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Honestly don't know about that. To be honest, I hadn't even realized 11b was still working on MSU Wireless until I saw the message (and I'm not actually convinced 11b has been active ever since the wireless points were replaced in my building a summer or two ago, I vaguely remember someone having problems and we realized that all they had was 11b. Not sure if there's an easy way to tell what's available at the moment though.). I'm guessing there might be a handful of people affected, but it won't be very many. On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:30 PM, STeve Andre' <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Gary, Nick, > > Right, it was sent to us digit heads. But what about normal users? > > --STeve > > On 07/15/14 14:24, Gary Schrock wrote: >> >> There was an email that went out to the itexchange list late June >> about it. And I thought I saw something about it before then, >> although I don't know if it had specifics about the ip addresses (I >> might just be thinking of the warning that there was going to be some >> ip shuffling going on for that one). >> >> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:22 PM, STeve Andre' <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> Has this been widely advertised? >>> >>> Offhand, I have no idea what my users have, in terms of non-b abilities. >>> What about students? >>> >>> I apologize if I've been on a distant planet and have succeeded in not >>> observing signs stating this change. And, I really don't know how many >>> devices will have a problem with this. >>> >>> I understand why, but I question how much notice has been given to the >>> community at large. I'm hoping that this is a non-issue. >>> >>> --STeve Andre' >>> >>> On 07/15/14 13:12, Lisa Besko wrote: >>>> >>>> Two changes to the MSUnet wireless network are taking place on July 19, >>>> 2014. At that time new IP ranges – 35.20.0.0/17 and 35.22.0.0/17 will >>>> be >>>> added and 802.11b clients will no longer be supported. Please note, one >>>> or >>>> both of these changes may require you to take action. >>>> >>>> New IP Address >>>> IT Services will add new IP ranges to MSUnet 3.0 and MSUnet Guest 3.0 on >>>> July 19, 2014. The new addresses are 35.20.0.0/17 for MSUnet 3.0 and >>>> 35.22.0.0/17 for MSUnet Guest 3.0. Please update your firewalls >>>> accordingly >>>> to allow traffic from these ranges if desired. These additions to the >>>> wireless network are in part to support the expansion of service in the >>>> residence halls. >>>> >>>> 802.11b Wireless Disabled >>>> After July 19, 2014 IT Services will disable the 802.11b protocol. Any >>>> device that relies on this protocol will no longer work. While the >>>> number of >>>> devices affected are few, IT Services will work with those individuals >>>> to >>>> find solutions to any problems this change may cause. This protocol is >>>> being >>>> disabled to improve wireless performance as 802.11b slows down the >>>> network >>>> campus-wide. >>>> >>>> If you have questions about the upcoming changes to the wireless >>>> network, >>>> please contact the Support Desk at (517) 432-6200.