Please help this person...

[Javier Cardona]

Dan,

> I'm currently unsure how the mesh treats multicast
> frames in RX or TX error situations or collisions.

Multicast frames are treated as broadcast:  no per-hop acks or retransmissions.

Javier



> > Thanks,
> > hilton
> >
> > Em Quarta 11 Abril 2007 18:51, Dan Williams escreveu:
> > > 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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