Re: [Server-devel] CFT: XO-1 wireless scan results loss

2014-02-09 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 01:41:51PM +1100, James Cameron wrote: > Ingredients: > > 1. several XO-1, with mesh not disabled, with Q2F19, At least two XO-1 are required. > Recipe: > > 1. record the SSID of the access point, and customise the shell > script accordingly, > > 2. record the MA

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread James Cameron
On Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 07:18:49PM -0500, Kevin Gordon Gmail wrote: > Tp link set as 3g router mode, with usb Sierra wireless usb modem, > set to channel 11, 80211g only, wpa2 pal security. Running stock > f/w. Terry found that channel 1 was the most afflicted. I suspect, but I haven't checked, t

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread Kevin Gordon Gmail
Other notes that may be of interest..Tp link set as 3g router mode, with usb Sierra wireless usb modem, set to channel 11, 80211g only, wpa2 pal security. Running stock f/w.Pretty noisy in my house,  could see 7 other ap's, but only one of which was also showing as channel 11‎.All xo1's at q2f19 fi

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread Kevin Gordon Gmail
Both.  Using a tp ml3040I've given the xo's to Mr moody for further testing.

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread James Cameron
On Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 06:33:52PM -0500, Kevin Gordon Gmail wrote: > Once the xo-1 ‎is successfully attached to an AP, does the mesh > beaconing on those three channels on that box then potentially stop? No. This can be proven using a wireless device with monitor mode, tcpdump, and wireshark. T

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread Kevin Gordon Gmail
Potentially silly question. Once the xo-1 ‎is successfully attached to an AP, does the mesh beaconing on those three channels on that box then potentially stop? I had my twelve xo -1s successfully attach to an AP, and run internet reliably, concurrently  . Powering up a virgin non-ap attached x

Re: [Server-devel] [support-gang] [UKids] "XO-1 classrooms" don't reliably connect to many/most Wifi AP's

2014-02-09 Thread Tim Moody
I completely agree that we have evidence that some routers (and android hotspots) just work and that if you can figure out how to make this reliable and even how to add this capability to other routers that currently fail that would be the best solution. However, as a parallel track we should