wireless networking

[Dan Williams]

On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 14:08 +0100, Victor Lazzarini wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Got the delivery of two B4 machines and joined the list today. I am
> trying to test the system, so would like to get some help. I am
> starting with networking; I have not yet updated to the latest OS image, 
> though.
> 
> I got the two machines side by side. Shouldn't they see each other
> in Sugar's neighboorhood?
> 
> I opened the terminal and set them to the same essid but still no sign.

Yes, iwconfig is incompatible with NetworkManager because iwconfig
changes the parameters underneath NM.  You also need an IP address
before the two will talk, and when NM manages the connection, it'll do
that for you automatically.

If you connect them both to the same AP using the GUI, or you remove the
saved network config bits in ~/.sugar/default/nm/networks and just start
them up and wait a while, they will fall back to channel 1 and mesh with
each other.

Dan

> Also, should they not see other AdHoc machines around them (say
> other windows, linux, OSX).
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Victor
> Victor Lazzarini
> Music Technology Laboratory
> Music Department
> National University of Ireland, Maynooth
> 
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