[GLLUG] Penguicon meeting tomorrow?

[Caleb Cushing]

I think we should find a way to limits peoples time on the computers make
them sign up for time slots so everyone gets fair share. Kind of like the
dewitt public library does.

On 4/10/06, Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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