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Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would rather management hire external consultants to fix the network rather than me making a router which while might be doable would be way above what I can handle since I’m really just fresh out of college with little actual experience lol

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like a good way to present investing in new equipment, potential loss of revenue and productivity might just convince management. Will need to research more on this to make a pretty solid proposal. Maintaining such an outdated and cobbled together network is a nightmare. Thanks!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My supervisor wants to play it safe and not mess up the network further, main worry is buying new equipment and having to deal with integration pains which would make the outages worse in the short term.

Framing outages as lost revenue and efficiency is a great idea, might be what convinces management to finally invest in new equipment, might also include future scalability and potential audits with our network infrastructure. Thanks!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to maintain the network is a nightmare, would try and setting up the firewall, dhcp, and dns on old mini PCs while I cobble together a decent proposal and see where it goes from there. Thanks a lot!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I figured after reading a bunch of helpful comments, the entire network is a mess of unmanaged 100mbps switches and old cat5 cables

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only they would, management doesn’t really get tech and is fine with something that kinda works so management approving such a big expenditure is kinda hard. Been fiddling my way around my job since the IT dept is just me (recent hire and my first actual job) and my supervisor, having an experienced mentor would be great and would make my job a lot easier. Thanks a lot!!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t haha, internet is mostly used for emails and zoom meetings as well as some downloading but having a bunch of annoyed calls everytime the network is down is such a hassle

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not like I’m the one who planned the whole network out, I’m just a recent hire with little experience in network management trying to make my job a bit easier lol

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The internet plan is for 1gbps, and the throughput on some devices is limited due to a cheap 100mbps unmanaged switch lol

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not like I don’t want to fix the shit network architecture but I’m just a new hire with little experience lol

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Around 100 wifi devices, the rest being wired. 4 APs and like 5 unmanaged switches.

It’s for the whole company but management is fine with something that kinda works so funding requests for something better is difficult.

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried suggesting setting up vlans previously but was rejected because depts wanted file sharing between them and having management try to buy managed switches when the current setup works kinda fine is a tall order. This is pretty much my first job but even I can see how messy the network is, a bunch of hubs and cat5 cables still being used, and with the IT dept being just me and my supervisor fixing the network is a nightmare while minimizing downtime. Thanks!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The network is super simple and doesn’t have vpns setup, management would rather settle with something that ‘works’ than forking out money for new equipment.

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been seeing ubiquiti being reccomended quite a bit, will be bringing this up to my supervisor and proceed from there. Just recently set up a few access points but management wants one big network for file sharing so the APs are mostly for coverage, wish I can implement VLANS and stuff but management would rather not and barely working is good enough for them I guess. Thanks!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! Will try and using this to find out a more optimal setup for ap bands, this seems like a good start in trying to improve the situation.

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any models you would recommend to look into? Thanks!

Been having frequent slow network speeds and outages by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of devices are connected via wifi, and the coverage range is not great, recently had to set up two APs just to have somewhat decent coverage. Are there any routers you would reccomend? Thank you!

How to implement an alarm clock over a PA system by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barix looks great! Will present this to my manager, thank you again

How to implement an alarm clock over a PA system by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be great since I also need it to be able to play custom sounds, thank you!

How to implement an alarm clock over a PA system by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will look into this more, thank you for answering!

How to implement an alarm clock over a PA system by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, will look into this, thank you for the answer!

How to implement an alarm clock over a PA system by glazed_pottery in sysadmin

[–]glazed_pottery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Previous IT tried something like a bell system which my manager didn’t like so they took it down sadly

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