[support-gang] [Server-devel] Hidden SSID and Proxy settings

[Kevin Mauricio Benavides Castro]

2011/2/1 Dr. Gerald Ardito <gerald.ardito at gmail.com>

> Thanks, all, for the support.
> I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> I am also working to set up a schoolserver in this school, to ultimately
> mitigate this problem.
>
> On that note, how do you configure the XS to work with a proxy server?
>


http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Techniques_and_Configuration#HTTP_proxies

this may help



> Thanks.
> Gerald
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Dr. Gerald Ardito
>> <gerald.ardito at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I am trying to connect XOs in a school which as a wireless network with
>> a
>> > hidden SSID. Additionally, the school requires proxy settings to
>> establish
>> > internet connections.
>> > Can someone help me with this?
>>
>> Very tricky. The Sugar side won't wandle this situation very well at
>> all. GNOME can handle it.
>>
>> Under Sugar
>>
>>  - You may be able to set the proxy setting with a pac file. Pia Waugh
>> reported once that it worked with 8.2.1, but I don't think she
>> documented it.
>>
>>  - Hidden SSIDs are not handled well at all by Sugar's network
>> neighbourhood.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>>
>> m
>> --
>>  martin.langhoff at gmail.com
>>  martin at laptop.org -- Software Architect - OLPC
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>>
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