Send us a text Join Jim Palmer as he sits down with Jim Doherty and Jerry Patton to learn about RUCKUS Managed Networks, a comprehensive solution designed to simplify network management for organizations of all sizes. In this episode, the team explores how RUCKUS Managed Networks delivers expert-level network oversight, proactive monitoring, and seamless support, allowing businesses to focus on their core operations while ensuring optimal network performance. Discover the key benefits, real-worl...
Jul 01, 2025•29 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text In this episode, we dive into the unspoken rules of networking—those best practices, standards, and protocols that guide how we build and manage networks. But what happens when sticking to the rules just doesn’t cut it? Jim sits down with Aaron Lee to explore the moments when bending or even breaking the rules leads to better outcomes or utter disaster. From unconventional designs to real-world constraints, hear the stories behind the exceptions, the lessons learned, and why somet...
Jun 17, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text In this episode of the RUCKCast, we delve into why the term "expert" can be a loaded word in the Wi-Fi industry, particularly given the variability of RF environments. We discuss the challenges professionals face in mastering the ever-changing dynamics of radio frequencies and how RUCKUS Networks supports continuous learning and adaptation. Whether you're experienced or new to the field, this episode offers valuable insights into navigating the complex world of Wi-Fi technology. I...
Jun 10, 2025•18 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text In this episode, we explore the paradox of Wi-Fi's adaptability in diverse RF environments. While designed to function in a wide range of conditions, this flexibility often results in suboptimal performance. We discuss how Wi-Fi's ability to adapt can lead to connectivity issues, interference, and reduced efficiency, yet still manage to keep us connected. Join Jim as he discusses the intricacies of Wi-Fi's operation and the challenges it faces in maintaining reliable performance. ...
Jun 03, 2025•30 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text After a year of hiatus, the RUCKCast is back! Albeit with one less person to keep Jim in line (still unsure if that is good or bad, only time will tell), the RUCKCast is back in action! In this episode, Jim gives a quick update of what has been happening, and lays out what to expect for the rest of Season 5! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
May 27, 2025•8 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text In the 110th edition of the RUCKCast, Jim is joined by best-dressed WiFi celebrity Ferney Munoz, to discuss building WiFi communities and the upcoming WLPC in Valencia, Spain! Ferney's email: ferney75@gmail.com The important website: thewifiofthings.com Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
May 28, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John get to take not one, but two new dogs for a walk around the block. And by dogs, we mean two brand new and awesome WiFi 7 models. Tune in as our hosts take a peek at our newest outdoor and indoor 6GHz capable APs! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
May 14, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us a text In our latest edition to the "10 Things We Think You Should Know" series, Jim and John get into a hot topic: speed. How important is fast WiFi? Or is it not always about the speed? Find out how they feel about how much speed does-or does not-matter in WiFi! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
May 07, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us a text In this week's episodes, Jim and John take a question from their day to day and use it as inspiration for this conversation. If you've ever wondered what makes Beamflex and RUCKUS APs so special, here's a chance to learn a bit more. And no, Beamflex is not at all like beam forming ;) Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Apr 30, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Send us a text In our latest, Jim and John get into the 7th part of the "10 things" series. This week, they take us through what security we need to know about relative to our Wi-Fi networks and those clients that occupy them. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Apr 23, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us a text In our latest chat, Jim and John discuss Mr. Palmer's trip to the RUCKUS Labs, and dive more into the wonderful world of 6GHz WiFi. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Apr 16, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text Jim and John are back for our latest edition of the 10 things they thing people should know about WiFi. In the current episode, the mutts talk about the importance of trusting but also verifying as it pertains to your wireless network deployments! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Apr 09, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text As a bit of a tangent from our most recent show on defaults, Jim and John dive into the dirty secrets of residential WiFi, and why some of those defaults are why they are. More important, the guys may even offer a tip or two on how to make your home WiFi better! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Apr 02, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text In the latest part in the "10 Things You Should Know" series, Jim and John dive into the wonderful world of WiFi defaults. Some are good, some are bad, and some just are. It depends, right? It's important to understand why you want to change what you want to change...because some defaults are better than others! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Mar 26, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text On our 101st RUCKCast, Jim and John take a bit of a dive into the wonderful world of power spectral density, or PSD. If you aren't familiar with this (or even if you are) now is a great chance to listen in on some information that should serve you well as you immerse yourself in the 6ghz spectrum! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Mar 19, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text It's our 100th official RUCKCast...which is kind of cool. And this time, after a bit of a hiatus, the 10 things series returns! This time, Jim and John dive into the importance of good WiFi design. The devil truly is in the design details on this one, but a good design goes a long way...and you should not fix a bad design by way of software. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Mar 12, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text The boys are back for a fresh new show after a big conference disruption. Following time at WLPC for both, and then MWC for Jim, they are back together to discuss some highlights of both events, as well as the OTHER thing with C in it...because AFC has finally been approved...so now what? Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Mar 05, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text In our latest show, we are giving you a re-broadcast of when Jim and John went live at WLPC 2024. Yes, really. The pair took a big risk, and for the most part (minus one glitch) it worked. For those who attempted to listen to the remote stream live, this should be a lot better, as the microphone audio wasn't all carrying over through to the stream. The mutts talked with partners, customers and the man behind WLPC, Keith Parsons! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://w...
