[lca-announce] Update on networking for LCA2009 attendees

[linux.conf.au Announcements]

Hi all,

A minor correction to this - the correct SSID for wireless access is
'2009.linux.conf.au', not 'lca2009.linux.conf.au' as previously
stated.

Sorry if this causes any confusion!

Your friendly network bunnies [1]

John Dalton & Steve Walsh

[1] http://tinyurl.com/lcanetworkbunnies

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 7:15 PM, LCA2009 Networks
<noc at lists.marchsouth.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here's an update on networking arrangements for LCA2009.  Apologies if
> you receive this twice - we're trying to ensure that it gets to
> everyone who may need it.
>
> The IP range for delegates will be 169.222.8.1 - 169.222.11.254
> (169.222.8.0/22) and will be provided via DHCP on both the wired and
> wireless network.  All conference wireless access points will
> broadcast the SSID 'lca2009.linux.conf.au'.
>
> Conference wireless is provided as an open unencrypted network -
> please take any precautions necessary when transmitting data over the
> wireless network.  There will be wired terminals available in the
> terminal room in room 213 of the Social Sciences building by Monday
> afternoon.
>
> Wireless internet access will be available from Sunday morning at
> Wrest Point Casino in the Coffee Shop, Onyx Sports Bar, Pier One and
> the riverside boardwalk area.  We are working towards wireless
> coverage in the UTAS accommodation lodges but we do not have an ETA
> for this at present.
>
> Wireless access will be available in all conference venues on campus
> from Monday morning.  This will include limited wireless coverage in
> the public areas around the University Centre (the main conference
> venue) including the area outside Lazenby's coffee shop.  We hope to
> have wireless access available in the TUU Refectory (cafeteria in the
> union building) by Monday lunchtime.
>
> Cabled internet is available in most rooms in the college
> accommodation *if* you booked when registering for LCA2009.  You will
> need to provide your own data cable in University accommodation - this
> should be plugged into the port labelled "PC" on the back of the phone
> in your room.  These phones are enabled for inter-room calls -
> delegates are free to update the wiki to create a conference phone
> directory if desired. Wrest Point tower rooms and Waterside rooms
> should have cabled access (using the supplied data cable in your
> room), however we have not been able to successfully provide internet
> to the Mountain side rooms as yet.
>
> All cabled connections should provide an IP in the conference delegate
> range.  If you receive a private IP address allocation, please send an
> email to noc at lists.marchsouth.org telling us where you're staying,
> your room number, and (if in Uni accommodation) the wall socket label.
>  As fixing this requires the assistance of UTAS or Wrest Point
> networking staff this will be fixed during the next working day.
>
> Speakers who require a static IP allocation should send a short email
> to the noc address (listed above) providing your MAC address and we
> will action these as we can. If you require it for talk preparation
> please include your talk time in the request.
>
> We are working with AARNet (the conference bandwidth sponsor) to
> provide native IPv6 coverage during the conference.  More information
> regarding this will be made available on the wiki on Sunday evening /
> Monday morning.
>
> Your friendly network bunnies,
>
> John Dalton & Steve Walsh
>



-- 
http://johndalton.info
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrdalton