Please help this person...

[Dan Williams]

On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 18:09 -0300, Leandro Biazon wrote:
> We're having the same mesh problem with ours machines, which were
> update with the last autoreinstallation image (build 385 and firmware
> q2b87)
> 
> We were using build 368 with firmware q2b85, and the mesh was
> working. 
> 
> Now, the mesh icon flashes for a long time, and when it stops
> flashing, there's no IP address assigned to the machine.
> 
> It works, however, if the interface is configured manually (iwconfig,
> ifconfig).
> 
> Should the UI be working? Is anyone having the same problem?

The mesh networking currently relies on DHCP and a mesh portal.  There
is no serverless peer-to-peer networking in this build.  If you want to
see laptops, you can still use normal 802.11 mode with an access point,
just hit F1 to jump to Mesh View and click on your access point to
connect.

Dan


> Leandro
> 
> On 4/11/07, Richard Smith <smithbone at gmail.com> wrote:
>         I got this request for help but I'm really busy preping for my
>         trip to 
>         QSMC and really I'm not the best guy to help with this anyway.
>         Somebody please help them get setup.
>         
>         Thanks.
>         
>         ===============================
>         *"Sam Taufao" <SamT at spc.int>*
>         
>         04/10/2007 09:52 PM
>         
>         
>         To
>                 <technology at laptop.org>
>         cc
>         
>         Subject
>                 Urgent Request for Assistance for presentation to
>         potential funding source 
>         
>         
>         I am writing on behalf of the OLPC project for Pacific island
>         countries.
>         We just upgraded the OS build for B2 models with us and we
>         couldn't see
>         one laptop from the other.
>         
>         Please email me with any help you can on: 
>         
>         1) Getting mesh network working so that two laptops next to
>         each other
>         can see each other and share something
>         
>         2) Can we change volume
>         
>         Merci
>         
>         Sam
>         
>         samt at spc.int
>         
>         
>         --
>         Richard A. Smith
>         smithbone at gmail.com
>         
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