[jasonmcalacanis]

Hey! easy there fella.... we had screaming wifi and internet at www.techcrunch50.com !!! (for 2.5 out of three days that is!).

Note: I've figured out how to get wifi to work at a conference.... run ethernet cables to everyone's seat.

Seriously, that's how we've solved the problem. I've told the tech people every year that wifi sucks for large groups, it doesn't handle 1-3k connections in a 30,000 square foot room and that ethernet cables are rock solid.

every time the techs fight me, every time I force them to run ethernet and every time i'm right.

very frustrating... i will NEVER use wifi as anything other than a backup at a conference. Run ethernet cables people... it's really that simple. also, get three different connections and run three separate networks for each 1/3rd of the conference. then if things go down at least 2/3rd of the people are up.

[fallentimes]

Running ethernet cables is a great idea, but I don't think he was talking about the conferences.