Should I provide pcmcia cards for guest check out?
This question is frequently asked by property owners and should definitely be looked at more closely. At first look, a PCMCIA card may seem like an effective solution for providing the wireless connections to users whom do not have their own hardware BUT providing hardware that requires software and driver installation by the user opens the owner up to immense liability and responsibility. Providing any software or application of any type forces the user to modify their computer without full knowledge of the implications it may have on any other software or configuration on their laptop. The preferred solution would be to provide the user with a device such as a wireless bridge that makes use of the users existing Network hardware and drivers to connect to the wireless Internet. This prevents the user from installing or modifying any software configuration of their machine or damaging it in any way. Simply by plugging into their existing Ethernet port, the user is able to make use of t
