I had a meeting today with FIRST, SPS and The local people in Houston. This is the break down. We will provide Internet Hot spots in the pits. Currently we are planning to have the ability to dial up to local #'s; additionally I am already working to have the Wi-Fi configured.
For Wi-Fi you need the following:
an 802.11b client card and the ability to handle both 40 and 128 bit WEP.
I will have more on Monday.
Just got my 802.11b card today and I am already scummin my naighbors connection!
I love technology.
BTW- I called the Raddison (the hotel my team is staying at) they only offer data ports NO HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS / WIRELESS. I dunno if someone wants to do something about that
*Originally posted by jnatt *
**I had a meeting today with FIRST, SPS and The local people in Houston. This is the break down. We will provide Internet Hot spots in the pits. Currently we are planning to have the ability to dial up to local #'s; additionally I am already working to have the Wi-Fi configured.For Wi-Fi you need the following:
an 802.11b client card and the ability to handle both 40 and 128 bit WEP.
I will have more on Monday. **
Tell me if I am gettin this right, we are dialing into on 56k and than sharring that?
My card says that I can set it to 64 and 128 bit WEP will that be ok?
Whats the set-up going to be like? Big attenas? Enough to shoot the signal over to the Raddison?
Keep us posted
*Originally posted by MattK *
Tell me if I am gettin this right, we are dialing into on 56k and than sharring that?
No, actually we will have there Internet spots where anyone can dial into a local ISP # (e.g. AOL or Earthlink). This will insure that anyone without a Wi-Fi Card will be able to get to the Internet. This is costing FIRST a large penny. So we will see how important this is for future planning.
**My card says that I can set it to 64 and 128 bit WEP will that be ok?
Whats the set-up going to be like? Big attenas? Enough to shoot the signal over to the Raddison?
**
No large attenas to beam to the Hotel. Check with your hotel maybe it already has High Speed in the rooms.
As long as you do 128 bit you are insured to operate. I am not certain how I plan to do this portion yet. We will have to see. I know we encountered several key problems this weekend at the Midwest. But they did get resolved.
I will post more later this week.
See you at Nationals
-JN
Guys, I would like to offer myself also for any help that i may be able to render, I play with wireless as a hobbie and can contribute an access point, or 2 and (probally) some 3com switches(16 port), and i have 10 megabit hubs out the wazoo…
I was thinking maby if we had the room i could set up one of my access points in point to multipoint mode and provide wired connectivity for ppl without a modem or wireless card but they have a normal network card, if that were done then just about everybody should be able to get online.
Just an idea and volenteering
Anyone want to set-up a wireless connection inside the raddison… all you would have to do is connect a notebook or something to the data port and than use a Wireless card to set-up Proxy server.
Anyone up for it?
I am not sure, but the 782 “Box” (Our Computer Enabled Crate) will have a Linksys Wireless Bridge inside it with an external antenna to provide wired access to my computers inside. I may have a table with an ethernet hub on it, but probably not.
Just I thought.
-Jamie
Be careful bandwith wise… Keep in mind bandwith is still limited among wireless clients, and I can only imagine using bridges to set up hub tables would drain the resources quite a bit…
Any setup for bandwith moderation? I remember last year in the “Internet Station” it was always very crowded, even with just the terminals and dial-up. Wireless broadband should be nuts, as long as it can support the 100’s of potential clients that may connect. Bridged hubs on tables I don’t think would be a good idea, if anything just hardwire into the network, don’t take up airspace if possible.
*Originally posted by MattK *
**Anyone want to set-up a wireless connection inside the raddison… all you would have to do is connect a notebook or something to the data port and than use a Wireless card to set-up Proxy server.Anyone up for it? **
CANOPY!!!
*Originally posted by jnatt *
**CANOPY!!! **
Pardon?
*Originally posted by MattK *
**Pardon? **
I believe he’s talking about Motorola’s Canopy system, which is a fixed wireless system designed for use by ISPs to provide wireless Internet connections to homes over greater distances than 802.11 is capable of.
keep in mind that most hotels, when refering to “data ports” mean a phone jack that you can use to dial out on.
it also means you’re subject to the hotel’s local phone rates, which, are generally undesirable 
*Originally posted by Aonic *
**keep in mind that most hotels, when refering to “data ports” mean a phone jack that you can use to dial out on.it also means you’re subject to the hotel’s local phone rates, which, are generally undesirable
**
well, if local calls are free… you could set something up dialing into Netzero for free
WOW! that canopy system is pretty sweet. How much do one of those cost?
*Originally posted by Ryan_team710 *
**WOW! that canopy system is pretty sweet. How much do one of those cost? **
Well as I said, it’s designed to be sold to ISPs, so it’s expensive relative to consumer products like 802.11 (but pretty cheap compared to most other ISP equipment).
A starter kit that includes one access point and two subscriber units is $2500.
How do I find my AirPort’s ID? Will I have to do something special that our Tech Service would have to unlock since our iBooks are locked down?
I have a sony with an 802.11b card which I use to tap into my airport on my network. What will I have to do to make it so that I can tap in at nats?
I’ve seen a few 802.11b mods online that will allow you to build a transmitter that can broadcast 1-2 miles using a pringles can and some cabling. It’s very uni-directional though, so you’d probably have to put a reciever somewhere and rebroadcast the signal into the hotel. Cost of pringles can: $3.50. Cost of cabling, $10. If you can be so precise as to aim it at your hotel window, I’d guess you’d be in good shape 
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-Jamie
Aww… cmon, where’s the fun in buying stuff… it’s so much more fun to jury-rig things and take 5 times as long to get them working…