[OLPC New Zealand] [Testing] os873 on XO-1.5 and os873 on XO-1 -07/15/2011

[Samuel Greenfeld]

XO-1.5's do not have Mesh networking support, so they use 802.11 Ad-hoc
networks.  XO-1's default to Mesh networks at the moment for compatibility,
because that is what they historically have done.

Once an XO-1.5 starts an Ad-hoc network, the XO-1's will spot that network
within a minute or two, and use the same Mayan numeral as the XO-1.5 to
indicate its presence.  If all the XOs leave an Ad-hoc network it
disappears; but Network Manager/Sugar cache its presence for a while in case
a scan accidentally missed a network.

When an XO-1 sees an Ad-hoc networks they are all filled in as "occupied",
because an XO-1 does not show the unfilled variants to allow an XO-1 to
start them.


This behavior has been around since OLPC build 10.1.3 (860) & Sugar 0.90,
and is described at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Ad_hoc_Networking

I believe XO-1's can be adjusted to default to Ad-hoc as well if desired,
but Simon would be the authority there.



On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Thomas C Gilliard <
satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:

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> Daniel Drake wrote:
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> Hi Thomas,
>
> On 17 July 2011 02:39, Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
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>  http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Community/Distributions/Fedora#testing_os873_XO-1.5
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> With preliminary testing of Chat 70 collaboration using os873 on XO-1 and
> os873 on XO-1.5
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>  Thanks a lot for testing and feedback! Your help is much appreciated.
>
> Just one question, I don't understand one section of your report.
> Could you explain the following in more detail?
>
> XO-1 Mesh Network 1>AD hoc Network 1 ; AD hoc Network 6; AD hoc
> Network 11 no avitars
> XO-1.5 AD hoc 1 on >shows as 4th connection point on X0-1 after 2 min
> XO-1.5 Click on AD hoc 1 and see avitars?
>
>
>  Not Connected to Wireless AP: (tested today)
> os873 on the XO-1 displays different icons in the f1 neighborhood for the
> three mesh networks, than the XO-1.5 does.
> (2 concentric circles and a dot on the XO-1 and a single circle with a dot
> and underlines ;mayan? symbols; on the XO-1.5)
> In XO-1.5 connect to Circle and dot; after about 2 minutes it (4th icon:
> named Ad-hoc Network 1)  appears on the XO-1. Connect to it on XO-1 and the
> others laptops  Avitar appears in both F1 neighborhoods. Now sharing of
> Chat-70  is possible.
>
> Disconnect on both; XO-1 tries to connect to all 3 Mesh Networks  connects
> to Mesh Network 1
> No connection to XO-1.5
>
> Icons remain on XO-1 screen after disconnect. After connecting to all three
> on XO-1.5' have 6 icons on XO-1 screen.
>
> Synopsis: connections only work if initiated from XO-1.5 to the XO-1 but
> not the other way around.
> There is no indication on the XO-1 which AD-hoc network is active on XO-1.5
> before connecting to it.
>
> Why does it work this way?
>
> Tom Gilliard
>
> Names:
> On XO-1: Mesh Network 1, 6, 11
> On XO-1.5: AD-hoc Network 1, 6, 11
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
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