[Rack] Simplifying wifi

Casey Callendrello c1 at caseyc.net
Mon Aug 11 03:43:24 UTC 2014


Do it. I have one request: another network, nosebridge, that randomly enables Kittenweb (;



> Am Aug 10, 2014 um 20:51 schrieb Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>:
> 
> I propose these changes to the wifi networks available in the space...
> 
> SSID: Noisebridge - 2.4 gHz and 5 gHz radios
> SSID: Noisebridge 5g - 5 gHz radio only
> 
> I would remove all other wifi names. No WPA network because it's
> pointless and gives a false sense of security. It also gives an inch to
> paranoid conspiracy people that think the elites of Noisebridge who know
> the password can get "better" internet.
> 
> If a special VLAN network is need, I would recommend hiding the SSID.
> It's not so much for security but to prevent user confusion.
> 
> Currently both APs are functioning normally. The one in Church was in
> "locate me" mode which caused it to blink forever, I've turned that off.
> 
> I was going to offer to donate another UAP-PRO to the space, but after
> looking over the usage graphs for the past few months it seems like the
> peak usage is somewhere around 50 clients, which these two devices can
> handle just fine. I would install a new device if we were looking at
> over 60 clients each.
> 
> -- 
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
> 
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