We have a somewhat unique situation in the office with our call handling. We like to ding an overhead pager to alert those in the office to an incoming operator call. Everyone needs to have the ability to then pickup that call. So, I've got to activate the…
The Cisco WLC supports guest access in addition to the normal user SSID/VLAN combinations. They've actually buitl a very nice implementation of it. You can force a splash screen (captive portal) through a web page to force guests to sign in and/or accept an Acceptable Use…
That's a little tongue in cheek. Obviously they aren't. But what I've learned over the last few weeks is that there are fundamental differences in how you order an LWAPP solution. First is power. This isn't so much a problem with the…
Well, it's official. I'm on a MacBook now. Yep, I finally convinced my employer to buy me one. I know, amazing... It's very nice so far. Very good performance. The reflective screen isn't too distracting and the keyboard is very nice. Those…
Om has an interesting piece on a small startup working on a new optical technology for LANs/SANs. While I always find new optical gear interesting I have a hard time accepting that we'll ever see optical LANs. The optical folks always seem to forget the huge sunk…
I'm a network engineer by trade and one of the things that I absolutely must have in a laptop is console access. This isn't a big deal aside from it being difficult to find a laptop with a serial port anymore. IOGear makes a very nice…