[J3] (SC22WG5.6118) [EXTERNAL] Re: Internet service at Hotel Forest Hongo

[Van Snyder]

On Sat, 2019-07-27 at 03:38 +0000, Bill Long via J3 wrote:
> Good to know.  It’s been a long time since laptops had Ethernet ports.
> Fortunately, I do have an adapter (though it’s never been used, so I
> hope it works).   Do we need to bring the cable (between the laptop
> and the  wall outlet) or is that provided?

It's a good idea to try out the adapter, in case you need to download a
driver for it, which you can't do if you don't yet have the driver, and
can't download it because you don't have the driver.

Most places that used wired ethernet provided the cable, but just to be
safe....

> Cheers,
> Bill
> 
> > On Jul 26, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Steve Lionel via J3
> <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> > 
> > If you will be attending the WG5 meeting in Tokyo and staying at the
> Hotel Forest Hongo, their web site indicates that Internet access in
> the rooms is by Ethernet cable, not WiFi.  I expect most of you will
> have laptops with Ethernet jacks, but I know mine doesn't (so I will
> have an adapter.)
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> 
> Bill Long                                                                       longb at cray.com
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