Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4

2014-02-17 Thread James Cameron
Thanks.  Did you fix it for them?  Did you use our new wireless driver?

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 09:54:40PM +0300, Sandra Thaxter wrote:
 Hello all,  Thanks for this.  We experienced this today in Kenya
 during teacher training with mostly XO-1s when trying to setup chat.
 The great part is that the teachers who were connected liked chat so
 much,  that no one complained much about the connections which
 didn't work.
 Sandra Thaxter
 www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org
 san...@smallsolutionsbigideas.org
 (617) 320-1098
 - Original Message - From: James Cameron
 qu...@laptop.org
 To: Gonzalo Odiard gonz...@laptop.org
 Cc: XS Devel server-de...@lists.laptop.org; OLPC Devel
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 Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:49 PM
 Subject: Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down
 or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4
 
 
 Yes, I have one now, will test and release.
 
 (Our usual builder host has a problem being investigated.)
 
 On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 09:17:29AM -0200, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
 Good catch. Can you build a kernel for xo-4 with this fix?
 
 Gonzalo
 
 
 On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote:
 
 G'day,
 
 XO-1.5, XO-1.75, and XO-4 laptops may be affected by hidden wireless
 networks, leading to networks not being shown promptly in network
 neighbourhood.
 
 For further details, see
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/12757
 
 This arose as a result of recent work on the XO-1 large groups
 problem, but is nowhere near as severe in impact.
 
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Re: [Server-devel] [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4

2014-02-17 Thread James Cameron
Thanks.  Did you fix it for them?  Did you use our new wireless driver?

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 09:54:40PM +0300, Sandra Thaxter wrote:
 Hello all,  Thanks for this.  We experienced this today in Kenya
 during teacher training with mostly XO-1s when trying to setup chat.
 The great part is that the teachers who were connected liked chat so
 much,  that no one complained much about the connections which
 didn't work.
 Sandra Thaxter
 www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org
 san...@smallsolutionsbigideas.org
 (617) 320-1098
 - Original Message - From: James Cameron
 qu...@laptop.org
 To: Gonzalo Odiard gonz...@laptop.org
 Cc: XS Devel server-devel@lists.laptop.org; OLPC Devel
 de...@lists.laptop.org; xsce-de...@googlegroups.com;
 unleashk...@googlegroups.com; Community Support Volunteers -- who
 help respond to help AT laptop.org support-g...@lists.laptop.org
 Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:49 PM
 Subject: Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down
 or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4
 
 
 Yes, I have one now, will test and release.
 
 (Our usual builder host has a problem being investigated.)
 
 On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 09:17:29AM -0200, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
 Good catch. Can you build a kernel for xo-4 with this fix?
 
 Gonzalo
 
 
 On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote:
 
 G'day,
 
 XO-1.5, XO-1.75, and XO-4 laptops may be affected by hidden wireless
 networks, leading to networks not being shown promptly in network
 neighbourhood.
 
 For further details, see
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/12757
 
 This arose as a result of recent work on the XO-1 large groups
 problem, but is nowhere near as severe in impact.
 
 --
 James Cameron
 http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4

2014-02-12 Thread Gonzalo Odiard
Good catch. Can you build a kernel for xo-4 with this fix?

Gonzalo


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote:

 G'day,

 XO-1.5, XO-1.75, and XO-4 laptops may be affected by hidden wireless
 networks, leading to networks not being shown promptly in network
 neighbourhood.

 For further details, see
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/12757

 This arose as a result of recent work on the XO-1 large groups
 problem, but is nowhere near as severe in impact.

 --
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 http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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Re: [support-gang] Hidden wireless networks may slow down or prevent use of a network on XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4

2014-02-12 Thread James Cameron
Yes, I have one now, will test and release.

(Our usual builder host has a problem being investigated.)

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 09:17:29AM -0200, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
 Good catch. Can you build a kernel for xo-4 with this fix?
 
 Gonzalo 
 
 
 On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote:
 
 G'day,
 
 XO-1.5, XO-1.75, and XO-4 laptops may be affected by hidden wireless
 networks, leading to networks not being shown promptly in network
 neighbourhood.
 
 For further details, see
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/12757
 
 This arose as a result of recent work on the XO-1 large groups
 problem, but is nowhere near as severe in impact.

 --
 James Cameron
 http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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