DCMNR lobby is broadband black spot!

jwt

[TRUE]
Recently our Minister for communications Mr Dempsey held a press conference in the lobby of the DCMNR re the Shell Gas line problems.

Apparently several reporters attended complete with laptops, WiFi connections assuming, quite reasonably one would have thought, that they would be able to post their stories directly after the conference.

Not a hope.

Not a hotspot to be found.
[/TRUE]

[MAYBE TRUE]
In desperation some journalist were “forced” to retire to a nearby hotel bar, where they could post their stories.
[/MAYBE TRUE]

[SHOULD BE TRUE]
But rumour has it that some journalists, realising that satellite was the best form of broadband came equipped with 1 meter dishes strapped to their backs and could be seen orientating their backs to ensure best possible signal.

That this caused them to face Minister Dempsey on their knees face to the floor was of minor concern and indeed seemed to cause some satisfaction within the DCMNR for some unknown reason.
[/SHOULD BE TRUE]


John

Sponge Bob

jwt wrote:

[TRUE]
Recently our Minister for communications Mr Dempsey held a press conference in the lobby of the DCMNR re the Shell Gas line problems.

Apparently several reporters attended complete with laptops, WiFi connections assuming, quite reasonably one would have thought, that they would be able to post their stories directly after the conference.

Not a hope.

Not a hotspot to be found.
[/TRUE]

Having a properly secured wireless network is not the height of unfashionability nowadays

Having a 'special' wireless router handy in a drawer and where you generate a WEP key before the press conference and hand it out in that days press pack and promptly retire that 'special' wireless router or generate a new WEP key the minute the journos leave would be far too high tech for a Department of Communications in the third world infrastructural morass that is Ireland.

If the dopey fecks ever get an infrastucture like that in place I will promptly send them the consultancy bill with this posting clipped to it and make sure that Noels cheque with the harp on it is put behind the bar at some IoffL bash

mayhem#

What or where is the DCMNR?

E.

jwt

bugger that, its far too much like hard work.

One wireless router fully open to the world but set to low output.

Router connected to VLAN thats direct to internet with nothing else on the VLAN

reporters in - router on
reporters out - router off

reporters in - router on
reporters out - router off

reporters in - router on
reporters out - router off

no....still to complicated...



John

bealtine

jwt wrote:

bugger that, its far too much like hard work.

no....still to complicated...

John

That's what you get when you let a "career guidance teacher" run a "teknologucul" department

Foxwood

mayhem# wrote:

What or where is the DCMNR?

The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has responsibility for the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors and regulates, protects and develops the Marine and Natural Resources of Ireland.

29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland

bminish

mayhem# wrote:

What or where is the DCMNR?

E.

Department of Phones and Fish

.brendan

lucernarian

bealtine wrote:

That's what you get when you let a "career guidance teacher" run a "teknologucul" department

Well spotted. He was absent from the schools he was employed in sometimes, on Meath County Council business. I believe the 6th years in a school in Trim were quite unhappy about this one particular year.

It's ironic that there was no WiFi in the lobby allright. I'm not complaining because it can only further IO's cause and highlight the DCMNR's incompetency. [sarcasm]Even if there was WiFi, I wonder who the provider would be....[/sarcasm]

damien

Why would you want broadband in a lobby? There's no demand and anyone saying otherwise is wrecking the economy of Ireland.

clohamon

Why would you want broadband in a lobby?

Because....

Broadband lobby is DCMNR blind spot.


How do you load up a photo onto a post. Our exchange has some dish like things on a pole at the back but I don't know what they are.

cgarvey

Is it the norm for reporters to be provided with WiFi access at press releases? Aside from hotels/conference centres, I would have thought that most companies / public bodies would not provide that?

.cg

eircomtribunal

The DCMNR may not have a hotspot in their lobby, but they have a hot forum on their website.
Ah, the joys of running a forum...

P.

Sponge Bob

One of these lads woudl do the job just fine

http://www.option.be/products/globesurfer_3g_hsdpa.shtml

we ARE talking about Irish tech journos here so even if it does not work properly they will sit around scratching themselves and nodding at the wrong times

mayhem#

Foxwood wrote:

The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has responsibility for the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors and regulates, protects and develops the Marine and Natural Resources of Ireland.

29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland

In that light, does the original statement surprise you?

E.

Sponge Bob

LOL

The DCMNR have just removed the forum postings linked by ET

Victor

clohamon wrote:

Broadband lobby is DCMNR blind spot.

Isn't IOffL the Broadband Lobby that the DCMNR can't see?