We tested it at the last TCWUG meeting, and the connection was great near
the gardens in the center of the park. Try sitting on a bench there,
oriented toward the lake. A nice view, and the internet too!
-- 
Ben Nelson



> From: Haudy Kazemi <kaze0010 at umn.edu>
> Reply-To: Twin Cities Wireless Users Group List <tcwug-list at tcwug.org>
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 23:17:07 CDT
> To: Twin Cities Wireless Users Group List <tcwug-list at tcwug.org>, Haudy Kazemi
> <kaze0010 at tc.umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TCWUG] Loring Park Network
> 
> Well, basically when you are in the park look for SSID 'TCWUG'.  Use your
> wireless card's program or WinXP's wireless config utility to choose TCWUG.
> Once you get an IP address, try to surf and then an agreement page will
> come up.  Agree to it and the net is yours.
> 
> Coverage isn't everywhere in the park, so try moving around and possibly
> out from under trees.  Using a mini-PCI Dell Truemobile 1150 wireless card,
> I was barely able to get a signal from the TCWUG network when I was parked
> a little up the hill from Joe's Garage.  A better or higher power wireless
> card might have worked better for me.
> 
> On 25 May 2004, Erik Hanson wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> A while ago I asked about the status of the wirless network in Loring
> Park
>> and how one gets access to the network.  I never got an answer so I will
>> ask again.  What kind of coverage does the park have, and how does one
>> gain access to the network.
>> 
>> Thanks a bunch!
>> 
>> -Erik Hanson
>> 
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