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Why PyCon 2010's Conference Wi-Fi Didn't Melt Down

Posted by kdawson on from the five-point-two-is-where-it's-at dept.

jafo writes "There's been a lot of teeth gnashing going on recently about broken wireless at conferences. We just wrapped up PyCon 2010, with around 600 (out of 1,000) attendees simultaneously accessing the volunteer-run network, and response has been fairly positive. 2.4GHz (802.11b/g) continues to be problematic, but most users were on 5.2GHz (using 802.11n) and associating at 130mbps, with a 100mbps link to the net (though after the fact we found that 35mbps would have sufficed). My PyCon 2010 wrap-up reveals all the secrets of how we did it, including pretty bandwidth and user graphs."

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  1. Crimping?! WTF? by cepler · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I lost any possible respect for the poster when I saw this:

    Lessons Learned

                    * Crimping your own RJ45 should be avoided.

    Any idiot that's been in IT and networking knows you don't crimp your own connectors. You punch down wire to panels, you buy pre-made patch cables.. Often people will purchase the wrong crimp connectors for the cable they are using, or they will use solid wire for patch applications AND use the wrong crimp connectors (solid vs. stranded) and then wonder why things don't hold up... *rolls eyes*