Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Carl Karsten
If cables need to be purchased, I just bought a few from: http://www.cabling-supplies.com/ethernet-patch-cables.html Very happy with the quality and price (and easy open bags. Also I can bring cat5 cables of various lengths. but please give me an estimate of how many and what length you need - I

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 08:41:54PM +0200, Richard Hartmann wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > >> All devices were flashed with OpenWRT. This is quite practical for two > >> reasons (beside the fact that its Free Software ;-)): > >> - It's easier to deploy identical configu

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Carl Karsten
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Richard Hartmann < richih.mailingl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:39 PM, Carl Karsten > wrote: > > > Even if a venue has gig in the walls, I have given up on it being > reliable. > > It is too easy for it to have problems during a talk, and that dr

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Kees Cook
On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 01:39:33PM -0500, Carl Karsten wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > > > Thanks! These are great details. Since the Video Team has a GigE > > requirement, we'll have to run physically separate cable for them. The > > "common" network in the walls is a

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:39 PM, Carl Karsten wrote: > Even if a venue has gig in the walls, I have given up on it being reliable. > It is too easy for it to have problems during a talk, and that drops the > quality of the video and causes the video team to freak out. solution to > make sure that

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Kees Cook wrote: >> All devices were flashed with OpenWRT. This is quite practical for two >> reasons (beside the fact that its Free Software ;-)): >> - It's easier to deploy identical configuraitons as you can copy around >> configuration files and don't have to

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Carl Karsten
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > Thanks! These are great details. Since the Video Team has a GigE > requirement, we'll have to run physically separate cable for them. The > "common" network in the walls is all 100Mb. > Even if a venue has gig in the walls, I have given up on it

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Kees Cook
Hi Gaudenz, On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 06:20:28PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > I've been involved in the network setup of DC12 and more or less > followed what has been done for DC13, though I was not the one actually > doing most of the stuff there. > > Kees Cook writes: > > > On Fri, May 30,

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Kees Cook
On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 08:07:55PM +0200, Richard Hartmann wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > > If I make it to Portland I can certainly come a few days earlier and > > help with network setup if needed. I'm not sure yet if I can make it at > > all though. > > Same

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > If I make it to Portland I can certainly come a few days earlier and > help with network setup if needed. I'm not sure yet if I can make it at > all though. Same. For reference, I did most of the actual AP deployment for DC13. I have ten l

Re: [Debconf-team] Getting the network running

2014-06-02 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi I've been involved in the network setup of DC12 and more or less followed what has been done for DC13, though I was not the one actually doing most of the stuff there. Kees Cook writes: > On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 06:37:43AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: >> Kees Cook writes: >> >> > Hi, >> > >

Re: [Debconf-team] debconf15 logo contest: voting begins

2014-06-02 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:21 AM, Richard Hartmann wrote: > voting has closed and K has won. After some more thought, this is a valid point and it should have been raised earlier. We can do a logo with rounded-off borders&edges or something, but that will still stand out in print, etc. On the oth