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Network services will be provided, including external Internet access.
 
Network services will be provided, including external Internet access.
  
*A camp-wide open wireless network will be offered for use to all attendees.
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*A camp-wide wireless network will be offered for use to all attendees. There is a lot of coverage- and we may add a few more spots.
  
*Wired connections will be provided to fixed locations upon request.
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*Wired connections will be provided to fixed locations upon request 30-days in advance, signed in triplicate.
  
 
*Telephony will be provided by [[Shadytel]].
 
*Telephony will be provided by [[Shadytel]].
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====Internet====
 
====Internet====
Due to the remote location of the event, the primary Internet connectivity is provided by the [http://dbiua.org/ Doe Bay Internet Users Association] community wireless project that has a microwave backhaul link to the mainland through [http://www.startouch.com/ StarTouch]. The connection relatively fast (~50Mbps) but is shared with many residents on that part of the island so we'll want to be respectful and limit our bandwidth accordingly. Skype, Gaming, Bittorrent and similar services will likely suffer poor performance.
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Due to the remote location of the event, the primary Internet connectivity is provided by [Rock Island Communications https://rockisland.com] with and additional 2x load balanced Internet provided by SpaceX. With SpaceX will will have business class service. With all of this, we should have anywhere from ~250Mbps - 500Mbps of total bandwidth. Please do not use this to download torrents, or hog this bandwidth.  
  
 
====Terms====
 
====Terms====
 
Toorcamp network-ops reserves the right to block, throttle, drop or cut the cord on traffic that interferes with equal usage of the network by all. Please refrain from any activities that would damage the experience for others.
 
Toorcamp network-ops reserves the right to block, throttle, drop or cut the cord on traffic that interferes with equal usage of the network by all. Please refrain from any activities that would damage the experience for others.

Revision as of 15:59, 25 May 2022

Network services will be provided, including external Internet access.

  • A camp-wide wireless network will be offered for use to all attendees. There is a lot of coverage- and we may add a few more spots.
  • Wired connections will be provided to fixed locations upon request 30-days in advance, signed in triplicate.

WiFi

Info and updates on the ToorCamp WiFi network are going to be posted after June 30th, 2022 here: https://conwifi.org/ We recommend you download and install the certs on your devices before you get to the island. Or feel free to use the static WPA key network too.

Services

If you would like to provide services at the event please send in some info about what you are trying to offer, and every effort will be made to facilitate this on the Toorcamp network. Please keep in mind the nature and location of the event, and the facilities. A datacenter grade network is not offered, and services should be focused on local delivery and consumption.

Internet

Due to the remote location of the event, the primary Internet connectivity is provided by [Rock Island Communications https://rockisland.com] with and additional 2x load balanced Internet provided by SpaceX. With SpaceX will will have business class service. With all of this, we should have anywhere from ~250Mbps - 500Mbps of total bandwidth. Please do not use this to download torrents, or hog this bandwidth.

Terms

Toorcamp network-ops reserves the right to block, throttle, drop or cut the cord on traffic that interferes with equal usage of the network by all. Please refrain from any activities that would damage the experience for others.