On 05/07/2010 10:04 PM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Simon Schampijer<si...@schampijer.de> wrote: >> Thanks Isaac, for the detailed explanation :) > > ... > > Great to see this coming to closure. One question I have; with these > patches... > > 1 - If Sugar sees no "known" network, and no "populated" ad hoc > network, can we automate the picking of an adhoc network after a brief > timeout (giving enough time to listen to beacons)? Default to ad hoc > 1? > > 2 - If Sugar sees no known network, and a populated ad hoc network, > can it auto associate? > > Maybe codepath #1 can have a random wait to minimise the "race > condition" within a bunch of XOs started or awoken at the same time? > So one is clearly early, sets up things in ch 1 for others to join...? > > The goal here is that if you start a bunch of XOs "under a tree" (or > at least "not under an AP" :-) ), they auto-network together. > Specially important for the youngest of our users... > > cheers, > > > > m
Ok, both points sound like a sane thing to do from a user point of view. I will have a look how long it takes for an adhoc network to populate. From previous experiences it can take quite long, but I will do concrete testing and see if it is sanely doable. Regards, Simon _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel