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SolarWinds Thwack Community
August has come and gone, and with it my Thwack Ambassador status. You might be wondering what that means. Perhaps you thought @amyengineer with her sparkly bat was the ambassador of thwack. This is...
View ArticleThis Is Not The Flash You Are Looking For
A while back, I was trying to install an IOS-XE update on an ASR1001 and run into something weird. asr1001#request platform software package expand file ? bootflash: RP-relative file path flash:...
View ArticlePseudo-Random Bits of IT Humor
I have a collection of IT humor that I’ve accumulated over the years. I thought I’d share some of the shorter ones with you. I hope you enjoy them! From the choice-of-metaphors dept: “Installing...
View ArticleWhat’s new in WLC 7.6.110 – 8.0.100
A while back I wrote an article that covered the changes from WLC 7.1 – 7.6.100 . Let’s catch up to 8.0, shall we? 7.6.110 Bugfix release. Fix for issues with WMM with Broadcom clients (no 802.11n for...
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OS X Yosemite and Prolific USB Drivers
If you are an OS X user, you know that a new OS has come out. New OS upgrades are always shiny, but also come with some level of risk. I have an old MacBook that had been running the Yosemite beta, so...
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Fixing the Prolific Driver on OS X
Prolific USB to Serial Adapter There are a couple different USB to serial adapters that you might use as a network engineer. The one pictured in the article is manufactured by Prolific, but sold by...
View ArticleThe Unofficial #WLPC Twitter Attendee List
Jennifer Lucille (@JenniferLucille) wondered if there was a list of Twitter peeps who were attending the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference in Dallas next week. There wasn’t, so I made one. Send me...
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In Need of Focus
Image courtesy Ryan Ritchie via flickr I like spending time with my family and being involved at church. I like certification exams. I like studying and learning new things. I like HAM radio, blogging,...
View ArticleWi-Fi: Access Layer of the Future?
Is Wi-Fi the access layer of the future? Of course it is! As network professionals we all know that outside of the traditional enterprise, it’s the access layer of the now. But when will the...
View ArticleCan We Improve Wi-Fi Regulations?
Some complain that the FCC made a mistake in their Marriott ruling and the resulting Enforcement advisory against Wi-Fi blocking. Those who disagree say an organization should be able to control the RF...
View ArticleSticky Clients, Wide Channels, and SNR
I wrote a blog post with my thoughts about the impact of wide channels and SNR when dealing with sticky clients. I discovered some interesting things about how things really work during the course of...
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My Cisco Live Schedule
First of all, if you are a Cisco Live NetVet, the scheduler is open at https://www.ciscolive2015.com/connect/mySchedule.ww. If you are not a NetVet, it will open for you on March 31st. I’ve spent a bit...
View ArticleIn BYOD, Client Devices Manage You
I wrote another post over at the Aruba Airheads Community. Here’s a taste… With the recent release of OS X and iOS updates, I have been reminded (again) of how subject we are to the manufacturers of...
View ArticleWhat’s New In Cisco Wireless Software 8.0.110 – 8.1.102
Cisco Wireless Software 8.1.102 has been released and it’s time to bring my notes up to date. These are abridged notes covering high points. Read the release notes for yourself and test your chosen...
View ArticleCisco TSHOOT v2 (300-135)
My CCNP certification (Story here, if interested) was expiring at the end of June. I’d taken a number of professional and expert level exams at Cisco Live over the years, but hadn’t passed anything...
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Cisco Live 2015, Antennas, & Mike Rowe
Last month I attended Cisco Live! 2015. I’m a big fan of this conference and always feel like it’s a great event. This year was a large show with around 25,000 attendees, well over 700 sessions,...
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Spectrum Analysis as Art
Spectrum Analysis as Art I was looking into a wireless problem and ran across this interesting view in 2.4GHz in my spectrum analyzer. Believe it or not, this wasn’t related to the problem I was...
View ArticleA Strange, Unsolved WLAN Problem
I’m seeing strange behavior on the WLAN at one location. This location is one of many that are on the same controller and identically configured, save for AP locations and IP addresses. No other site...
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Wireless Field Day 8 Preview #WFD8
This week is Wireless Field Day 8! I’m honored and excited to have been invited as a delegate for my first full Tech Field Day event. I’m certain it will be a memorable experience! It’s a packed...
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WLC upgrade snippet
I was tired of trying to remember the syntax and all the commands to upgrade a Cisco WLC from the CLI, so I made a quick little TextExpander snippet to save time typing. It’s very simple, but it’ll...
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