PyCon Networking

Sean Reifschneider

tummy.com, ltd.

PyCon Wireless Network

• Goal: Better than last year
• Larger attendance, knew it late though
• Many APs
  • 802.11b has 3 channels, 802.11a has 8 to 10
  • 12 APs, another 12 in reserve.
  • 802.11a running full power, 802.11b running low
  • People help sop up the signal
  • Reduce height to reduce interference

PyCon Wireless Network

PyCon Wireless Network

• How much upstream bandwidth?
  • 6 weeks lead time
  • Last years numbers are bad
  • Protection: Shaping and WEP
  
  

PyCon Wireless Network

• Grrr: Ad-Hoc people
• Stats
  • Peak: 340 (Saturday at 4:44pm)
  • 95%ile: 263
  • Peak A: 92
  • Peak B: 47
  • Peak G: 198