[Server-devel] XS Help, please

[Gerald Ardito]

Martin,

Thanks for the help.

I am running version 0.5.2 (the latest stable version).

The network looks like this:
XOs connect to an AP
AP points to server box
Server box connected to VLAN

The problems I am having:
1) I was told by my network guy to set the box for a static IP address and
default gateway. I do this via ifconfig, but when I reboot, it is gone.
2) I was told by my network guy to configure DHCP for a bunch of parameters
(subnet mask, IP range). I have references about dhcpd.conf but I was
worried it was created by one of the olpc-scripts.
3) So, since the server is not set properly, the XOs can't connect to that
newly created wireless network.

The old problems I was having:
1) When we were all on the school's regular network, the XOs could ping the
server and vice versa. But the "Register" function didn't work. I don't know
if this is still a problem because I can't get the new chunk of things to
work.

Does this give you what you need?
Is it possible to Skype sometime? My Skype username is gmanb5.

Thanks.
Gerald
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Martin Langhoff
<martin.langhoff at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello Gerald,
>
> It'd be useful to hear more about
>
>  - what XS version
>  - network topology
>  - what exact problems you are having
>
> it's hard to provide advise.
>
> I'll try however. In general, you should not change the dhcpd configuration
> on the XS. Give the XS 2 NICs, and let it run its own subnet.
>
> hope that helps - but do give us some more info!
>
>
> martin
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Gerald Ardito <gmanb5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I need some help. I have been trying to get my XS Server running for some
>> months now with little success.
>>
>> Recently, in order to alleviate some problems, our school's network guy
>> established a new VLAN only for the XOs.
>>
>> The VLAN points to my server box as the DHCP server.
>>
>> Here's what I think I need to do:
>> 1. Edit the DHCP config file for: 1) IP address; 2) subnet mask; 3) and IP
>> range
>> 2. Edit the resolv.config file to point our schoolserver to the IP address
>> set above
>> 3. Start the dhcpd service.
>>
>> Here are my questions:
>> 1) is that right?
>> 2) is there anything else I need to do to configure the DNS and DHCP
>> services?
>>
>>
>> Thanks. I really need to get this running!
>>
>> Gerald
>>
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>
>
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