[NTLUG:Discuss] OT traveling with a router question

[Preston Hagar]

It could also possibly depend on what hotel you are staying in. 
Recently, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.  They have "free"
internet access.  All I had to do was plug in my laptop with a
standard cat5 cable and I was up and going.  There were no agreements
or registration pages or anything.  In my case, if I had two laptops,
I could have just used a switch/hub and shared the connection.  From
what others have said, however, I would probably take the advice of
tech support at the hotel and bring a router.  If you take the router
you mentioned having and don't need the routing capabilites, you can
just plug your laptops and the connection out of the wall into the
ports of the switch part and use it as a switch.  Hope this helps.

Preston

On Apr 9, 2005 11:37 PM, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
> All
> Tech support (for the company that provides the broadband Internet
> connection for the hotel we will be staying in) said we should be able
> to connect both of our laptops to their service, at the same time, if we
> bring a router (connection in the room is a single, standard Rj45
> Ethernet).  My experience has been that one must, upon connecting for
> the first time, open a browser, visit the provider's site, and click
> through some agreements, before one may continue.  So, I am not sure how
> this might work with a router.  Has any one had any experience with this
> type of thing, or any thoughts or insights to offer?  Thank you in
> advance for any help you may be able to offer.
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
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