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Re: "Portable" network access setups?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Miller)
Tue Feb 15 11:06:05 2011
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:03:33 -0500
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From: John Miller <miller@muskingum.edu>
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Since we do not have wireless everywhere, nor do we have wired connectivity
in some remote locations, what I usually do to "bridge a gap" is set up a
couple of access points as a bridge between a wired port and the remote
location. Then I connect a switch to the remote AP and can support a few
stations. This is typically a short term solution, usually for some special
1-2 day event, but it can work long term as well.
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John H. Miller
Asst. Dir. of CNS for Telecom
Muskingum University
Computer & Network Services
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From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 2:17 PM
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Subject: "Portable" network access setups?
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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