Gorse Fox has just upgraded his wireless network at home. The new MiMo enabled 802.11g kit should improve throughput and provide better coverage at the various blackspots in the house. The new access point comes with a top panel with blue lights indicating the various aerials that are in use... and this got the Gorse Fox reflecting on the fact that his study is beginning to glow like the cockpit of a 747.

He has lights for:

• The aerial selection of the wireless access point
• The status of the ethernet for the wireless access point
• The status of the power of the wireless access point
• The status of the printer
• The status of each of the ports on his USB 1 hub
• The status of each of the ports on his USB 2 hub
• The status of the power on his ADSL modem/router
• The status of each of the ethernet ports on his ADSL modem/router
• The staus of the ADSL connection on the ADSL modem/router
• The staus of the connection for the wireless keyboard
• The status of the optical mouse on the PC
• The power status light on his screen
• The power status light on his PC
• The disk access light on his PC
• Charging staus light on his cordless phone
• Phone signal light on cordless phone


• The status of his laptop mouse
• The staus of the laptop power
• The status of the laptop wireless connection
• Gorse Fox is currently ignoring his Linux PC which is switched off, and therefore not contributing to the festive lights)

[File under: Geek]