Re: Marriott wifi blocking

[Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>]

On 10/06/2014 07:37 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> On Oct 4, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:
>
> > On 10/04/2014 11:13 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > > Very true. I wasn't talking about ideal solutions. I was talking about current state of FCC regulations.
> > >
> > > Further, you seem to assume a level of control over client behavior that is rare in my experience.
> > >
> > > Owen
> > I this particular case, I think that enterprise could go a very long way to driving a solution through
> > standards and deployment. They, after all, call the shots of who does and who doesn't get over
> > the corpro-drawbridge. A much different state of affairs than the typical unwashed masses dilemma.
> Not sure what you mean by corpro-drawbridge in this context.
>
> Some corporations exercise extreme control over their clients. They are the exception, not the rule.
>
> The vast majority of corporate environments have to face the realities of BYOD and minimal control over client 
> configuration, software load, etc.

It means that they can exercise control of what they allow on their 
corporate network, byod or not. Nobody
would allow a WEP-only wireless device on their network these days, so 
it's not hard to imagine that if a standard
for authenticating AP's became available and enterprises went to the 
effort to upgrade their AP kit, they could
reasonably say "use a client that supports this, or you must vpn in".

That's a much better outcome than quibbling about squatter's rights, 
blah blah blah.

Mike