http://geeketiquette.com/archives/2005/03/02/houseguests-and-home-networks/ Emily Post for the digital generation. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://geeketiquette.com/archives/2005/03/02/houseguests-and-home-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Susan Kitchens Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:28:48 +0000 /?p=12#comment-88 Another aspect: the host provides tech support. I had a friend stay with me when she suddenly had to move out and needed a place to land temporarily while she got it together. She and I are both self-employed work-from-home tech types (not hardcore geeks, but in geek-related fields). The invitation to use the network, etc., was accompanied by inevitable matters of tech support. The can of coke/laundry/breakfast cereal thing mentioned by Skud needs to be expanded to include one's time. "Why won't my document print from your printer? I <em>selected</em> it..." "Let's see." [some time and digging around and a little while later...] "Oh, you're connected to my neighbor's wireless network (ah, the Townhome Villages of the world!)." That's one example, but whenever there were bandwidth problems, DSL modem needing to be powered off n on, etc., it was a time hit on my end. (All in all, evrything worked out okay in a gracious fashion, but that was one unintended consequence.) Another aspect: the host provides tech support. I had a friend stay with me when she suddenly had to move out and needed a place to land temporarily while she got it together. She and I are both self-employed work-from-home tech types (not hardcore geeks, but in geek-related fields). The invitation to use the network, etc., was accompanied by inevitable matters of tech support. The can of coke/laundry/breakfast cereal thing mentioned by Skud needs to be expanded to include one’s time.
“Why won’t my document print from your printer? I selected it…”
“Let’s see.” [some time and digging around and a little while later...] “Oh, you’re connected to my neighbor’s wireless network (ah, the Townhome Villages of the world!).” That’s one example, but whenever there were bandwidth problems, DSL modem needing to be powered off n on, etc., it was a time hit on my end. (All in all, evrything worked out okay in a gracious fashion, but that was one unintended consequence.)

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