Re: [guadec-list] Wifi status for the venue

[Pascal Terjan <pterjan gmail com>]

On 22 July 2015 at 11:11, Andreas Nilsson <lists andreasn se> wrote:
> A quick update about the wifi status at the venue.
>
> I called the IT person at Folkets Hus yesterday and asked about the
> capabilities of the network, since our contact in charge of the booking said
> that there might be some limitations to the network, but was uncertain about
> the details.
> The IT guy said that the wifi network should handle up to 300 units at the
> same time, and that every device gets a cap for 54 Mbits. The entire
> internet connection is 1 Gbps both up and down.

Sounds great!
300 should be just about right for 100 participants :)

> There is 2-3 ethernet jacks in every room, so speakers should be able to
> connect directly to those (I'll bring my USB ethernet dongles). There is
> also no particular restriction on the ethernet ports, so it's entirely
> possible for us to bring extra routers and set up a backup network in case
> the load on the venue's wifi gets to intense.