Next message: Perbix, Michael: "RE: [WinMac] Re: Sysco Aeronet and Apple Airport"
>UT Chattanooga is installing a Sysco Wireless Aeronet system in the
>university library. Long range plans call for the system to be
>expanded from the library to other buildings on campus.
>
>The two wireless systems, Sysco Aeronet and Apple Airport, seem
> to be incompatible.
It would be interesting to know what standard Sysco (Cisco?)
uses. The Apple/Lucent components are supposed to be fully
802.11b standard compliant and both companies belong to
the standard organization that is promoting wireless
"Ethernet" compatibility.
If your campus is installing something that does not correspond
to 802.11b but some proprietary wireless communication method,
there could be a whole future of problems at UT-Chattanooga.
Even if Lucent goes belly-up, Apple can easily find another
supplier since the AirPort cards are completely 802.11b standard.
The same may not be true for the Aeronet product.
I don't have a solution for you. It just sounds to me as
if whoever is doing this wireless installation is/are
exercising poor judgment, has not fully tested the wireless
product market and standards, and is certainly not being
a customer service organization. (Why do IT departments
decide what is good for the customers ? We certainly don't
accept that from any commercial service providers).
- Hank
- Hank
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