It is my understanding that deployments with larger schools will be using WAPs and possibly some active antennas (currently a shortage of these). These large schools are more like the G1G1 situation as the pupil moves from one area of the school to another they may connect to another AP. I have informed a person involved with deployment at large schools of this thread (and the other thread). I am hoping they will respond with information about the wireless topography.
On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:25 AM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > When there has been an "unconnected" period (e.g., while suspended), > the question has been discussed as to WHICH connection ought the > system be trying to re-establish. I agree with those who would like > the 'most recent connection' to be tried first, unless the user has > explicitly indicated some other preference. > > > But my chief reason for posting this is to point out the difference > between an "education environment" for OLPC users, and a "G1G1 > environment" for OLPC users. The whole design of Network Manager > seems to be aimed at the former -- connect to the *same* school > server all the time; if it is out of reach, connect to the *same* > set of buddies (e.g., via mesh). > > As a G1G1 user, I tend to carry my XO with me. So at 7am I might > use it at home; at 10am at the office during a break; at noon at a > lunch spot, etc., etc. Meaning that continually this XO needs to > be connected to a *different* AP. [And I don't like to just erase > networks.cfg -- there might be values held there that I might not > want to re-type manually when I next need to use a particular AP.] > > To me, the "G1G1 environment" is characterized by NOT using the same > connection each time. Please don't make it cumbersome to switch APs > > > mikus > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel