This has become a big concern again.
If a school is using a mesh, we have a carefully designed system
to ensure that a laptop doesn't go into simple mesh mode, and instead
connects automatically with the school.
If a school is using traditional WiFi, there is no such guarantee.
This is possibly
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Michail Bletsas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> XO's can extend the reach of APs by being mesh portals themselves.
> That has been the original plan from day 1.
Yes - but while I was @ 1CC I heard discussions about this having been
disabled in a relatively recent bu
Martin,
XO's can extend the reach of APs by being mesh portals themselves.
That has been the original plan from day 1.
Since AAs will only repeat mesh frames (in standalone) mode, they won't
extend the reach of APs directly by themselves.
John just tested a $45 Access point b.t.w. with 80 XOs.
> Is there anything I'm missing? Is the point to be able to run desktop
> applications?
Ion has the ability to launch different types of workspaces. There are
three by default (although we could add to that). One of these is a
floating workspace. It's rather bad, but it works, and I think it woul
>Do you know whether it's just a UI thing, or does it mean that the
>antenna is still scanning? How can we tell if it is? (and is the
>scannign costly resource-wise?)
> You are wrong about its behavior with known APs. The laptop always
> > searches for mesh portals. If it doesn't find any, it
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Marco Pesenti Gritti
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the goal exactly? I can only spot two real differences from
> how the Sugar shell currently works:
...
> Is there anything I'm missing? Is the point to be able to run desktop
> applications?
Yes. A Sugar
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Martin Langhoff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Benj. Mako Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Martin Langhoff
>
> > > > Personally, I have been dreaming of a mix between ion3 and Sugar's
> > >
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Benj. Mako Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Martin Langhoff
> > > Personally, I have been dreaming of a mix between ion3 and Sugar's
> > > 4-zoom-stages. Talking with some hard-core ion3 friends, they seemed
> > > to be co
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:10 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Theoretically, that could be done. Practically, it will never happen
> as the 5m USB cable limitation means that AA have to be near
> the server.
Definitely -- unless the AA is on a simple powered usb connector, not
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:04 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a known UI problem. If you wait until it is done searching
> for a mesh portal the first time, it shouldn't happen.
Do you know whether it's just a UI thing, or does it mean that the
antenna is still scanning
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