Send us a text In our 87th proper RUCKCast, Jim and John bring on Tim Dyer, VP extraordinaire at RUCKUS. Tim deals with our Network as a Service side of the house, among many other duties and responsibilities. More importantly, he taught us that heavy networking does exist, and it is not a form of engineering shaming. To watch Tim's interview with Zeus Kerravala about NaaS, follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6dDjzpZXQ To read the blog written by Zeus Kerravala on the RUCKUS Netwo...
Nov 28, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Send us a text In this follow-up to last week's episode, Jim and John finish out their initial list of hidden, unsung RUCKUS features. Except, this week most of the features aren't really hidden, they just aren't talked about enough, or in the case of BeamFlex+, underappreciated. From BeamFlex to troubleshooting and more, listen in as the guys finish out their initial list of unsung RUCKUS features. To watch the presentation of Victor Shtrom and GT Hill (!!) click this link https://youtu.be/kcIk...
Nov 21, 2023•34 min
Send us a text Yes indeed, it is a BONUS Stray Dog episode, where Jim and John take time out of their days to talk about WLPC past and future. That is, Jim's experience with WLPC Prague 2023, and what is yet to come in Phoenix in 2024. Jim's video about being wrong can be found here https://youtu.be/xC3WKR61XwA?si=lPX08wYW-Z6Zm1UE Videos for WLPC Prague 2023 are available here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJsNZqZEF9Y8CWiynffBgnZfjPpSkkSZ&si=bBdUb0DYPSLtG08G Information about Phoenix ...
Nov 17, 2023•13 min
Send us a text When you use a product or products for years, you take things for granted. Sometimes, you don't even realize that how you know how to do things? It's not the same for someone using a different platform...so when new folks start using new hardware...it's worth looking at some of those hidden gems. This is where Jim and John come in, with their 5th Stray Dog covering a few "unsung functionalities" within our RUCKUS controllers. And, this one was so good...it's going to spawn even mo...
Nov 14, 2023•28 min
Send us a text In this, our 86th episode, Jim and John talk with Andrea Coppini, a RUCKUS SE from Spain. Andrea's name might not be well known, but the application he created certainly is well known in the RUCKUS world. Andrea is the creator of Crossbreeder, a software application that helps RUCKUS administrators do a lot of really neat things. Or, as he put it, he wants to be lazy, so he did a thing to help make things work faster so he can be just that, lazy. Check this show out, and then take...
Nov 07, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Send us a text In our fourth Stray Dog, Jim and John talk to Jim and John about what in the Wi-Fi world scares them! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Oct 31, 2023•27 min
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John spend time talking with Eric Schroeder, who as it turns out...might not be so fond of wireless. Because, you see, Eric is a switch guy. And while we all know wireless is easy because, you know...no wires...we actually really need good wired networks. Which, as luck would have it, is something Eric knows and delivers on a regular basis, so it was good to have him on sharing his wealth of experience. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: http...
Oct 24, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us a text In our 82nd episode of the RUCKCast, Jim and John learn that they are dinosaurs, thanks to AI. Or, maybe they think like dinosaurs...but did dinosaurs even think? And since no one reads these...what kind of dinos ARE Jim and John...these are important questions. But, in more serious news before the comet hits us, our Jurassic hosts are joined once again by Mittal Parekh to talk about AI until we go extinct! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Oct 17, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John are joined by Tuofu Lu from RUCKUS PLM to introduce our first Wi-Fi 7 enterprise AP to the world, the RUCKUS Networks R770. You can read the press release by going to this link here https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231010838927/en/RUCKUS-Networks-Leads-The-Wi-Fi-7-Revolution-With-The-R770-Access-Point-The-First-Enterprise-Class-Wi-Fi-7-Solution-Driven-by-RUCKUS-AI To learn more about the RUCKUS Networks R770, check out the website at htt...
Oct 10, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us a text In yet another exciting episode, Jim and John get to spend time talking with RUCKUS Principal Systems Engineer Sean Hogston. And since there's like...nothing big on the horizon...the trio decides to spend time chatting about this little old thing called Wi-Fi 7, with the mutts leaning on Sean's years of experience to gain insight into what lies ahead for our customers and partners. To see everything Wi-Fi 7 related from RUCKUS Networks, check out the dedicated web page here https:...
Oct 04, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Send us a text In another great Stray Dog episode, Jim and John talk about Jim's dream of being a marching band drum star before switching gears and discussing the value of investing in designs for your Wi-Fi network...and what could happen if you don't re-design when upgrading to Wi-Fi 6e and beyond. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Sep 27, 2023•30 min
Send us a text On our latest episode, Jim and John are joined by Al Brown, CEO of SmartWAVE Technologies, a RUCKUS Partner. And why are the mutts talking to the CEO of one of our partners? It's all about Wi-Fi 7 once again, and we get a partner's perspective about what's ahead of us for this new standard, and what they are excited about to provide to their customers. Except for the part where Jim excludes Al from the conversation to go off on some tangent. You know, Jim being Jim. If you are int...
Sep 21, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John learn that they cannot be replaced by AI (we tried!?) but they can be joined by Mittal Parekh to talk about all the things that AI can and cannot do for our most excellent modern networks. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Sep 14, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Send us a text Our mangy mutts Jim and John are back from a vacation (really, just John), and it's time to talk about how Wi-Fi doesn't take a vacation (or why we should leave our toys, tools and laptops at home!). Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Sep 07, 2023•21 min
Send us a text In our latest and greatest, Jim and John spend more time with esteemed SE Ryan McCaigue, discussing all things relative to wired and wireless networking in the classroom environment! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Aug 31, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John sit down with special guest Ryan McCaigue to talk about every kid's most favoritest time of the year...back to school! For our teaching trio, they discuss key factors in deploying and supporting in-school Wi-Fi that will earn them that A+! To learn more about client capabilities, check out "The List" at https://clients.mikealbano.com/ For the WLANPi tool that was discussed, check out that out here https://www.wlanpi.com/ To read more about the p...
