Both of which point to having options 1) disable/enable mesh 2) disable/enable AP Wifi
In sugar-control-panel and/or MyNeghborhood views. (As simple as Icons in corners for Mesh [ON/OFF] and AP [ON/OFF] ) I would definietly use both options, if available. -ixo On Feb 11, 2008 3:35 AM, Adrian Chadd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2008, John Gilmore wrote: > > > Second, simply add a GUI control to turn off the Mesh part of the WiFi > > entirely. This would save significant power (Mesh is transmitting all > > the time; an ordinary WiFi connection isn't). It would also allow the > > ordinary WiFi to go into ordinary 802.11 power saving mode (which > > negotiates with the access point so that transmissions from the access > > point to the laptop will only occur during pre-negotiated time > > windows; the laptop's radio can stop listening the rest of the time). > > None of this is fancy OLPC crock-schtupping-hat technology, it's merely > > what every other WiFi in the world is doing -- but OLPC isn't. > > > > Question. If I have my OLPC at home setup to talk WPA to my local > AP (which I can't test atm; I can't even update the software on my OLPC!) > will the mesh code still function openly? > > And if so, whats to stop my OLPC being an open bridge to my local internet > access? > > > > > Adrian > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >
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