[Server-devel] [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4

[James Cameron]

Thanks.  Did you fix it for them?  Did you use our new wireless driver?

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 09:54:40PM +0300, Sandra Thaxter wrote:
> Hello all,  Thanks for this.  We experienced this today in Kenya
> during teacher training with mostly XO-1s when trying to setup chat.
> The great part is that the teachers who were connected liked chat so
> much,  that no one complained much about the connections which
> didn't work.
> Sandra Thaxter
> www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org
> sandra at smallsolutionsbigideas.org
> (617) 320-1098
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Cameron"
> <quozl at laptop.org>
> To: "Gonzalo Odiard" <gonzalo at laptop.org>
> Cc: "XS Devel" <server-devel at lists.laptop.org>; "OLPC Devel"
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down
> or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4
> 
> 
> Yes, I have one now, will test and release.
> 
> (Our usual builder host has a problem being investigated.)
> 
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 09:17:29AM -0200, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
> >Good catch. Can you build a kernel for xo-4 with this fix?
> >
> >Gonzalo
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> >
> >    G'day,
> >
> >    XO-1.5, XO-1.75, and XO-4 laptops may be affected by hidden wireless
> >    networks, leading to networks not being shown promptly in network
> >    neighbourhood.
> >
> >    For further details, see
> >    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/12757
> >
> >    This arose as a result of recent work on the XO-1 large groups
> >    problem, but is nowhere near as severe in impact.
> >
> >    --
> >    James Cameron
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