[OLPC library] Networking sections for consideration

[Sameer Verma]

Daniel Drake wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 13:11 -0400, Brian Jordan wrote:
>   
>> SUGAR:
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/WhatIsANetwork
>>     
>
> Active antennas don't work. 

You say this because OLPC doesn't ship AAs, or because it simply doesn't
work? We have three AAs and they work well for small groups. We use it
at all the meetings.

Sameer

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Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
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> Mesh Point functionality doesn't work. You
> probably don't want these in the documentation.
> Access points are not built into the school server.
> The wording suggests that a school server is the only way to establish
> "network connectivity"
>
>   
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/ConnectingNetwork
>>     
>
> Simple mesh does not get you connected to the internet
> School server mesh doesn't work (we don't ship active antennas anywhere)
> Wired network connections are not established from network view
> The mesh icons are not MPPs, they are not channels. You see 3 mesh
> channels regardless of how many MPPs or mesh nodes there are in the
> area.
> Saying a network is "locked" is not really familiar terminology to
> anyone.. You would say it has security.
>
> APs in network view no longer turn white. You have to look in the frame.
>
> Screenshots that show the frame are out of date. e.g. the AP circle now
> appears bottom right, not left.
>
> Talks about "Hex Converter" but doesn't say what that is. Also I feel
> you want a lot more description about keys and encryption schemes if you
> want to cut down on G1G1 wireless support tickets.
>
> When connected to an AP with no school server, you can collaborate
> without jabber. It uses multicast over salut. It is rare that you would
> be collaborating using jabber unless you are on a network backed by a
> school server, since you probably don't have a jabber server available
> and will not have input the address on the XOs.
>
>   
>> XO -- Anne Gentle (annegentle at gmail.com) wrote these:
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO/GiveMeTheInternet
>>     
>
> Jabber server is unrelated to internet connectivity.
> Internet access does not work over the mesh.
>
> The XO cannot recognize network names that contain spaces, --> not true!
> "media lab 802.11" works fine
>
> When you connect the XO to a wireless network, the XO becomes a network
> point. This means that other XO laptops within about 100 meters can
> connect to the Internet through your XO laptop. --> not true
>
> Similarly, if a nearby XO is connected to the Internet, you can connect
> to that XO laptop and the Internet through the other XO when using the
> mesh network. --> not true
>
>   
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO/Troubleshooting
>>     
>
> Is your WiFi router configured to support 802.11g? --> doesn't make
> sense to me. Is this saying we don't support 802.11b?
>
> Are the access point settings not in channels 1, 6, or 11? --> I don't
> think theres any point documenting old bugs.
>
> The XO section also repeatedly mentioned the white rim, but remember
> this only appears in the frame.
>
>
>   
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO/ExternalHardware
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO/RouterTable
>>     
>
> I don't like pointing people at that table. It's so incomplete, includes
> so few failure cases, lacks many details, etc.
>
>
>
>
> The XO section also repeatedly mentioned the white rim, but remember
> this only appears in the frame.
>
>
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