http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15978146 en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:28 EDT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16003370 whfsdude : All new GWU building buildings use fiber and media converters. Btw, the media converters they use seem to die frequently.

---- managed a lab next to School Without Walls across from the fire station :-) You will know once you go there. It's the human dev graduate building.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16003370 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:42:14 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15987588 sms_grunt : Ok.. I was thinking it might be a way to get more money out of you but if its free I would have to probably agree with the post in the other thread regarding this. The university may be "thinking ahead" and spending the money now just to be ready for new technology in the future or they may be a "guinie pig" and have a grant for testing ;) It is common for universities to be the first people to test and implement new designs after all :D I cant speak "authoritative" on that though as I only deal primarily with Hosting networks in colo's and never have dealt with a Univ network. I just like to read on some of they stuff they are doing.
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Linux System Admin]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15987588 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:49:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15983480 masterpjz9 : No, I'm pretty sure it's free to rent for the year. But I know that if you break it or don't return it with all the wires it came with, they charge you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15983480 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:03:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15980368 sms_grunt : Yes that is a Fiber to Ethernet convertor. As to why they dont just run fiber to a central switch and cat5 to the dorms is a good question. Thats how they designed their network for some reason... The question... Do they charge you to rent the convertor in addition to paying for access ??
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Linux System Admin]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15980368 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:32:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15978146 masterpjz9 : Apparently, in my dorm room at GW I'll need a media converter to convert from fiber to ethernet for my computer. This is what they say I need to borrow from them to get it working:

»gwired.gwu.edu/sts/resnet/equipment/medcon/

Is that just a media converter? I'm just wondering, but why would they have fiber runs to each dorm room for each computer instead of copper?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15978146 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:42:29 EDT