On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Grant Bowman <grant...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice catch, Eric! > > If I am reading the materials correctly (I'll read them again over the > next days), Tricord's electricity rates seem to be $109.50 discounted > rate for 5A / 500W of power during the show, the smallest available > option. I suspect this would be mighty helpful if we could make it > happen in some way. > > Pricing from Tricord seems to be $895 for a 10/100 cat5 wire > connection plus $200 for additional IP addresses provided by > StreamLine. The contract says an IP is required for each computer. > This is bolded, italicized and it says regardless of NAT. "Internet > Access at the San Jose Convention Center is through a DS-3 (45Mb/sec) > circuit from Allegience / XO (30 times the bandwidth of a standard T-1 > connection)." I see no discussion (or guarantee) of bandwidth. > > Tethered 3G connections, anyone? I have a pair of WRT54GL we can use > at the show. They can be configured to do NAT and some other > interesting things that I'll try to learn before the show. I know > they have extensive capabilities with the right combination of > software and configuration. Hopefully we can arrange for a secured > wifi connection from a friendly neighbor. I have constructed some > simple, inexpensive and effective directional reflectors (using file > folders and aluminum foil) for the antennas to boost signals. [1] > > Thoughts? > > -- > -- Grant Bowman <grant...@gmail.com> > I put a request in with shippit for 20 CD's. Wish me luck =) -- Phillip Tribble Rushers Blog http://rusher.webhop.org "If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step behind"
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