Mark W Metz

WiFi enthusiast, tech fiend and off grid solar electric experimenter/hobbyist. All tweets are my own.

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Yeah… and don’t worry about that SSID of “Skynet”… nothing to see here 😳… These are not the droids you are looking for 🤔…

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Agree 💯… my current role has me “deviating” to locating CAT6 cables that others “forgot” to label/terminate. Definitely a time saver!

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@pdw8 Yup… it’s those changing areas that will be the “challenge”… this is where directional antennas can be applied effectively!
I surveyed a paper mill where large rolls of paper 5 feet wide and 4 to 6 feet tall by 2-5 rows deep were stocked… fun times.

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@KillerTigger @wrljet I know what that is… used on Apple II/IIe computers to tighten the 3/16” screws/nuts for the floppy disk drive cable on the computer side. DB-15 low density connector. And parallel printer cable DB-25 connector.

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@samuel_clements Meanwhile they are looking over their shoulder to see if #444 is lurking somewhere in the background shadows…

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements The “Server God’s” are waiting to hear your answer of “Challenge Accepted”!!

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Meanwhile behind the scenes the mantra is: “The beatings will continue until morale improves…”

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Well… we already *know* that you’re an “A-lister” in the Wi-Fi community!! 😇🥃

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Meanwhile, it’s always interesting to note that the more things change, the more some things stay the same…

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements Very nice man!! I’m sure if the Drinkware could obtain frequent flyer miles, they would be right up front in first class…

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements *sigh*… It has been awhile since I have 👀 the AppleShare icon… and man does that bring back some memories! Good stuff though…

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements @pdw8 Completely forgot about that… as most of the security has “migrated” to the controller… at a customer site several years ago that was using 2 of the Cisco 1232’s (both on the wall a few feet apart with no antennas) to run/manage the WiFi security/RADIUS Authenticator…

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@aradiogurl Most likely “talks” SNA/3270… installed a few of these for some corporate clients that needed to access information on some IBM “Big Iron” that was in a data center offsite. Apple was marketing connectivity to the IBM side in an effort to leverage the business users.

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@pdw8 Yup… interesting indeed! Perhaps someone wanted to test the beam forming & MIMO capabilities… meantime someone in a “remote office” has checked off the Excel file “WAP #21 has been mounted…”

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@tauniodia Looks like there are some “damn creepy” 👽 in the background… just sayin!

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@JustDoWiFi I used the NetAlly tester that was borrowed from my team lead at the time… this was a few years ago… don’t remember if the true PoE “load test” took place however the PoE was verified using the tester.

[Mark W Metz @WiFiSolarGuy]

@samuel_clements @AceHighWifi @NetAlly I knew there was another vendor that had a product… And in typical “Sam Style” he was right there with the answer… not enough ☕️ yet for me…