Mariette Systems solved the problem for TechCrunch by using primarily WIRED internet access, not WiFi, and the cost was absolutely breathtaking.
The ServerFault thread that followed that incident about wifi at conferences has become the encyclopedia of how to make it work, so look there if you need a more detailed answer than "spend a lot of money hiring the guy who knows all the secrets." :-)
Joel, that's interesting. I've seen them do just wifi and they serve two of our cheaper-seeming customers--so I wasn't under that impression. When you say breathtaking, can you put that into context for me? All conference vendors seem to charge breathtaking amounts (I once paid $220 for electricity in order to plug in a monitor for two hours). Is this breathtakingly-high-for-independent-show-organizers or breathtakingly-high-for-even-major-shows?
Also, what did you use at BoS? I thought the wireless there was good.
The ServerFault thread that followed that incident about wifi at conferences has become the encyclopedia of how to make it work, so look there if you need a more detailed answer than "spend a lot of money hiring the guy who knows all the secrets." :-)
http://serverfault.com/questions/72767/why-is-internet-acces...