How about putting the burden on the landlord? If the landlord can't demonstrate the internet connectivity you require prior to rent/lease then no deal. At a minimum, you should be able to plug your own laptop into the building manager's router, get a local IP from the router and connect.
_jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Veech Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:12 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Testing for an internet connection.. Is there any type of tool available that will test for internet connectivity? I work for a company that provides furnishings in apartments for corporate travelers. Often they require live internet connections when they move in. Sometimes the apartments are already connected, sometimes they aren't. Is there any type of small hand-held device that will detect if a phone line is 'live" with an internet connection? We need to find a way to test the apartments before these tenants move in instead of waiting until they try to connect then get nasty phone calls when they can't. thanks for any recs...
