[25933] in resnet
Re: "Portable" network access setups?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ben Fielden)
Mon Feb 14 14:22:46 2011
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From: Ben Fielden <fieldenb@gwu.edu>
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Our approach has been to just get our infrastructure everywhere! Even our
soccer fields and public pool have coverage from APs that have been mounted
on the outside of ResHalls that face these areas. If nothing else it's the
devil we know, rather than some new piece of equipment.
-Ben
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Student Technology Services
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Jeff Kell <jeff-kell@utc.edu> wrote:
> Not exactly a prime "ResNet" question, but perhaps some of your networking
> folks have
> run into this before...
>
> Has anyone else had to deal with "can you provide network access at [some
> obscure
> location with no infrastructure] for [some special event]" projects?
> Especially
> recurring ones?
>
> We have traditionally had our long ethernet jumpers and/or spool of
> cable/terminators/crimp tool approach with duct tape and bailing wire, but
> it seems like
> surely there is a better manufactured solution (ethernet switch / APs on a
> retractable
> spool?) similar to the little retractable cables for laptops, just on a
> bigger scale.
>
> Trying to eliminate those last-minute cable testing for the broken
> termination and other
> esoteric errors that always seem to surface in these cases.
>
> Jeff
>
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Our approach has been to just get our infrastructure everywhere! Even our s=
occer fields and public pool have coverage from APs that have been mounted =
on the outside of ResHalls that face these areas. If nothing else it's =
the devil we know, rather than some new piece of equipment.<div>
-Ben<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><div>--</div>Ben Fielden<div><div>Mana=
ger of Technical Support</div><div>Student Technology Services</div><div>Di=
vision of Information Technology</div><div><a href=3D"http://it.gwu.edu/sts=
" target=3D"_blank">http://it.gwu.edu/sts</a></div>
</div><div>202-994-2597</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"font-family=
:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">Division of Inf=
ormation Technology staff members will=A0<font color=3D"#222222">NEVER ask =
for your=A0</font>password!</span></div>
<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Jeff Ke=
ll <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jeff-kell@utc.edu">jeff-kell@utc=
.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Not exactly a prime "ResNet" question, but perhaps some of your n=
etworking folks have<br>
run into this before...<br>
<br>
Has anyone else had to deal with "can you provide network access at [s=
ome obscure<br>
location with no infrastructure] for [some special event]" projects? =
=A0Especially<br>
recurring ones?<br>
<br>
We have traditionally had our long ethernet jumpers and/or spool of<br>
cable/terminators/crimp tool approach with duct tape and bailing wire, but =
it seems like<br>
surely there is a better manufactured solution (ethernet switch / APs on a =
retractable<br>
spool?) similar to the little retractable cables for laptops, just on a big=
ger scale.<br>
<br>
Trying to eliminate those last-minute cable testing for the broken terminat=
ion and other<br>
esoteric errors that always seem to surface in these cases.<br>
<br>
Jeff<br>
<br>
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