would make us cry
though. No PoE, 15K rooms, old buildings, often cables plastered into walls.
Scary.
Mike
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Mike Richardson
Networks
IT Services, University of Manchester
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