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  • 1.  Fw: Urgent: Internet Connection Service for ODF Interop Demo -- SpecialAttention Required Tuesday Morning, August 31

    Posted 08-31-2010 11:58
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    Don Harbison
    Program Director, IBM ODF Initiative
    Tel. +1-978-399-7018
    Mobile: +1-978-761-0116
    Email: donald_harbison@us.ibm.com
    ----- Forwarded by Donald Harbison/Cambridge/IBM on 08/31/2010 01:56 PM -----

    From:        "Szilard Bedecs" <Bedecssz@ceu.hu>
    To:        "Jozsef Bajnoczi" <Bajnoczij@ceu.hu>, "Tamas Ivanicza" <Ivaniczat@ceu.hu>, "Viktor Juhasz" <JuhaszV@ceu.hu>, "Laszlo Kollar" <Kollarl@ceu.hu>, "Peter Kriston-Vizi" <Kristonp@ceu.hu>, <kurti.jerry@openskm.com>, <szakal.peter@openskm.com>, <donald_harbison@us.ibm.com>
    Cc:        "Gabriella Ivacs" <Ivacsg@ceu.hu>, <attila_suhajda@hu.ibm.com>
    Date:        08/31/2010 11:16 AM
    Subject:        Re: Urgent: Internet Connection Service for ODF Interop Demo         -- Special Attention Required Tuesday Morning, August 31




    Dear All,

    According to my latest information, there is a meeting scheduled for today at 15:20 at the TIGY room, where two of my system administrators will be present, and they will understand all needs and make sure you have sufficient Internet connection. Wired Internet connection should be used, we are able to provide a switch and necessary cables for connection.

    However in order to enable laptops to get an IP address on the wired network, their ethernet MAC address should be registered in our DHCP in advance. Also to be able to use VPN, streaming and other applications, ports should be opened on the firewall. We need all this information in advance, otherwise laptops will not be able to connect to the network.

    Thanks,
    Szilard

    >>> <donald_harbison@us.ibm.com> 8/30/2010 9:57 PM >>>
    Hello Peter and Jerry,

    I apologize for sending email at this hour. A good number of the ODF
    Interop team assembled in TIGY at CEU, Nador 11 this afternoon at the time
    you allocated for us (17.20 hrs.) We very determined that the internet
    service is not adequate in its current state.

    Therefore, we ask for your urgent attention to resolve these requests.

    Specifically:

    the Ethernet cable connection be opened up to permit access to the
    Internet. The ports are currently blocked. This is very important. For
    example, the IBM portion of the demonstration must be able to easily
    access the internet, the use VPN tunnel to access servers inside IBM.
    Other presenters have similar requirements. The current connection is
    blocked.

    (...the wi-fi is too weak, so we are choosing to depend on the Ethernet
    connection therefore we request: We tried the Wi-fi in Nador 11 and found
    the signal too weak and unreliable. It dropped frequently. We determined
    it is not adequate to support the demonstrations as a result.)

    a router be provided; if a router is not available, will CEU permit us to
    provide one? We need to streamline the number of laptops that must be
    connected at the same time to the internet.
    (2) power strips to enable us to plug in to the electricity
    fresh markers for the white board (the markers in the room were nearly
    exhausted); we can purchase new markers, if you wish. Please advise me
    tomorrow.

    We have (8) demonstrators who need to step to the podium and deliver a
    their brief presentation and demonstration, one after the other with a
    minimum of disruption. This is why we are asking for the router.

    We thank you for your urgent attention to these requests. Without your
    support we will not succeed with our demonstration(s).

    Best regards,

    /don

    Don Harbison
    Program Director, IBM ODF Initiative
    Tel. +1-978-399-7018
    Mobile: +1-978-761-0116
    Email: donald_harbison@us.ibm.com