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Discussion in 'Business & Enterprise Computing' started by Gunna, Nov 16, 2016.

  1. Gunna

    Gunna Member

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    Thought I would make a tread in-case others come across free or cheap deals for gear.

    My Telstra account exec sent me this:

    Seems like a good deal for a attending a webinar
     
    Gunna, Nov 16, 2016
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  2. GreyWolfe01

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    Should use this as the 'dump excess out of date kit' thread as well :p
     
    GreyWolfe01, Nov 16, 2016
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  3. chip

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    I keep getting Meraki spam at work, but fuck getting up at 2am to score a free WAP
     
    chip, Nov 16, 2016
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  4. Munity

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    Ive done all three at it was around 10am-11am.
     
    Munity, Nov 16, 2016
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  5. mr626

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    So that Meraki gear is basically useless without the license yes?
     
    mr626, Nov 16, 2016
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  6. GreyWolfe01

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    Most enterprise wifi is, unless it can run in standalone mode.
     
    GreyWolfe01, Nov 16, 2016
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  7. mr626

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    Am aware of that, but the first one is a free switch.
     
    mr626, Nov 16, 2016
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  8. g00nster

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    Thanks OP, I registered for the webinars.

    My work has a ton of older enterprise gear which is marked for a recycling but I think they'd be open to offloading this gear onto someone else.

    I'll have a chat to the powers that be and see if they'd let me dump it here
     
    g00nster, Nov 16, 2016
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    Gunna

    Gunna Member

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    Yes, it is. I generally try to avoid using it personally but others might like to trial it and test it out
     
    Gunna, Nov 16, 2016
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  10. roger895

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    Not sure if relevant:

    Linky

    I'm sure after 3 years there'd be more options available, too.
     
    roger895, Nov 17, 2016
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  11. chip

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    aren't they using signed firmware on newer APs, making this sort of hack a lot more difficult?
     
    chip, Nov 17, 2016
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  12. mr626

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    I hope not. Looks like you can get OpenWRT for the wireless AP that they'll send you in the third like of the OP (MR18)

    https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/meraki/mr18

    Nothing for the switch though
     
    mr626, Nov 17, 2016
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  13. 303-Acid

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    Crap, I registered but missed the 1st webinar. Thought I'd get an email reminder but didn't. I did get an email letting me know that I missed it though! haha
     
    303-Acid, Nov 18, 2016
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