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The more simple the ssid, the better. I'd vote for just "msunet", myself. Longer descriptive names sound good in theory, but shorter is better. --STeve Andre' On 01/11/12 12:52, Gary Schrock wrote: > Is there any real reason for this change? I guess I'm just > envisioning the large number of questions I'm bound to get because > people's wireless will have stopped working because the SSID they used > to connect to isn't there anymore. It just seems to me that unless > I'm missing something obvious, this is just changing something that > was working fine before. (And FWIW, if it was going to be changed, to > me it would make far more sense to go to something like MSU Wireless > rather than MSUnet, but that's just my personal opinion.) > > (And I don't mean this as an attack, which I recognize it may come > across as) I'm genuinely curious for why it's being done.) > > Gary > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Lisa Besko<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> We are in the process of phasing out the word "Wireless" in our SSID names. >> Everyone is encouraged to move to "MSUnet 2.0". In a few months "MSUnet >> Wireless 2.0" will be removed. >> >> In other buildings you may see "MSUnet" and "MSUnet Wireless". The one with >> the word "Wireless" will be removed as well. >> >> LB >> >> >> On 1/11/2012 10:27 AM, Al Puzzuoli wrote: >>> Just curious about this. Not sure if it holds true throughout campus, >>> but in Bessey, when I attempt to connect to wireless, I’m seeing both of >>> the aforementioned networks in the list. I assume these are both >>> legitimate MSU access points? If so, why the distinction in names? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Al >>> >> -- >> Lisa Besko >> Academic Technology Services >> Michigan State University >>