Wireless Networks at Competitions

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I'm surprised in the no fate it technology and programming here. This is a guess but they might do a lock out system where once a robot is connected and confirms by some code them it will block out all other possible connection attempts. kinda how when you sync up you blue tooth phone to a computer it give you a pass key for confirmation.

As for pit wireless, come on people suck it up and just use a Ethernet cable for programming because:
1. You have nothing to lose.
2. You stay out of trouble in the long run.
3. Your programming should have been completed during build season and only should require tweaking.
4. What internet service are you going to be broadcasting out.
So in the long run people just bring a cable and stop trying to be lazy, we have gotten this far with daisy chains of serial cables, so why not buy a 2 foot Ethernet cable for the pit and a 30 foot for the practice field which together would cost less than 15 dollars.

So the real question is not that is it allowed but do you really need it and why a debate over a nonexistent rule? I get the impression here that people want to do things just because they are lazy but yet fear it since they don't trust the technology and programming.

This goes back it to the old fashion "what if this, what if that" but you will never know till it happens yet you can always dream.
Please people think before writing and consider all the possibilities and outcomes and do some research in the technology in this field you may be surprised on what you may find.