>> We think we'll need to use our own kernel and initrd, but the other >> base packages we expect to need are present in Fedora already, > > One area we'll also need help with is the "under a tree" networking scenario. > > If you've used an XO, you know what it works like: by default the OS > automatically forms an ad-hoc network between the machines present > using wifi but not relying on an AP. People refer to this as 'mesh' > colloquially but it doesn't actually require 802.11s (as long as all > the XOs are nearby). > > In theory at least. In practice, the ad-hoc network facility is tied > to our use of a patched NM and our 'msh0' devices. > > The current plans don't include using 802.11s, and there are hopes to > ship a more vanilla NM. This means that the 'under a tree' scenario > needs help in NM integration and a bit of elbow grease. > > Ad-hoc networks can work pretty well for small numbers of nodes -- I > suspect that that Fedora users (specially laptop users) would benefit > from an easy way to run an ad-hoc network amongst machines, without > the need of a 'hostap'-able driver.
NetworkManager 0.7 supports Ad-hoc wifi networks quite well. I've used it on a number of occasions to share my 3G dongle between a number of users. In that regard I suspect all that's needed is to be able to have some form of gui for it. > Cerebro has interesting code in this area -- a more ambitious goal > would be to integrate it into our stack, as it can mimic some of the > 802.11s mesh behaviour. But even without magic routing and path > discovery, small ad hoc networks can and do work. Do you have a link for Cerebro? Peter _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel