That's good timing as I just added a method to read the AP rfProfileId to the meraki.py imports yesterday   If only nobody had noticed that the implementations team hadn't made arbitrary changes to certain RF Profiles for another couple of weeks (1700+ sites to check <sigh>) ... View more

Addendum:   I only got time to return to this yesterday afternoon and I also have no experience whatsoever of Python.   Sadly meraki.py appears to be somewhat abandoned and the /wireless/radioSettings method has been added since it's last update, therefore it's annoying to use. Anyway I have added getdevicenetdetail to meraki.py and it's called like this and it returns the serial number and rfProfileId values for the AP radiodetail = meraki.getdevicenetdetail(my_key, my_net_id, target_ser) print(radiodetail)   Add the following into your meraki.py ----- start -----   # Returns the serial number and rdProfileId for the specified AP # Make sure it is an AP that you query otherwise it will error def getdevicenetdetail(apikey, networkid, serialnumber, suppressprint=False): calltype = 'Device Detail' geturl = '{0}/networks/{1}/devices/{2}/wireless/radioSettings'.format( str(base_url), str(networkid), str(serialnumber)) headers = { 'x-cisco-meraki-api-key': format(str(apikey)), 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } dashboard = requests.get(geturl, headers=headers) # # Call return handler function to parse Dashboard response # result = __returnhandler( dashboard.status_code, dashboard.text, calltype, suppressprint) return result   ----- end -----       ... View more

Thanks,   I will have a bicker with it tonight to see if I can get something running as I only need a list of offending sites anyway.   Much appreciated ... View more

We only had issues with a couple of sites with direct connections between MX devices. However we don't want any problems so we have moved to the current recommended (indirect) connection between MX pairs. ... View more

No problem and I hope the suggestion helps. Thankfully Meraki give you something to work with, until I got an Ekahau course I had to work with homebrew USB digital TV dongles (or an Icom R20 scanner plugged into a laptop) to see what was happening across the wireless spectrum. Meraki give you a fighting chance to work things out ... View more

Back to MR 15.13 and so far there have been no issues in just under a week.   However it's really too early to tell as everything looked foe for a few days after the last beta release. ... View more

Can the wired machine cast to the Samsung TV? I also point to Philips query as to whether the SSID is definitely not running in NAT mode (it's good to have solid confirmation of such things.) I will be honest and say that I have issues with anything that runs Samsung versions of Android as Samsung have a habit of adding their own 'improvements' that only Samsung could ever consider an improvement, but it's what they do and they are too big to argue with. Bitter experience has taught me to check for where Samsung they diverge from other peoples specifications (TiVo are another company do the same thing, their products don't quite behave the same as a genuine Chromecast does.) Provided you are in Bridge mode and you have everything on the right VLANs it tends to work when using Meraki devices (*** see caviat below) I mention the following as I haven't simply once added a ChromeCast and sent stuff to it. The YouTube display devices I have tested so far are Chromecasts, XBox One, RPi running Android and the current model of TiVo (the small one) and the stream initiators have been Windows, Linux, Apple Mac, Android (both phones and an Raspberry Pi(s) running Linux and Android) and an iPhone. *** However the TiVo has always been horrible, it's always visible but simply hangs about 30% of the time you send a stream to it and it's a bit worse when using a multicast reflector (fails about 60% of the time) regardless of client source, network infrastructure or method of network connection (wired or wireless.) I did spend time setting up a 2nd VLAN and creating a multicast reflector to permit discovery and casting between VLANS them, the Chromecast worked like a dream, the TiVo was even less reliable than normal (it was visible but wouldn't actually stream the video more than 50% of the time) and the XBox One (unusually for a MS product) had absolutely no issues. ... View more

@MMoss Thanks for that.   I's an issue I have only encountered since mid/late January and was causing issues on my work supplied Samung, as updates rolled out other devices started joining in my Google Pixel, sons iPhone and now two laptops (both the same model all using  5GHz.   Everything has behaved for a few days since rolling back No doubt I will apply the next beta as it's the only way anybody is going to find out if the issues persist. ... View more

Is the user completely kicked off (no wi-fi symbol) or is the user connected to the AP but has no network access and all other devices are fine? I'm asking because I have had a few issues with our upstairs MR32 over the last 3 months or where the phone is connected to the AP but can't talk to anything (the dashboard says everything looks good.) It started with the awful work phone I have, happened once with my decent phone and since the last firmware update happened a few times to two windows laptops (I have since downgraded the firmware to see if the issue occurs again.) Rebooting the AP restores connectivity however I usually run on Beta firmware (it's at home so it's not a real issue.) ... View more

As per Philips response   I don't know what applications you are using at home but you will either have to recode them or add the VPN subnet to the permitted addresses. I did try to be clever at one point to try and get my TiVo and Chromecast to be usable across a VPN connection, but it never really worked to my satisfaction. Depending on the task in hand you may be better off installing something like a Raspberry Pi and connecting to that as a terminal server (you can lock the addressing down as you see fit on the RPi) ... View more

