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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Janissa,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have a friend in Bloemfontein who is pretty good at Linux, I’ll contact him regarding availability. Will ask if he can come through with you or not – else telephonic would be a second option.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I may be able to assist, although Linux is not my speciality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Russell Fox<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> olpc-za-bounces@lists.laptop.org [mailto:olpc-za-bounces@lists.laptop.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janissa Balcomb<br><b>Sent:</b> 11 October 2011 01:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> OLPC-za<br><b>Subject:</b> [Olpc-za] need help installing XS network server software<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I'm the president of Laptops to Lesotho Inc, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that provides refurbished XO-1 laptops to children in a remote village in Lesotho.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Last November, we tried to set up a wireless LAN network, but we were unable to download the network software directly onto the network server, as planned, because the internet signal failed. I tried loading it from a USB drive, but that didn't work. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I'm going back to Lesotho in a few weeks, and I will be bringing the XS software with me on a CD this time. I'm going to try to install it on a PC that is running Windows XP. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I'm going to be in the village 18 November until 9 December. I have the instructions from the OLPC website for setting up a network, but I have never set up a network before. I'm wondering if there's anyone who would be available to consult over the phone in case I run into trouble and need help. I have to call because there is still no internet signal in the village and it's a tough 8 hour drive to the nearest internet service.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Janissa Balcomb<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>