Meraki

Fri Nov 22 05:37:40 UTC 2013

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hank Disuko" <gourmetcisco at hotmail.com>

> I'm considering Cisco's Meraki platform for my access layer and I'm
> looking for deployment stories of folks that have deployed Meraki in
> the past...good/bad/ugly kinda stuff.
> 
> I know Meraki hardcores were upset when Cisco acquired them, but not
> exactly sure why.

Anecdote:

My local IHOP finally managed to get Wifi internet access in the restaurant.

For reasons unknown to me, it's a Meraki box, backhauled *over T-mobile*.

That's just as unpleasant as you'd think it would be, And More!

Both the wifi and 3G (yes, 3G) boxes lock up on a fairly regular basis, 
requiring a power cycle, which, generally, they'll only do because I've
been eating there for 20 years, and they trust me when I ask them to.

I can't say whether this provides any illumination on the rest of their
product line, but...

Cheers,
-- jra
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