Caryl, There are two easy solutions that jump to mind. The decision is independent of a school server, you are really choosing how to interface the laptops to a network.
If the school will allow a Wifi network, add a small cheap WiFi (802.11b/g) access point, configured as a transparent access point. The laptops will have to select this AP once in the neighborhood, then "everything" will work. If the school insists on a wired network, then you can use USB/ethernet dongles to connect the laptops to the network. Several dongles are known to work (is there a list for F9 somewhere ?). If they are supported their use is automatic if plugged in. In either case, you might consider a school server to interface between the laptop network and the internet. For ten laptops in a school, however, it is definitely not required. Cheers, wad On Oct 8, 2009, at 1:01 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > Hi All, > > I need to help the Audubon Middle School project get their 10 XOs > on the net. Their school evidently has high speed internet, but it > is all by ethernet cables... no wifi. So, I need info on how to > set up something that will work with the XOs... a school server, I > guess. I looked at the info on the OLPC wiki, but I don't > understand enough about it to set it up or tell them how to do it. > > I assume they need a computer to do this. Do they have to install > Linux before installing server software? Is there any place on the > wiki that tells how to do this? Should they just find someone to > fund a decicated school server? Where can they get one? What is the > most reliable, inexpensive way for them to do this? Maybe just an > inexpensive router? The school probably has some sort of firewall, > what will they have to do to log on? > > Caroline... have you dealt with this at all? > > Is there a Grannie's Guide to doing this anywhere? Links appreciated! > > Caryl (aka "Grannie") > > P.S. I haven't actually seen their set up, but will go visit them > next week. > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep