Cos its not free
see above
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:11, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Just give each room a phone line, they can sort the rest

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:23, Reply)

Each room has a phone but they are all Cisco VOIP phones
They plug the computer in to the back of the phone.
( Peej, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:25, Reply)

I think you have over complicated things
give them all a box room with a mattress on the floor, a chair in the corner and a bin. Give them one power socket and a phone line. They can sort the rest.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:29, Reply)

Also a lot of wireless routers have switches built in to them
And if you plugged an unconfigured switch in to a routed network it can cause all sorts of issues.
( Peej, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:24, Reply)

shut up and fix it IT monkey

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:25, Reply)

I'm no longer an IT monkey
I don't do the fixing anymore.
( Peej, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:27, Reply)

Indeed
which is why you turn DHCP off before connecting it to the network, or it will proper bugger things up.

You might get away with a proper wireless access point (extender) rather than a router, though, bit more expensive but more designed for the job.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 9:39, Reply)

Which is why we don't allow students with no knowledge of DHCP to connect their shit to the network.

( Peej, Tue 24 Sep 2013, 10:10, Reply)