<p>The specs for the required engineering laptop computer include both a wired ethernet connection and a DVD drive. Our son will be bringing a high powered laptop that -- following the trend -- has neither. He could buy external devices that provide both through a USB connection, but I wonder if that is necessary. </p>
<p>So my questions are:
1. Is the wireless network on campus sufficiently high quality and ubiquitous that a wired ethernet connection will never be necessary? Are there any wireless dead spots, such as in some dorm rooms? Such as in, say, a room in Gillette that is way off in the corner, and is separated from the next closest student room by stairs, two bathrooms, and a couple of storage rooms?
2. Will our son have to use engineering software that can only be installed on the computer through a DVD?</p>