[olpc-help] OLPC Tech Help

[Michael Spevak, MD]

Dear all,

    I've had our XO for a couple of months now, and have only recently 
become intermittently able to connect to some WiFi sites, although not 
through our Airport Express as yet. I don't know what "WEP" is, and I 
have no idea how to check what "release" I have. I am heartened by Mr 
Holton's posting as a breath of fresh air offering hope to someone at my 
rudimentary level of understanding.

Best,

Mike Spevak
Washington DC

Steve Holton wrote:
> Hi Kelsey-
> **
> The XO was really designed only to connect to other XO's (through mesh 
> networking) or to a School server (through mesh networking or through 
> a WiFi connection to a supported wireless access point configured in a 
> limited number of ways.)
>
> Since you've previously seen it connect to your wireless access point, 
> there a good chance it's just a configuration problem, rather than the 
> more serious chipset incompatibilities reported elsewhere.
>
> The first thing I'd check is the version of XO software you're using. 
> If you're planning to connect using WEP, you really want to be using 
> the 656 release.
>
> If you have previously updated the software, you might have 
> toggled-back to the former release (holding the 'circle' gamepad key 
> when powering on) and that would explain being unable to connect now 
> when you had successfully connected before.
>
> Or have you changed any of the settings on your wireless access point?
>
> **
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Kelsey Turner 
> <kelsey at kelseyturner.net <mailto:kelsey at kelseyturner.net>> wrote:
>
>     Greetings
>
>      
>
>     Since no one is available to speak about technical issues over the
>     phone, I will try by email for the sixth time. We have had the
>     mini laptop since Christmas, and it stopped getting an internet
>     connection months ago. The manual says that OLPC supports a WEP
>     connection, but when I put in the encryption code all it does is
>     ask me for it again. Our wireless network is WEP, so I do not
>     understand how this continues to be an issue. Please offer some
>     sort of assistance so I do not feel like I am getting bent over by
>     a non-profit organization. Thanks for your help.
>
>      
>
>     *Kelsey Turner*
>
>     (817) 713-2876
>
>      
>
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