1 edit | Soon Ohio State students will be able to login to MySpace anywhere! | |
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|  dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH | College students use Facebook since most aren't pedophiles. | |
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| | Ok How long before the system slows up. From web surfing to P2P(unless blocked)to downloading pron stuff like that. In the article they were using Voip so better use a strong backbone.
just my .02 | |
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|  HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | Re: Ok Most, if not all, of OSU's campus is likely wired already and many people there will continue to use those hard-wired connections vs wireless. I'm also sure that OSU has bandwidth that many countries do NOT have ! | |
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| | I have seen their network I have been to their campus and seen their network. It is quite impressive. They have plenty of bandwidth for the campus. They have many buildings and they are often very far from each other. Creating a wireless network that covers all of that territory without dropping signal in between will be quite an accomplishment. | |
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| | Buckeye Build the hugest WLAN around...Buckeye! | |
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| |  The right way to get wifi coverage
Cities should take some notes before spending tax money or even bond money on wi-fi. Now muni fiber, there is a different story | |
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| HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | Re: The right way to get wifi coverage Muni wireless setups typically don't attempt to go *inside* buildings. If it works, great. If it doesn't, too bad, that wasn't the intention. The 25 million sq ft simply isn't open grassy areas, but office buildings, dorms, classrooms, etc, etc. Go inside a steel frame building you might need multiple APs just for one building. The APs right outside the walls may not penetrate strong enough. | |
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| | Umatilla County, Oregon? While Ohio State may win in most APs, I think Umatilla County, in rural Northeastern Oregon, wins for largest area.
As someone else mentioned, 25 million square feet is about 1 square mile. Umatilla County's multi-county WLAN covers about 700 square miles. With "35 towers and 75 antennas," according to the only article I can find that mentions numbers.
But... This isn't meant to cover a dense downtown, or large university buildings. The largest town in the area is Hermiston, a city of less than 15,000. I still find 10,000 APs to be incredible. What, did they build their campus out of lead?!
Also, the other OSU already operates a nearly-campus-wide WiFi net, as well. | |
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1 edit | big Microwave 10,000 APs in a sq. mi. sounds like walking through a big microwave. Can the brain fry? | |
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|  insomxPremium
join:2003-01-26
Canada | Re: big Microwave said by Okman5:10,000 APs in a sq. mi. sounds like walking through a big microwave. Can the brain fry? I was thinking about the free heat someone may get there  (kidding) | |
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For those who don't know, this is a spoof of the OSU slogan "The Best Damn Band In The Land") | |
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| | WiMAX Anyone? Seriously now, such a long process like this could have immediate benefits with Wi-MAX v. Wifi here... | |
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 AdamB
join:2001-01-07
Columbus, OH
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| It's nice It's very very nice. There are very few places on campus you can't get some sort of connectivity. I cannot wait to get my MacBook and take advantage of it. The lecture halls I've been in are connected with antennas all over the hall, so if the lecture gets boring you can surf the net! Or download the notes from the professors website and follow along.
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|  calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | Re: It's nice Sounds like it's not a place for the EMF-wary crowd....
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 kremitSuper Tux
join:2001-12-20
Columbus, OH | Wired network horrible in places I'm an Ohio State student. This is great, but yet the wired network is still horrible in certain areas... on West Campus where I work -- yes, OSU is so large that we have 2 giant parking lots surrounded by buildings, and this is 1/4 mile from Central Campus -- most of our building is still using Cat-3 wiring from 15 years ago. The university has refused our upgrade proposals for the past 3 years. The finally upgraded the border router to Gigabit, however, so it's a step.
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phasr
join:2001-05-29
92201-9605 | Comment Someone had to have that "top spot," why not Ohio State?
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