Re: [79attendees] Hotel Nikko: Internet connection requiresoverhead light activation

Following the protocol spec may leave your laptop without power or networking.  

Which of these is more important to you?  ;-)

Tony

On Nov 12, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Ed Jankiewicz wrote:

> or just follow the protocol spec.
> after entering the room, the guest SHOULD insert room key in the slot.  This will enable Lights, Air, etc.
> when leaving the room, the guest SHOULD remove the room key and store it securely on their person.  This will ensure that the room will enter powersave mode, and the guest will have the key for subsequent admission control.
> Failure to observe these procedures may result in a loss of energy efficiency or delays reentering the room
> 
> On 11/12/2010 10:22 AM, Tony Li wrote:
>> My Safeway club card also works.  ;-)
>> 
>> If you get in the habit of doing this:
>> 
>> a) Please get in the habit of NEVER using the hotel room key for this.  This will save you from locking yourself out.
>> b) Please turn off the lights, TV, and heating/cooling in the room.  The reason the hotel has these switches is for power conservation.  If you're going to bypass it, then please be green and responsible.
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 12, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Mark Prior wrote:
>> 
>>> In the Shangri-la a business card in slot works too.
>>> 
>>> Mark.
>>> 
>>> On 12/11/10 10:02 AM, "Carl Williams"<carlw@mcsr-labs.org>  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> You can use any key card in the master-switch and leave it there all day.
>>>> 
>>>> It doesn't require specific key that is activated.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 79attendees-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:79attendees-bounces@ietf.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Worley, Dale R (Dale)
>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:44 PM
>>>> To: 79attendees@ietf.org
>>>> Subject: [79attendees] Hotel Nikko: Internet connection requires overhead
>>>> light activation
>>>> 
>>>> For those of you in the Hotel Nikko:  I've just figured out that the
>>>> Internet router is on the same power as the overhead lights -- you have to
>>>> put your room key card in that little master-switch thing near the door for
>>>> the Internet to work.  (Since the desk lamps aren't on power switched by
>>>> that device, during the day you can overlook to put your card in the thing,
>>>> and then your Internet is cut off.)
>>>> 
>>>> Dale
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