[olpc-help] OLPC Tech Help

[Steve Holton]

Hi Mike-

If I recall correctly, Airport Express should be one of the easier ones to
set up correctly.
I believe there is a screen under the Airport Setup Admin utility that shows
an Equivalent Network Password. This is a kind of 'agnostic' password that
non-Apple equipment of all kinds can use for the access point provided by
the Airport.

I would try using that as the password, instead of the password you would
use with your Macintosh's.

(But I also vaguely recall there being a problem if the password or
passphrase has spaces or special characters or something...wish I could
remember. If this doesn't work, I guess I'll be re-learning it.)

For determining what version of software you're running:
Use the Terminal activity. (Click once in the center so you can type) and
use these commands:

cat /ofw/model

cat /ofw/openprom/model

cat /boot/olpc_build

This info and more available from:
-   http://frombob.to/XO/



On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Michael Spevak, MD <mspeva02 at georgetown.edu>
wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     No virus found in this outgoing message.
> >     Checked by AVG.
> >     Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1407 - Release Date:
> >     4/30/2008 11:35 AM
> >
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> >
> >
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