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Unread 03-03-2009, 15:38
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Re: WiFi in pits

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Originally Posted by Purdue FIRST
Will Internet access be available at the regional?

Wireless Internet access will be available to teams, with a limit of one access account per team. Team mentors can sign up at the Pit Administration desk.
http://regional.purduefirst.org/?page=faq
Well, I'm not sure if this is out of date or not, but it seems that access to the exisiting infrastructure is being provided (at Boilermaker). Also, it seems to be actually more of a safety hazard to go the other route and have a port switch with cables running to every computer necessary. Trust me, when you have six ethernet cables and about 10 power cords running in an area of the stands, it is getting to the point of ridiculous.

Regardless of the creation and destruction of the networks, I'm talking about 100 existing at the same time

Question: How much interference is there really between the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands? If I remember correctly, the field is set to lock into the 5 GHz, and most wireless at this point is 2.4 (along with microwave ovens and that such).

Oh and could you address all of the other networks? The field communications only use 802.11n, but I was picking up about 7 networks on a/b/g.
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