Internet access

We seem to have figured out what is going on with the internet access. We disconnected the laptops from the new hardware, and operated for a while directly connected to the Marina AP, and discovered that they do cut off the connection every half hour, about 13 minutes after the half-hour. We have to wait a minute, and then re-login to re-establish the connection. I think that this is done to prevent streamers from monopolizing bandwidth, and our Vonage connection is therefore caught by it. The Vonage box disconnects, and unless one of us re-establishes a connection it can latch onto, it is dead.

Interesting strategy to control access to a limited resource. We may go up to the Marina and see if there is a way to fix this, but we have to be careful that they don't take offense at our use of the signal for Vonage. I have heard that some ISPs do NOT like to have their bandwidth used for telephone service that they are not paid for. Especially if the ISP is a telephone company...

Ahhh... we live in such an interesting age.