Re: wifi for 600, alex

[Carl Karsten <carl () personnelware com>]

Carl Karsten wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I just read over: http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0302/ppt/joel.pdf because I 
> am on the PyCon ( http://us.pycon.org ) team and last year the hotel 
> supplied wifi for the 600 attendees was a disaster (they probably were 
> not expecting every single one to have and use a laptop the whole 
> time).  Joel's pdf was for a conference in 2002 or 3, so I am hoping 
> much has changed.  But from what I have found, I think my hopes may be 
> just a dream.
>
> Does anyone have any advice or URLs of more recent case studdies in 
> supplying wifi for 600 laptop wielding geeks?

How was the wifi at the resent nanog meeting?

I have heard of some success stories 2nd hand.  one 'trick' was to have 
"separate networks" which I think meant unique SSID's.  but like I said, 2nd 
hand info, so about all I can say is supposedly 'something' was done.

Carl K