Re: Re: Travelling with a pocket pc

From: René (garbagejunkandcrap_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/14/04


Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:38:29 GMT

Sven, MVP-Mobile Devices wrote:
> Configuring a new PC Card that you supply is probably as difficult as
> re-configuring the one they already have.

Not if you give them a 3Com 3CXE589ET. Drivers are included in Windows 98,
Me, 2000 and XP. Plug it in before you boot up the laptop and it will
install itself and fetch an IP address from the DHCP server automatically.
In the case of 2000 and XP even without having to reboot again.

> I'm not a security guru, but I would suppose you could just provide
> guests a WEP key if they request one, and change it often.

That's an idea.

> I would ensure that the guest LAN is distinct from your hotel LAN

Affirmative. Two different, separate workgroups.

> With careful placement though, you are not going to get too
> many folks sitting outside your hotel and using your bandwidth.

Nothing to fear from the locals. This is a small, back-water swamp town ;)



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