[committee] [wheel] internet access for astronomy conference

[Mark Tearle]

On Tue, 13 May 2008, Andrew Williams wrote:

> Scott Young wrote:
>> Which lecture theatre? It's possible to connect to UCC's VPN over the
>> SNAP network run by the university, so if SNAP infrastructure is there
>> already, then we wouldn't need to set up any wireless hardware.
>> 
>> UCC's Bright link (the non-AARNet one) is burstable to something like
>> 3Mbps, IIRC, but considering that some club members think it's too
>> slow for general use in the clubroom, I don't know how suitable it
>> would be for a couple of hundred users.
>
> It's in the Tattersall lecture theatre, near (or in)? the molecular and 
> chemical sciences building. I'm sure there will be SNAP hardware there or 
> nearby, but I'm not sure the existing SNAP access points can manage to get 
> decent signal into the lecture theatre, or handle lots of users in one place.
>
> Also, the whole point is to simplify setup on attendees computers, trying to 
> lead 200 people through setting up a new VPN on their machines would be a 
> nightmare. If we were going that route, we'd just use SNAP, and ask UCS for a 
> couple of hundred username/passwords and give them out in conference 
> satchels.
>
> The idea is for a dedicated wireless setup, a single WPA password distributed 
> to everyone, and the conference budget will pay for all the traffic...
>
> It is in early July, well after exams and in the middle of the mid-year 
> break, so the bright link might be OK - if not, we could use the iVEC network 
> link in the same way, but UCC help setting it up could still be handy.
>
> Andrew
>

Hi Andrew

Give my work personality a call ... 6488 7950 or 0418 958 985 ... I
should be able to advise on the options available to you.  I've got a
reasonable grip on what is in each of the buildings/etc....

Mark

-- 
Mark Tearle - mtearle at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au

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