[SGVLUG] Solving the problem of Internet connectivity at Burger Continental

Fri Dec 12 01:44:27 PST 2014

Great meetup, thanks to the presenter.

Inspired by the talk I wrote a quick performance monitoring script this
evening after the LUG, see attached image of a really rough output.  Is
there already something along these lines for Linux?

Regarding the WAP Harry, the manager, took our router with no second
questions, I hope to see it in action when we go back next month.

Matt

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*Matthew Campbell*
Storage and Cloud Strategy
Office of the CTO

*Kaiser Permanente*
99 S. Oakland
Pasadena, CA 91101

626-564-7228 (office)
8-338-7228 (tie-line)
818-314-9897 (mobile phone)
Green Center 3-North, 031W29
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*kp.org/thrive <http://kp.org/thrive>*

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Cheryl spoke with the manager last night and he said to just bring your
> equipment tonight and see. Their WiFi definitely does not reach our room.
>
> I think it is probably better to resolve in person when we are all there
> for the meeting. We can ask Cheryl to point us to the guy in charge and
> whoever handles his tech. Burger Continental has been good to us and I
> don't want any misunderstandings to damage our relationship. (I
> particularly want to make sure we are not touching anything that would
> affect their ability to do business, and management is not always the one
> who knows how their network is set up.)
>
> As for the presentation tonight, we have made it clear to not depend on
> the Internet access and that we would try to provide mobile tethering if
> necessary.
>
> Thanks for all the offers to help. Hope to see some of you tonight.
>
> Lan
>
>  ------------------------------
> * From: * Matthew Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com>;
> * To: * SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>;
> * Subject: * Re: [SGVLUG] Solving the problem of Internet connectivity at
> Burger Continental
> * Sent: * Wed, Dec 10, 2014 7:52:11 PM
>
>   That is the question to coordinate with restaurant management.  I do
> not know what their current infrastructure looks like.  If they have
> current WiFi it's easy.  If they have Internet we can allow WiFi guests
> only access to the outside, if they don't have Internet at all we have a
> larger problem.
>
> This also begs the question if they don't have Wifi what liability is
> assumed it providing same.  Not a question I want to get into. If they
> already have a service we can expand it fairly simply.
>
> Lan, can you provide a contact person I can call?
>
> Matt
>
> ---------
> *Matthew Campbell*
> Storage and Cloud Strategy
> Office of the CTO
>
> *Kaiser Permanente*
> 99 S. Oakland
> Pasadena, CA 91101
>
> 626-564-7228 (office)
> 8-338-7228 (tie-line)
> 818-314-9897 (mobile phone)
> Green Center 3-North, 031W29
> ---------
> *kp.org/thrive <http://kp.org/thrive>*
>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Braddock Gaskill <braddock at braddock.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Is this a public wifi network that BC already has that we would be
>> tapping into?  There aren't cash registers and credit card readers on this
>> network?
>>
>> I'm wary of this idea.
>>
>> -braddock
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Matthew Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good afternoon Lan,
>>>
>>> Support obligation noted, good callout.
>>>
>>> Can you find us a contact at the restaurant to make the offer to install
>>> the router?  I would not be adverse to donate the hardware and it sounds
>>> like at least three of us could drop by before the meeting to cable it up.
>>> I would like to get their management agreement for us to perform the
>>> operation and for them take on all support and maintenance once we have
>>> finished the install.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------
>>> *Matthew Campbell*
>>> Storage and Cloud Strategy
>>> Office of the CTO
>>>
>>> *Kaiser Permanente*
>>> 99 S. Oakland
>>> Pasadena, CA 91101
>>>
>>> 626-564-7228 (office)
>>> 8-338-7228 (tie-line)
>>> 818-314-9897 (mobile phone)
>>> Green Center 3-North, 031W29
>>> ---------
>>> *kp.org/thrive <http://kp.org/thrive>*
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I spoke with Cheryl about this Thursday's meeting and how to get wifi
>>>> access.
>>>> She says that she will ask the bartender to try to place the router so
>>>> the signal will reach our meeting room.  Also, we should ask her or the
>>>> other guy who serves our table for the access code.
>>>>
>>>> That said, there is no guarantee that it will help our presenter, who
>>>> may be located too far away from the access point.
>>>>
>>>> I am reluctant to touch their equipment or cabling directly as it may
>>>> incur an obligation to be their tech support.   That is up to you.  I
>>>> finally trained my family not to ask me for tech support unless the
>>>> situation is dire, so I'm not willing to be on-call for anyone else.
>>>>
>>>> Lan
>>>>
>>>>  ------------------------------
>>>>  *From:* "nopbin at gmail.com" <nopbin at gmail.com>
>>>> *To:* SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, December 8, 2014 11:36 PM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [SGVLUG] Solving the problem of Internet connectivity
>>>> at Burger Continental
>>>>
>>>> I would be willing to come down and help do that.
>>>> -j
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 8, 2014 9:36 AM, "Matthew Campbell" <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I offered to bring down a WAP to donate to the restaurant.  We would
>>>> need to run a Cat6 from their existing connection to the back room.
>>>>
>>>> A call for a work party before our next meeting met with tepid response
>>>> so the project did not move forward.
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>> P.S.  I can still provide a LinkSys router if renewed interest rears
>>>> its head.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------
>>>> *Matthew Campbell*
>>>> Storage and Cloud Strategy
>>>> Office of the CTO
>>>>
>>>> *Kaiser Permanente*
>>>> 99 S. Oakland
>>>> Pasadena, CA 91101
>>>>
>>>> 626-564-7228 (office)
>>>> 8-338-7228 (tie-line)
>>>> 818-314-9897 (mobile phone)
>>>> Green Center 3-North, 031W29
>>>> ---------
>>>> *kp.org/thrive <http://kp.org/thrive>*
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Ed Vernon <ed at agrfx.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We could use the hot spot feature on one of our phones. I'd be happy to
>>>> let them use the hotspot feature on my iPhone. I have a couple of gigabyte
>>>> on my data plan I can spare. Maybe someone has a router they can bring that
>>>> we can use turn Wi-Fi into ethernet. I could meet with you early before the
>>>> meeting starts at burger Continental next week to do some testing.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Ed
>>>>
>>>> > On Dec 5, 2014, at 11:26 AM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi all,
>>>> >
>>>> > Does anyone have suggestions for providing Internet access for our
>>>> speakers at Burger Continental?
>>>> >
>>>> > Sometimes, we remember enough to warn them there will be no
>>>> Internet.  But sometimes, it would be really nice if we could offer them a
>>>> decent Internet connection, if their demo or talk requires it.
>>>> >
>>>> > And sometimes, depending on the machine or the demo, they may even
>>>> require using an Ethernet connection rather than wifi.  I greatly suspect
>>>> that might be the case for next week's meeting.
>>>> >
>>>> > Suggestions please, both for the short term and the long term?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks,
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Lan
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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