Re: [PLUG] OT: Wireless Hot Spots

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 01:08 PM, Kam Salisbury wrote:
> Before I load up net stumbler and war walk the area, is anyone aware of
> open access wireless 802.11b hot spots in the vicinity of 34th & 
> Market St
> or 36th & Walnut St in Philadelphia?
>
> I do not think the starbucks at 34th & Walnut has wireless at all.

Last time I was there, that was true. I haven't checked since
August, however.

However, there IS one on the 2nd floor above Starbucks, but unless
the transmitters and antenna has been goosed or moved over beside
the window they don't reach the ground. That building is an effective
Faraday cage.

For campus coverage see:

http://www.upenn.edu/computing/wireless/

I believe the maps only show the open "Campus wide" - "Wireless 
PennNet" -
coverage. They don't show the coverage "in" the individual schools
and similar buildings. These private Lans require MAC registration.
The "Wireless PennNet" locations do not, but they require you have
a PennID for access. One of those location is intended to cover the
"park" across the street from Cosi.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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