[Server-devel] Mesh connectivity from regular WiFi gear

[Walter Bender]

>  Also, do we have wikipage of tested APs?

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless_Access_Point_Compatibility

This page just reports results for standard use, not in the context of
a school-server scenario, which would merit additional testing.

-walter

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Martin Langhoff
<martin.langhoff at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 3:26 AM, John Watlington <wad at laptop.org> wrote:
>  >  If a school is using a mesh, we have a carefully designed system
>  >  to ensure that a laptop doesn't go into simple mesh mode, and instead
>  >  connects automatically with the school.
>  >
>  >  If a school is using traditional WiFi, there is no such guarantee.
>  >  This is possibly bad, as kids that aren't associated can interfere with
>  >  those that are.
>
>  When at NYC, you mentioned that the NM searches and prefers the
>  school-mesh-<n> essids of mesh-type signals. And that perhaps we could
>  make it lock into infrastructure-mode essids of that name with the
>  same kind of preference. Would this simple fix help sort the problem
>  out?
>
>  Also, do we have wikipage of tested APs?
>
>  cheers,
>
>
>
>
>
>  m
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