What is a Hotel Dataport?

[formulav8]

What do they mean by having a dataport? They advertise High Speed Internet Access. I thought usually that the Access would be Wireless.

Thanks for any help.



Jason

 

[Pepsei]

you know, dataport, how do you think computer connects to high speed internet before wireless?

you should be able to find a data cable in the closet, or from the front desk, it goes into your "dataport" on the back of the laptop.

 

[Juice Box]

The hotels ive seen that offer this simply have an RJ-45 jack in the room...some supply you with the cable, some dont. Id reccomend bringing one just in case.

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
The hotels ive seen that offer this simply have an RJ-45 jack in the room...some supply you with the cable, some dont. Id reccomend bringing one just in case.

The worst are the ones that offer to rent you one at $8.95.

 

[HN]

you need the dataport to connect to the yahoo port hole

 

[Viper GTS]

Not all are wireless, the Marriott I'm in right now isn't.

$10 a night & you're tethered to the desk.

:roll:

I guess it beats unsecured wireless.

Viper GTS

 

[BCYL]

Not many hotels have wireless, even the high end ones

I estimate only 3/10 hotels have wireless ready

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Not all are wireless, the Marriott I'm in right now isn't.

$10 a night & you're tethered to the desk.

:roll:

I guess it beats unsecured wireless.

Viper GTS

i think if you stay at courtyard by marriott, you'll get free wireless... at least around the virginia beach area.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Not all are wireless, the Marriott I'm in right now isn't.

$10 a night & you're tethered to the desk.

:roll:

I guess it beats unsecured wireless.

Viper GTS

I bring a 25 ft cable so I don't have to sit at the desk

 

[ShadowBlade]

dataport=ethernet

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Pepsei

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Not all are wireless, the Marriott I'm in right now isn't.

$10 a night & you're tethered to the desk.

:roll:

I guess it beats unsecured wireless.

Viper GTS

i think if you stay at courtyard by marriott, you'll get free wireless... at least around the virginia beach area.

Courtyard advertises free broadband, but not many of them are wireless in my experience

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Not all are wireless, the Marriott I'm in right now isn't.

$10 a night & you're tethered to the desk.

:roll:

I guess it beats unsecured wireless.

Viper GTS

some will trick you...have free wireless in the lobby, but paid in the rooms.

also, what do you mean unsecured wireless? build VPN tunnel to main office and go through internal proxy. all traffic encrypted FTW

like the other person said, you don't have a 25ft cable in your laptop bag?

always have the following in your laptop bag:

cisco router serial adapter + rolled cable
long rj45 cable
coupler
short x-over cable
wireless card if your laptop don't have one built-in
long rj11 cable if the hotel is lame

:laugh: