Hi, ----- "gil forcada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi! > > ok, I have finished my exams, so I'm free :) > > now the questions are: > > * have you meet up with the IT guy?
Not yet although we have exchanged emails - hopefully today. > * there's ethernet cable around the building? Yes - although the areas we'd like to have wifi don't have many points. I think we will have to use a mesh network if possible. There are network points int the entrance foyer, the arena foyer, and the Halls and lecture rooms. To get some idea of the space have a look at the photos we took on the 2nd; http://flickr.com/photos/pgc/sets/72157600349156188/ Paul > * you know any store that can sell more than 15 linksys in less than > 3 > weeks? maybe better to call them early and ask, just to know > > I think that maybe with 2 AP per room will be enough, I don't think > that > more than 40 people will be in the same room, or if they are they > will > have to try another AP :) > > so 9*2 = 18 linksys ? > > cheers > > El dj 24 de 05 del 2007 a les 13:32 +0200, en/na Ramon Navarro Bosch > va > escriure: > > > We're not planning on streaming any talks except perhaps the > keynotes - I'd rather we got some volunteers to focus on making good > recordings of each seesion, then transcoding and uploading for people > to browse easily some time (2 months?) after GUADEC. > > > > We can handle streaming the keynotes ( as I think about 1 at the > same > > time ? ) We can use andy tutorial or vlc. Andy are you going to > come > > this year ? > > > > >> > > >> We have expertise on OLSR usage as we have a big nerwork using > this > > >> mesh > > >> protocol and we can think about using it on GUADEC. On Linksy > wrt54g > > >> its > > >> possible to use freifunk that is usefull for big/fast > deployments. > > > > > > We've got a meeting on the 2nd June at the venue for planning and > we can look for network points, however I won't know what we might be > able to use until I speak some with the IT / operations guys there. > Also we'll try to get rough dimensions. > > > > Important questions for IT people is if there is any place we can > put a > > computer for streaming, bandwidth, monitoring ? If there is a cable > > network that connect the rooms. And where are going to be the ADSL > ? > > There is only one building ? Is cose to the hotels ? is going to be > > internet conenction in other places apart from the venue? > > > > > Yes - let me know who (presumably you'll be here 14th - 22nd?) > > > > Me ( Ramon Navarro ), Carles Bruguera and Gil Forcada ( he has a > > reservation already at Etap ) > > Me and Carles can prepare the configuration for network > performance, > > server, streaming, ... Gil can coordinate the infraestructure. > > > > > > > >> * Do you have money for buying material ? > > > > > > Yes we have some budget - I'd have to ask Thomas for an exact > figure. Hopefully we won't need 22 WRT54G's this year as the venue is > less spread out. > > > > > >> * Do you have a map to explain the situation off all the places > that > > >> should have wireless network? > > > > > > You can pdf floor plan here: http://www.devel.co.uk/files/GFP.pdf > - note that this is not to scale or proportion. To me the main areas > that need wifi are the Foyer and main corridor down past the cloak > room, bar, coffe bar and seating area (the circles with drop shadows) > and the Arena Foyer. If we can also do ABH, Recital Hall and New > Lecture Theatre that would be great. > > > > > I don't know how many people do you think is going to be on any > place, > > but 3 routers/place will be the maximum possible: > > > > The place will have at maximum : > > > > 1--20 people --> 1 Router > > 20--40 people --> 2 Router > > >40 people --> 3 Routers > > > > So the maximum number of Linksys WRT54G : 9 places * 3 = 27 > > > > This is the infraestructure needed to the client connection, for > the > > trunk network it will depend on the cable infraestructure that the > > building have. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > guadec-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list > > > -- > gil forcada > > [ca] guifi.net - una xarxa lliure que no para de créixer > [en] guifi.net - a non-stopping free network > bloc: http://gil.badall.net -- Paul Cooper | Tel: 0121 634 1620 Assistant Director | Fax: 0121 634 1630 OpenAdvantage | http://www.openadvantage.org _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