What mode are you running in as NAT mode immediately rules out connectivity to the Chromecast unless you have a wired connection for the Chromecast (and permit the guest clients to connect to LAN resources) and then you will run into the multicast problem.   You will also have issues with forcing clients to only ever connect to the AP in that specific room unless you are going to insist upon a wired connection? Unless you use a multicast reflector (Ahahi for example) you are tied to having both devices on the same VLAN (as mentioned earlier in the thread) even if you use a ethernet connected Chromecast you will leave you with the same problem. It's an awkward one as Chromecasts would be great due to the low cost and working across multiple platforms.   Chromecasts do use ultrasonic pairing to permit connectivity in Guest mode (hence the PIN on the idle screens) which may provide a way forward. ... View more

There's always fights in our office when these bags arrive into the office. In my case my useful items live in a pair of these bags on my laptop bag: One contains a Leatherman (UK laws mean locking blades shouldn't be carried on the person) The other contains Mini crowbars, jiggle keys, Mini Jim and a captive nut tool for those days when you are  fighting with cabinets (the jiggle keys are when the wrong keys are supplied for cabinets.) My regular bag has a Meraki bag with a fountain pen, pencil and a bottle of ink Gratuitous pics attached (DC cabinet work tools and EDC bag contents) Cabinet work bag Fancy things ... View more

If you are using DHCP for the AP's IP address check it makes a DHCP request. If the up time ribbon on the AP and the switch port are unbroken green then it's unlikely that the AP has rebooted. Having spent almost minutes proving that MX64s are not problem devices that lose connectivity for no reason I can say that simply checking the 'ribbon' and DHCP logs are hugely useful. Clarification: The MX64s were being accused of being problem children due to losing connectivity with the WAN, the fact that there was no power to any Meraki devices was ignored by a certain support team. ... View more

What way is your network configured NAT or Bridge? For me the content filtering via the L7 firewall section and the Group policies are simply logged as in the attached image. There are entries from the predefined ones such as Pay2Surf and stuff later in the logs so I know those are listed too. Not particularly useful and really there should be a script pulling the data out (but this is from my home network and it's not important enough to bother about.) ... View more

I forced myself to visit this as initial tests revealed that I think Fortnite is absolutely awful for so many reasons and I have played PvP games since they were first available (including way back to Midi Maze and (nc-)snipes.)   Interestingly there is a difference between platforms for the way endpoints are dealt with   The Nintendo Switch version is nice as it uses the expected epicgames.com domain names.   However the XBox uses some of the IP addresses, which I assume are gathered via the XBox Live service (as it isn't routed purely through the MS service.)   Edit: The dame doesn't directly connect to the Epic authentication serves the first time you play it (if you select 'Use my Gamer Tag') After that it uses ol.epicgames.com so a L7 rule on epicgames.com does allow you to play with connectivity/throughput till your heart is content. I don't know what the Playstation 4 uses as I don't have access to one at the moment. ... View more

They don't appear to as the mac address remained consistent, the device did receive a valid IP address and could be pinged from any Meraki device within the network. It simply did not receive the splash page (WiFiSpark said they did see the request) but the handset simply sat there and said it didn't have internet connectivity. Also requested the 'engineer' to try the usual browse to a http: site which sometimes kicks the splashpage on Aruba setups into life ... View more

Funny enough I had realised the 204 URL thing soon after posting but it didn't seem to be worth editing the posting as others may get benefit from my original mistake (well that's my story anyway) Stuff like this is the reason that I switch from Samsung to Google Nexus and Pixel products for personal use, Certain Samsung models simply cannot connect to our Aruba corporate Wi-Fi network and it's too annoying. ... View more

From the couple of times I have done this everything has been carried across. The only thing I can't remember is if the hostname is applied.   Two things I have noticed though   1: Some SNMP monitoring systems son't pick up on the change and serial numbers don't get updated (this may not apply)   2: don't forget to unclaim the faulty device otherwise you will start getting License issues ... View more

It's not uncommon for ISPs to stop you from using Googles DNS entries or to redirect queries to their own DNS.   In the UK the 5 biggest ISPs enact the government blacklist via their DNS (usually) so I would assume it would also happen elsewhere in the world. As previously mentioned CDN content is usually best resolved via the ISPs DNS ... View more

Collated replies   Sadly on that stretch there isn't much choice other than parking under 120+ year old trees (I have worried about our own house on occasion.)   The falling beer is an absolute tragedy and could only be be made worse if it had been a quality coffee beans that were dropped on the uncaring road.     It's been confirmed that the driver received nothing other than scratches on his paintwork and the road was cleared within 90 minutes (I should extract the footage and create a timelapse video of that) and the neighbours and drivers were helpful to each other.   The footage has been getting repeated on the BBC national news every 20 minutes so perhaps we should start keeping an eye out for Meraki footage in the media, as it would be nice to know when our favoured products do something useful.   ... View more