[GLLUG] Penguicon meeting tomorrow?

[Charles Ulrich]

Stanley C. Mortel wrote:
> Can we set up a WAP in the computer lounge?  Well, of course we can..... 
> but can we do it with the approval of the hotel?

Almost certainly no. The contracted ISP (wayport) has wireless hotspots 
all over the hotel, but they're all behind a captive portal with which 
they extort travellers. According to the hotel, they're required to shut 
down unauthorized WAPs. (Wired in-room internet access is free.)

On the bright side, the hotel is working to end their contract with 
Wayport due to the sizable number of customer complaints they've been 
getting. No free wireless is the reason that the computer lounge might 
be a little more busy than initially expected. Previous years, the 
convention goers would plop down with their laptops anywhere in the 
hotel to check mail, browse the web, and even write code! This year, 
that's not so much an option. It's either their hotel rooms or the 
computer lounge for net access unless they want to shell out a small 
fortune for a Wayport login.

Not sure if I mentioned it before or not, but somebody on the concom did 
approach Wayport to ask how much it would cost to turn off their captive 
portal for the weekend. The response? $30,000. No, that's not a typo.

-- 
Charles Ulrich
Ideal Solution, LLC -- http://www.idealso.com