Sounds like a fun class, I was a CS minor, but I never got around to taking Networks, just OS/Datastructures/AI etc. Bummer.
Your admin does sound like an idiot. The reason to say 'no' to a Linksys in an environment like mine have mostly to do with support (4 hour RMA), interference with other devices (our Cisco APs all talk to each-other), and management (I want to enforce security policy on you). Who cares if Cisco bought Linksys;)
Its the same reason why our server admins want all HPs, because they already have a shop full of HPs, support agreements etc. Not because HP is magical. There's always the option to change, but in a large enterprise, a homogeneous environment greatly reduces cost IMHO.
Then again if I worked in an academic environment I'd be a lot less of a hardass, I work in Healthcare.
Let's just get this disclaimer out there: I am no fan of the RIAA.
I am however disturbed by what appears to be a recent trend on Slash/Digg badmouthing bandwidth allocation by ISPs, colleges and publicly accessible corporate networks.
Do you guys think the RIAA invented DiffServ, IP Precedence and CBWFQ? Do you guys not realize what would happen if college campuses took an egalitarian approach to bandwidth allocation? "Gee, BiTtorrent deserves just as much bandwidth as our campus wide VoIP network and H323 lectures from foreign universities".
You're average college kid is going to treat your bandwidth like free beer and suck up every last drop they can. It's called the Tragedy of the Commons.
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Sounds like a fun class, I was a CS minor, but I never got around to taking Networks, just OS/Datastructures/AI etc. Bummer. Your admin does sound like an idiot. The reason to say 'no' to a Linksys in an environment like mine have mostly to do with support (4 hour RMA), interference with other devices (our Cisco APs all talk to each-other), and management (I want to enforce security policy on you). Who cares if Cisco bought Linksys ;)
Its the same reason why our server admins want all HPs, because they already have a shop full of HPs, support agreements etc. Not because HP is magical. There's always the option to change, but in a large enterprise, a homogeneous environment greatly reduces cost IMHO.
Then again if I worked in an academic environment I'd be a lot less of a hardass, I work in Healthcare.
Let's just get this disclaimer out there: I am no fan of the RIAA. I am however disturbed by what appears to be a recent trend on Slash/Digg badmouthing bandwidth allocation by ISPs, colleges and publicly accessible corporate networks. Do you guys think the RIAA invented DiffServ, IP Precedence and CBWFQ? Do you guys not realize what would happen if college campuses took an egalitarian approach to bandwidth allocation? "Gee, BiTtorrent deserves just as much bandwidth as our campus wide VoIP network and H323 lectures from foreign universities". You're average college kid is going to treat your bandwidth like free beer and suck up every last drop they can. It's called the Tragedy of the Commons.