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Wednesday, February 22, 1995
U. N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Housing considers using Ethernet lines
Students could surf Internet and avoid modems, long waits
By Brian Vandervilet Kansan staff writer
In response to student demands through the Internet, Ethernet lines may be coming to a residence hall near you.
Ethernet lines would allow on-campus residents to access the Internet without using a modem and would eliminate long waits for a terminal server, which sometimes take up to an hour using modem lines.
Last month, students began using an Internet bulletin to express the need for Ethernet lines in the residence halls.
"By the time this stinkin' place networks the dorms, Ethernet will be a thing of the past," wrote Brian Olson, Overland Park sophomore, on an Internet bulletin.
"And pigs will have wings; the cow will jump over the moon, and Bill Clinton will have a brain," responded Chad Campbell, Overland Park sohomore.
Well, the cow has jumped, says Ken Stoner, director of student housing, who saw the bulletin messages. He believes that an additional set of phone lines, which were intended as a backup, could be used as Ethernet lines. Tests are being conducted to determine the strength of the signals sent through the spare lines.
"It will definitely come at some
Campbell said he was pleased with Stoner's response to the bulletin messages.
"It would really help to get a dedicated Ethernet line," Campbell said. "I would pay the cost for sure."
Stoner said that the cost for using Ethernet lines would be similar to that at other universities. The cost of installation would be made up within a few years from user fees.
Kansas State University, which has offered Ethernet to on-campus residents since August, charges a one-time $75 connection fee. Some computers also require the installation of an Ethernet card, which costs about $50.
Danya Hatley, computer specialist for Housing and Dining Services at K-State, said that spare phone lines in the residence halls had been used as Ethernet lines. The lines have worked with no difficulties.
More specifically, Stoner said that Ethernet lines should be available in McCollum Hall sometime next fall. He doesn't foresee a problem using the spare lines but that devices called concentrators would have to be installed to strengthen the signals so that information would not be lost. He said he hoped all residence halls would have access to the lines by Fall 1996.
"The students are able to do a lot with it," she said. "It's a whole new world out there."
"Ethernet would give access to anywhere at this University or anywhere in the world." Stoner said.
time, somehow, somewhere," said Stoner. "I'm convinced of it."
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