[Server-devel] Network address for activation - Fwd: [Techteam] Activating laptops from the school server

[Martin Langhoff]

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:
> olpc-mesh-config

Had forgotten about that - and it's one of the things I have to sort out today.

> #  Set up static routes
>        route add -net 172.18.8.0  netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.1
>        route add -net 172.18.16.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.2

We'll, the 'server 1' role is going to have to take 172.18.16.x over :-/

>        route add -net 172.18.24.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.3
>        route add -net 172.18.32.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.4
>        route add -net 172.18.40.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.5
>        route add -net 172.18.48.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.6
>        route add -net 172.18.56.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.7
>        route add -net 172.18.64.0 netmask 255.255.248.0 gw 172.18.1.8
>
> So, I'm to gather that there are 8 other XS server or access points in
> this layout connected over the wired lan? This is site specific routing
> right?

Up to 8, yes. Normal installations have only 1, but Wad designed an IP
partitioning scheme that defines netblocks for 8 - and a whole lotta
laptops behind each one.

> Boy that is not the place for adding routing in fedora.

Where is the right place then?



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