[OSX-Users] Re: [Enakting] Wifi in B32 (ID#18816:r)

[Dr David Tarrant]

On 26 Nov 2012, at 15:43, Tim Chown <tjc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> I had a little look, wandering up and down on L3 of B32...
> 
> I see an SSID 'test' running WEP, on 11g.
> I see ODINET, on 11g, channel 6

Was one of the access points which is now in london, for a while this was also broadcasting a working eduroam link :)

> I see ISS, on 11g, channel 1
> I see kinnyglass, WPA2
> I see Education-private, on 11g, apparently open.
> I see ALADDIN Agent School on channel 11, open.
> I see [SOWN]-Zepler on 802.11b, open.

This AP is on the roof of zepler and covers external areas, so you were probably by a window when you did this test. 

> 
> These are a concern in terms of possible interference as well as possible open network access.
> 
> It seems only channels 1 and 11 are in use by eduroam/ECS-WLAN in the 2.4GHz range.
> 
> I only get good eduroam signal strength in the middle of the lab by the stairs, and in the north secretaries' office, elsewhere it is relatively low.
> 
> tim
> 
> On 26 Nov 2012, at 15:23, Hugh Glaser <hg at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Hi there Max.
>> Well I suspect it is nothing new (although you may have a different problem) - see my forwarded message below.
>> And I think my comment still stands: "if the support team don't know they can't fix it".
>> I did ask people to report it.
>> Don't you think you should raise it in Jbug?
>> Good luck finding the problem!
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: Hugh Glaser <hg at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
>>> Subject: [Enakting] Re: Wifi in B32 (ID#18816:r)
>>> Date: 19 June 2012 13:46:12 BST
>>> To: ECS JBug <support at ecs.soton.ac.uk>, EnAKTing <enakting at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
>>> 
>>> Thanks Seb.
>>> Yes, intermittent stuff is a problem.
>>> I haven't been in much, so I don't know.
>>> I am copying this to the EnAKTing team, who may be able to help.
>>> 
>>> EnAKTing team!
>>> Next time you think you have a wifi problem in B32, please can you (as well as moaning!) report it directly to Seb (ECS JBug <support at ecs.soton.ac.uk>), saying which room and exactly when it happened.
>>> By problem, I mean one of those moments when it seems that the connection has hung for a little while.
>>> (At the bottom you will find my original report.)
>>> Please remember to do this - if the support team don't know they can't fix it (and I believe there is still a problem).
>>> 
>>> Best
>>> Hugh
>>> 
>>> On 18 Jun 2012, at 14:26, ECS JBug wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Reply from: Seb Rupik (snr)
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Hugh,
>>>> I have been over to B32 to look at the wifi coverage in the southern end of the building where it is covered by two APs. The two test I carried out showed connection speeds of 72 Mbps, and download speeds of 1.8 MB/s and 3.5MB/s.
>>>> At the time there were up to 9 other users connected to the APs, so there was at least some contention on the connection.
>>>> 
>>>> Can you confirm that the connection is still patchy/ bad and that it is still on going?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Seb.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: 	hg at ecs.soton.ac.uk [View Details]
>>> To: 	support at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> Subject: 	Wifi in B32
>>> Date: 	Wed, 23 May 2012 10:07:37 +0100
>>> I think this may be a case of everyone knows but no-one has reported, at least 
>>> recently.
>>> The wifi in B32 is quite unreliable.
>>> For example, on 20120512 in the tutorial room at the south end of level 3 (a room 
>>> that has a 6 antenna box in it), there would be periods of no traffic.
>>> cjg suffered it with me.
>>> It is also "well-known" that if you want to do a demo in the building you are well 
>>> advised to connect up with a wire - this has been the case for several years.
>>> Connecting via eduroam (which I was on this occasion) has not made any difference, 
>>> as far as I can tell.
>>> And of course now that my new laptop doesn't have a hole to put worse in, I am 
>>> really at the mercy of the wifi.
>>> Best
>>> -- 
>>> Hugh Glaser,  
>>>           Web and Internet Science
>>>           Electronics and Computer Science,
>>>           University of Southampton,
>>>           Southampton SO17 1BJ
>>> Work: +44 23 8059 3670, Fax: +44 23 8059 3045
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>>> http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~hg/
>>> 
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