> folks have to tell the noc > about observed > problems, rather than just complaining to your couch > neighbor. ... and the noc has to help instead of telling people to go away. I requested a static IP, was asked why I needed one, 'because DHCP is broken', and was told that this was 'my problem'. Of course the reality is that DHCP is always broken in some way, at some point, during IETF meetings, which is why I always visit the NOC to request a static IP. This is the first time I've been told 'no'. I can't help thinking that the spastic wireless network experienced at IETF55 could have been avoided if lessons learned at previous IETF meetings had not been repeated. Maybe these lessons need to be captured somewhere. I do appreciate the efforts of all the engineers who have been working hard this week to give us the network that we now have, but on this occasion they have left this user way less than satisfied. Mat.