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. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Thomas C Gilliard < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Daniel Drake wrote: > > Hi Thomas, > > On 17 July 2011 02:39, Thomas C Gilliard <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Testing mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing > >
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