On Dec 17, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Mike Hord wrote:

> Of course, one problem with this idea (which I can't overcome) is
> the University telecom policy ...
> They'll charge us per jack, in that case.
>
Maybe you should just 'demand' a solution from the powers that be and
see what they come up with.

It would be SO much better to get wireless working than to come up with
a plug-based solution.  RJ45s are just NOT robust enough to have 
STUDENTS
plugging in and out several times a day.  You'll have maintenance 
nightmares
with just the physical wiring...

perhaps what you really need is a smarter server.  It seems to me that
120 students downloading 6MB ought to take no longer than 15 minutes if
you only let one of them download it at a time, and that even a modest
server and network infrastructure ought to be able to handle several
such downloads at one time.  The 120 simultaneous access are causing
thrashing and pessimal behavior for everyone.  Servers ought not offer
to do more than they are capable of.  (that's SUPPOSED to be built into
assorted protocols like TCP and even "ethernet.")

BillW

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