wireless networking

[Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero]

Hi

For more info you could see.

[1]http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless
[2]http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Mesh_Network_Details
[3]http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Networking
[4]http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Mesh_Network_FAQ

All of these are usefull but for your purpose  [2] its interesting

On 9/13/07, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> 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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Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
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