thursday, september 4,2003
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Wireless Internet eases access
By Abby Mills
almills@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Wireless Internet connections can help students untangle themselves from the hassles of getting online.
Rachel Simon, Chicago sophomore, and her four roommates, all University of Kansas students, had wireless connections installed in their house on Tennessee Street the day after moving in.
"When you go to plug in your phone charger, or anything, it's nice not to have wires everywhere." Simon said.
George Shaffer, owner and general manager of Lawrence Networks, worked with the students to install their connections. He said the wireless option was especially good for older houses, like many found on Tennessee Street, because they were not wired for high-speed Internet connections.
wires in is cost prohibitive," he said.
"For an older house, pulling
Wireless transmitters can be inserted into any building's Internet source. To connect to the source, each computer on the network needs to be equipped with a wireless Ethernet card.
A customer service representative for Sunflower Broadband said that cable or DSL Internet connections worked best for wireless networks because wireless routers could not read the signals from a phone connection.
Theoretically, Shaffer said, those outside the building could access the connection as well. He said he used encryption software to prevent any computer outside the network from utilizing the connection.
Computers in the network can go anywhere within the connection's range, which Shaffer said would easily cover a residential building.
watch Sunday football while I do work on the computer," Shaffer said. "It really gives you flexibility."
"I lean sit in the living room and
Laptops with wireless connections can also go to locations outside the building. Simon said she liked to connect with her laptop at Watson Library.
Sunflower Broadband also offers a service for people who have laptops with wireless connections. Those signed up can access the Internet from more than 20 locations around town, including the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.; Perkins, 1711 W.23rd St.; and all three Lawrence Athletic Club locations.
Location
Costs for the service will vary depending on the type of equipment used. Shaffer said both the router and each card would cost about $100.
Shaffer said people with some computer skills could set the system up themselves. He said stores that stocked computer accessories would usually carry parts, although he warned Macintosh users that their parts often had to be special ordered.
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Places in Lawrence where wireless connections will work:
Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St.
Quinton's, 615 Massachusetts St.
Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive
McDonald Drive
Paradise Cafe. 729
Paradise Cafe, 728 Merrimack St.
Lawrence Arts Center, 940
The Kansas Union
Although the new hardware and installation made the connection a little more expensive, Simon said the mobility was well worth the costs.
— Edited by Abby Sidesinger
Paul Kramer
pkramer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Asia scholars program offered to all interested
Students who have completed a general survey course on Asia and one course specifically related to either China, Japan or Korea will have the opportunity to spend about three weeks studying on the continent.
Students who are selected for the program receive three credit hours, which will come at the students' cost.
ng on the Kansas/Asia Scholars program, in cooperation with a grant from the Freeman Foundation, will pay for the students' travel and living expenses.
Nancy Hope, associate director of the Kansas/Asia Scholars program, said this was a rare opportunity.
"This is open to all students no matter what their major," Hope said. "It's not like study abroad, there is almost no cost, only spending money and one meal per day."
"It's not like study abroad, there is almost no cost, only spending money and one meal per day."
Lancy Hope
Associate director of the Kansas/
Asia Scholars program
While in Asia, the participants will select a service project consistent with their personal and professional goals.
The program's informational meeting will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at room 102 in Summerfield Hall.
All application materials, including reference letter, must be turned in by Sept. 19 to the Center for East Asian Studies, 202 Bailey Hall.
Edited by Doyle Murphy
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