[Server-devel] XS Help, please

[Gerald Ardito]

Martin,

Thanks.


> 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.


Hmmm, not recommended. The XS runs its own network and there are several
bits of magic there :-/


> 3) So, since the server is not set properly, the XOs can't connect to that
> newly created wireless network.


So, how do I make the server work as the DHCP server?

Thanks.
Gerald


On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Martin Langhoff
<martin.langhoff at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Gerald Ardito <gmanb5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am running version 0.5.2 (the latest stable version).
>
>
> Good!
>
>
>> The network looks like this:
>> XOs connect to an AP
>> AP points to server box
>> Server box connected to VLAN
>
>
> Good.
>
>
>
>> 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.
>
>
> To make those settings "stick", put them in
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-local -- see
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 for hints...
>
> 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.
>
>
> Hmmm, not recommended. The XS runs its own network and there are several
> bits of magic there :-/
>
>
>> 3) So, since the server is not set properly, the XOs can't connect to that
>> newly created wireless network.
>
>
> I don't understand this bit. What is not working?
>
> Did you run all the installation steps? All the 'domain_config' stuff, and
> the ejabberd configuration are required steps...
>
> 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.
>
>
> Probably related to
>  - not doing the domain_config stuff
>  - changing the dhcpd settings
>
> Does this give you what you need?
>> Is it possible to Skype sometime? My Skype username is gmanb5.
>
>
> Better to do it via the list -- others can help (not just me), and it'll
> help others in the future (the archives are searchable, etc) :-)
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
> m
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