Although, this may not be what you are looking for.. I was looking for myself, all the hints on trying to make connecting to hidden SSID networks easier. So your question prodded me to gather the links together.... :)
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/WPA_Manual_Setting http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wifi_Connectivity#SSID_Network_Name http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ask_OLPC_a_Question_about_the_Network#manually_adding_a_wireless_network http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manual_Wireless_Association Looks like there's an opportunity for some Wiki custodian to cleanup/consolidate the information together. Hope that helps, -Ixo 2008/5/3 Ricardo Carrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > Please contribute with your ideas to the following: > > NYC schools use cloaked access points to provide wireless connectivity. > We currently do not support cloaked APs (and ... ok, they hardly provide > any additional security). > > Support for cloaked APs is being discussed in #6237 and it involves > changes to the UI and to the way NetworkManager orchestrates the starting of > the networking (searches for a school server, for previously connected AP, > for xo-mpps, etc) and keeps the network view fresh (by passively scanning > the medium). Contributions to the ticket are welcome. > > While the support is not there, NYC is considering disabling > NetworkManager but this is not a good solution for (1) the XO will not boot > into sugar and (2) collaboration will not work, because the mesh view will > be broken. > > They are interested in a way (quick workaround) of doing the configuration > manually in a persistent manner and still be able to collaborate. Any ideas? > > Btw, note that: > - Manually editing networks.cfg won't work because the scanning (the > blinking icon phase in the mesh view) is passive. So, if the AP do not > broadcast its SSID it is like it is not there. > - Manually associating to the AP would work but NetworkManager prevents > dhcp from working. > > I have a feeling that enabling support to cloaked APs may be quicker than > hatching a workaround, but to do it fast we would need help in the NM part. > > Cheers! > Ricardo > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > >
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