Aug 24, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Send us a text In this week's episode, Jim and John have a spirited discussion about...favorites. As in, what are their favorite APs and controller platforms to run them on. There are no right or wrong answers, but if you ask Jim... To see the entire AP lineup, check out this link https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/wireless-access-points/ To learn more about the RUCKUS SmartZone, follow this link https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/network-control-and-management/network-controllers/ For...
Aug 10, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Send us a text In this totally sort of not really impromptu hype session, Jim and John do a little pre-registration chat about the 2023 WLPC-Prague event. Registration opens August 15th, with a number of RUCKUS staff planning to be present...and presenting! You can check out the event website here for more information on the deep dives and presentations https://www.thewlpc.com/conferences/prague-czech-republic-2023 For more information about the RUCKUS Certified Wi-Fi Associate check out this li...
Aug 01, 2023•14 min
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John spend time with Bart Giordano, President of NICS and GM of RUCKUS Networks, diving into the upcoming Wi-Fi 7 goodness. To read more about Wi-Fi 7, check out this link here https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/solutions/technology/wi-fi-7/ To learn about CommScope Sentry, check them out here https://www.commscopesentry.com/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-252...
Jul 27, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Send us a text On our latest RUCKCast, Jim and John are joined by Adam Cutts to have fun with some Security Story Time! Security is more than one device or one service, it's more of a mindset and everything thing can either contribute to, or expose holes, in your network security posture. Listen is as they discuss tactics, theories, and challenges with securing today's networks. #ruckusnetworks #security #SDWAN #SASE #ZeroTrust You can follow the RUCKUS security story at this website https://www...
Jul 13, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Send us a text In our latest episode, the Johns outnumber the Jims, as John Murphy joins our hosts to dig more into the RUCKUS WAN Gateway. John (Murphy!) first presented on this at the recently concluded Mobility Field Day. You can see his presentation in the link below. https://techfieldday.com/video/ruckus-wan-gateway-with-john-murphy/ Follow this link to learn more about the RUCKUS WAN Gateway https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/edge/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://ww...
Jun 29, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Send us a text RUCKUS One is the next evolution of the RUCKUS Cloud controller platform and Mittal Parekh joins the crew to talk about this evolution and what it means for the future of cloud controllers. Listen in as Mittal hits all the high points about what RUCKUS One is and how it can help organizations and administrators alike deliver exceptional user experiences. RUCKUS One Press Release: https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/press-releases/ Read more about RUCKUS One here: https://www.ruckusnetw...
Jun 15, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Send us a text During his presentation at Mobility Field Day 9, Rajiv Iyer, a Sr Director in the Product Management Team at RUCKUS, introduced everyone to Cloud RRM. Jim and John had some questions and invited Rajiv to the show to dive a little deeper. What is Cloud RRM, how does it work, and why people should consider embracing RRM in the cloud after spending so much time avoiding RRM. To see Rajiv speak at MFD9 : Ruckus Purpose Driven Networks – New Solutions and Innovations Intro music by Ale...
Jun 01, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us a text On our latest episode, Jim and John have a timely-and timed!- debate about whether to deploy Wi-Fi 6e or Wi-Fi 7, as well as what thoughts might go in to making those decisions. To follow what RUCKUS Networks is talking about concerning Wi-Fi 7, follow their website here https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/solutions/technology/wi-fi-7/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
May 18, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John discuss the upcoming Mobility Field Day 9, where RUCKUS will be presenting on May 18th at 1:30PDT/4:30EST. You can watch the stream live, or get more information, here: https://techfieldday.com/event/mfd9/ For some prior Field Day presentations, check out these links! https://techfieldday.com/appearance/ruckus-networks-presents-at-mobility-field-day-7/ https://techfieldday.com/companies/ruckus-networks/ https://www.youtube.com/@Techfieldday Intr...
May 04, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John talk about some perishable skills that WiFi engineers have-specifically, surveying and troubleshooting. And while there are loads of tools to be used, the best tools are the ones you have. Some tools vaguely discussed in the show: https://www.intuitibits.com And Eddie Forero doing his WireShark thing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSjGo2DZHc https://youtu.be/j4qozl-6jQk https://youtu.be/4ZBm37Bw3q8 Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here:...
Apr 20, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us a text On our latest epsiode, Jim and John are joined by Christopher Mohammed, PLM for RUCKUS CloudPath, to talk about some of the best things that CloudPath can do, that perhaps you weren't aware of. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/
Apr 06, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us a text On our latest RUCKCast, Jim and John virtually sit down with Keith Wong, PLM for the RUCKUS R series indoor access points, to talk about our latest indoor AP, the Wi-Fi 6E capable R560! For additional technical information: https://www.commscope.com/product-type/enterprise-networking/wireless-access-points/indoor/r560/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Mar 10, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us a text In our latest episode, Jim and John spend time talking with Jeff Sojourne about the new RUCKUS ICX 8200 line of entry-level switches. For more information on the product line: https://www.commscope.com/product-type/enterprise-networking/ethernet-switches/icx8200/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Feb 23, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us a text In the latest episode, Jim and John manage to record face to face while attending WLPC2023 In Phoenix. This episode has a bit of it all, summarizing the WLPC experience thus far, plus some interesting configuration conversations that have recently popped up. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/...
Feb 09, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 5
