On 07/22/2010 01:08 PM, David Moreno wrote: > 2010/7/22 Rogério Brito <rbr...@ime.usp.br> >> 2 - The "What to bring" section of the Welcome page [3] says that one >> should bring a "long" ethernet cable. How long should that be? Are 3 >> meters sufficient? >> >> [3] http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/Welcome#What_to_bring > > 10 feet long would seem enough.
Just wanted to point out that Richard Darst (who has actually spent time
in these dorm rooms) suggested longer cables:
>>> The there one double ethernet jack in each room, so you may need to go
>>> from one side of the room to your desk, possibly on the other side.
>>> 5m is safe, 10m if you nicely want to route it around the walls, but
>>> you can certainly find a way to make do with less e.g. rearrange desks
>>> or not use a desk. People could make do with 2-3m if they rearrange.
Please try to bring a longer cable if possible.
--dkg
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