Ethernet Cord - Internet Connection Question - BWI

[cathyge]

Hi all,

I'm going to the World next month. DH and I are celebrating our 10yr anniversary - a couple months late - by staying at the Boardwalk Inn CL standard room. It will be our first time at a deluxe.

I will need to connect to the Internet during our stay. I recently started a doctorate program and classes meet on-line and face-to-face, but are primarily on-line. Anyway, according to the syllabus for my next course, I'll have a group project to work on during the week I'm at Disney.

I was thinking that I might be able to take my laptop and do the work on the balcony. I mean if you have to do work during vacation you might as well enjoy the view right? (I'm also assuming I'll have a balcony large enough to sit outside.)

So my question is...(finally)....if I take a looooong ethernet cord do you think I would be able to take my laptop to the balcony? Or, should I just plan on working at the table?

I have no idea how far it would be from the connection point to the balcony.

Thanks in advance....

Cathy

 

[plutolovr]

I guess you could do this. But if your computer has wireless capability, I would bring a wireless router with you and use that instead.

 

[cathyge]

Thanks for that advice plutolovr...

I do have wireless capability!!! Do you have any experience with a wireless router at WDW? I hadn't thought of that at all. I just assumed that I would have to use an ethernet cord.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Thanks for that advice plutolovr...

I do have wireless capability!!! Do you have any experience with a wireless router at WDW? I hadn't thought of that at all. I just assumed that I would have to use an ethernet cord.

1) You need to bring your own.
2) Just connect it to the cable like you do at home.
3) Then, you can go wireless with your laptop.
4) Just make sure you enable WEP or WPA security on the router.
5) Or, your neighbor might browse on your router, or get into your laptop.