[Testing] [OLPC New Zealand] os873 on XO-1.5 and os873 on XO-1 -07/15/2011

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Samuel Greenfeld wrote:
> XO-1.5's do not have Mesh networking support, so they use 802.11 Ad-hoc
> networks.  XO-1's default to Mesh networks at the moment for compatibility,
> because that is what they historically have done.
>
> Once an XO-1.5 starts an Ad-hoc network, the XO-1's will spot that network
> within a minute or two, and use the same Mayan numeral as the XO-1.5 to
> indicate its presence.  If all the XOs leave an Ad-hoc network it
> disappears; but Network Manager/Sugar cache its presence for a while in case
> a scan accidentally missed a network.
>
> When an XO-1 sees an Ad-hoc networks they are all filled in as "occupied",
> because an XO-1 does not show the unfilled variants to allow an XO-1 to
> start them.
>
>
> This behavior has been around since OLPC build 10.1.3 (860) & Sugar 0.90,
> and is described at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Ad_hoc_Networking
>
> I believe XO-1's can be adjusted to default to Ad-hoc as well if desired,
> but Simon would be the authority there.
>   

Thank you for the Nice explanation.

It would be nice to have a control panel switch to make mesh or Ad-hoc 
the default.
Then an XO-1 could initiate contact also.

Tom Gilliard
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Thomas C Gilliard <
> satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>
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>> Daniel Drake wrote:
>>
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> On 17 July 2011 02:39, Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>  http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Community/Distributions/Fedora#testing_os873_XO-1.5
>>
>> With preliminary testing of Chat 70 collaboration using os873 on XO-1 and
>> os873 on XO-1.5
>>
>>
>>  Thanks a lot for testing and feedback! Your help is much appreciated.
>>
>> Just one question, I don't understand one section of your report.
>> Could you explain the following in more detail?
>>
>> XO-1 Mesh Network 1>AD hoc Network 1 ; AD hoc Network 6; AD hoc
>> Network 11 no avitars
>> XO-1.5 AD hoc 1 on >shows as 4th connection point on X0-1 after 2 min
>> XO-1.5 Click on AD hoc 1 and see avitars?
>>
>>
>>  Not Connected to Wireless AP: (tested today)
>> os873 on the XO-1 displays different icons in the f1 neighborhood for the
>> three mesh networks, than the XO-1.5 does.
>> (2 concentric circles and a dot on the XO-1 and a single circle with a dot
>> and underlines ;mayan? symbols; on the XO-1.5)
>> In XO-1.5 connect to Circle and dot; after about 2 minutes it (4th icon:
>> named Ad-hoc Network 1)  appears on the XO-1. Connect to it on XO-1 and the
>> others laptops  Avitar appears in both F1 neighborhoods. Now sharing of
>> Chat-70  is possible.
>>
>> Disconnect on both; XO-1 tries to connect to all 3 Mesh Networks  connects
>> to Mesh Network 1
>> No connection to XO-1.5
>>
>> Icons remain on XO-1 screen after disconnect. After connecting to all three
>> on XO-1.5' have 6 icons on XO-1 screen.
>>
>> Synopsis: connections only work if initiated from XO-1.5 to the XO-1 but
>> not the other way around.
>> There is no indication on the XO-1 which AD-hoc network is active on XO-1.5
>> before connecting to it.
>>
>> Why does it work this way?
>>
>> Tom Gilliard
>>
>> Names:
>> On XO-1: Mesh Network 1, 6, 11
>> On XO-1.5: AD-hoc Network 1, 6, 11
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel
>>
>>
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