Last year, plans to install roaming ethernet were delayed until after the switch network is installed.

For almost a year, FAS computer services has been developing software for roaming ethernet. When it is installed, every ethernet connection at Harvard will use the roaming software.

Right now, only Langdell Library and Harkness Commons at the Law School (HLS) are wired, and students flock there.

Gerald L. Williams '03 says he uses the roaming ethernet at Langdell two to three times a week.

"It's good because I don't have to stay in my dorm to get my work done," he said, adding that he is disappointed that Lamont, Harvard College's library lacks the technology.

"All options available for one group should be available for another," he said.

There are 540 roaming ethernet dataports at tables, carrels, lounges and study rooms in Langdell. These are available to anyone with a Harvard ID and registered ethernet card--except during HLS reading period and exams, when non-HLS ID-carriers are not admitted into the library.

Both Lamont and Widener are now undergoing renovations and are leaving space for roaming ethernet technology.