Feb 27, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text For the first time in over a year, Jim and John are together again, in person and recording another RUCKCast, live at WLPC 2024 in Phoenix. The guys nearly burned the midnight oil to get this one done, talking about the event so far, and a big bit of news-another live stream...AT WLPC! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Feb 20, 2024•19 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text In the 3rd installment of the "need to know about WiFi" series, Jim and John dive into the idea of understanding your requirements. As in, what do you need to deliver. What is the client asking for. What types of client devices are involved, and a lot more nuance. Or, in other words...the boys dive into the significance and depth of the meaning of..."It Depends" Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/ale...
Feb 13, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text We intend to raise a RUCKUS at WLPC 2024 later in February, but Jim and John will not be doing it alone. Joining them this year will be Dayne Conner, Sean Hogston and Chris Ross. On this episode, the pack sits down to spend some time talking about the event, what they are excited for and what we can look forward to. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Feb 06, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text The 10 Things series continues, back for it's second thing we think you ought to know. This time, Jim and John do their best to convince you that as much as we all want more...in WiFi, more is not always better. In fact, sometimes, when it comes to RF, more can be quite detrimental to your WLAN network. So, tune in and find out what to watch out for and why. And if you'd rather follow along with the mutts on video, check out the RUCKUS Education channel here: https://www.youtube.c...
Jan 30, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John have the good fortune to spend time with the incomparable Mark Gibson to talk about all things AFC. Mark is able to shed light on a lot of the finer points about AFC, what is involved and what goes into getting it cleared for us to benefit from. The knowledge in this episode is tremendous, the 40 minutes flew by, and it may be Jim's favorite episode of 2024. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E a...
Jan 23, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text In our latest edition of the RUCKCast, Jim and John kick off a new series dubbed "10 Things You Should Know About WiFi". This will launch a new part every two weeks, and the intent is to shed some light on ten topics within WiFi that are critical and yet, often overlooked or misunderstood by some. If you'd prefer to follow along, the video will be live on the RUCKUS Education YouTube Channel, complete with Jim walking us through some packet captures to show just how complex client...
Jan 16, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text It is our Season 4 Kickoff episode! That's right folks, Jim and John survived the holidays and are back and ready for an exciting and fun-filled 2024. Not a ton to get into on this one, just a lot to look forward to. The mutts cover topics such as any future live streams (after they pulled one off in 2023!), as well as a foray into YouTube, beginning with the upcoming 10 Things You Should Know About WiFi series. Check out the video content here: https://www.youtube.com/@RUCKUSEduc...
Jan 09, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text Yes, we know we said we were done earlier in December until the new year. But we did promise a live stream too, and this is it. Sort of. This one truly does make more sense as the video version of it, as it allows you to follow along with Jim as he navigates an R550 from standalone code, all the way through to controller code and everything in between. However, if you'd rather listen to us instead of watching, then this is for you. If you want to watch, the link is here: https://w...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Send us a text In a bit of a surprise episode, John flies solo and talks to Dave Burns (PLM over RUCKUS 1) and Rajiv Iyer (PLM for AI) about a nice present for our RUCKUS users just in time for Christmas. While the R770 was announced to the world earlier this year, this talk is all about the R770 now being supported within our RUCKUS 1 cloud platform. For more on the R770, check out the prior episode here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/867523/13687004-ruckcast-83-there-s-a-new-dog-in-town-meet-the-r...
Dec 22, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Send us a text Hard to believe, but Jim and John survived a whole season, 35 episodes in all counting this one. And for this one, the mutts run down what a year it was, discussing our best shows, as well as their top fives. Plus, if that wasn't enough, there's more! These two take time to hype up the exciting content and surprises already planned for 2024! Also, please do take a minute to vote for us in the WiFi Awards! The RUCKUS R770 AP is up for innovation, but this podcast has been nominated...
Dec 19, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Send us a text In this, our 88th RUCKCast, Jim and John are joined by a talent from one of our LPV partners. Alfredo Garicoche joins the mutts to discuss at a high level what technology challenges an LPV partner tackles on a regular basis, and just how RUCKUS assets can help them deliver a successful engagement. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Dec 12, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Send us a text In another fine stray dog of an episode, Jim and John chose violence...kind of. It's a controller cage match, as our pair of mutts discuss the merits of virtual SmartZones, RUCKUS One, and RUCKUS Unleashed as controller platforms. 3 rounds wasn't quite enough, as things even required sudden death! Also...vote for the show (Jim and John) as content contributors of the year for The Wi-Fi Awards here: https://thewifiawards.com/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.y...
Dec 05, 2023•40 min
