#570 NORM Future : NM needs better adhoc support

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#570: NM needs better adhoc support
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   Reporter:  garysu           |       Owner:  dcbw          
       Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  reopened      
   Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
  Component:  network manager  |     Version:                
 Resolution:                   |    Keywords:                
Next_action:  design           |    Verified:  1             
  Blockedby:                   |    Blocking:  8525          
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Changes (by gnu):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * next_action:  => design
  * type:  defect => enhancement
  * component:  wireless => network manager
  * milestone:  Trial-3 => Future Release
  * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 If OLPC wants the ability to build laptops or systems that work without
 Mesh, a GUI to select ad-hoc mode (and the wireless channel) will be
 needed to enable collaboration "under a tree" without infrastructure.  See
 #8525.

 I believe the underlying NetworkManager can already handle this -- we just
 need a GUI.

 (I would also recommend adding support at the same time for wired Ethernet
 without infrastructure,
 e.g. plugging two laptops together with an Ethernet cable, or plugging
 five into a switch that does not connect to a server, the Internet, or
 anything else.  The wired and wireless situations are parallel, and future
 OLPC hardware may well have an Ethernet jack built in.)

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/570#comment:9>
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