Wireless Networking at the Conference

Access to the Internet during The Open Group Conference April 23/27
at the Maritim proArte Hotel, Berlin, Germany

PLEASE ACT NOW - YOU WILL NEED TO ACQUIRE YOUR OWN WIRELESS LAN CARD

The wireless local area networking since  San Diego in January, 2000 have been extremely successful. .

In future, we will endeavor to provide

(1) A high speed link to the Internet
(2) Normal wired Ethernet access at a central point
(3) Wireless local area network coverage of as much of the meeting area as we can practically achieve

We are now able to confirm availability of these facilities for at least the next few meetings:   Apr 2001 - Berlin, and Jul 2001 - Austin

Please Note that we will NOT have PC cards for loan.

If you wish to access the wired network, you will need to bring with you a suitable interface card for your PC and an RJ45 (10-BASE-T) connecting cord.

If you wish to access the wireless network, you will need to bring an interface card supporting the IEEE 802.11b standard. These cards are compatible with wireless internet services being implemented in hotels and airports by companies like Wayport and MobileStar. Compatible devices are Wi-Fi™, branded by WECA and are now broadly available at reasonable prices. A list of compatible devices is maintained by WECA on their Web site at http://www.wi-fi.org/certified_products.asp

Whichever connection you use, you will need to configure your TCP/IP protocol for dhcp.
We will use NAT (Network Address Translation); the dhcp server will define the DNS address and gateway.

If you wish to access systems behind your companies firewall, such as you in-house mail system, you will need to talk to your in-house systems administrators to make suitable arrangements. We will endeavor to make necessary information available in advance of each meeting.