Re: [PLUG] [plug-announce] July 5, 2006: "InfiniBand"

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 09:55:10AM -0400, Michael C. Toren wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 09:47:32AM -0400, Toby DiPasquale wrote:
> > Anybody know if they went wireless yet and whether or not the signal
> > is good in Hall C?
> 
> They've had access points in the building for number of years now,
> however you need a fairly good antenna to use the signal from Hall C.
> mini-PCI cards with the antenna sandwiched between the bottom of the
> laptop and the surface the laptop is resting on typically won't cut
> it, while laptops with a dipole antenna embedded in the sides of the
> LCD display should have a fighting chance.

I've usually been able to get online in C with my 12" powerbook,
albeit with a fairly weak and slow connection.

Walt

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