Re: [Server-devel] Wireless Cards in the School Server
On 3/9/09, Marten Vijn wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 17:51 +, Dev Mohanty wrote: > > > > > > > You could also use the APs in repeater mode with the same SSID, if you're > planning to use more then one AP. > > > > no that is no very handy if want some performance, a repeater eats > bandwidth from the AP. True, using an AP as a reapeater does compromise on your bandwidth, guess its only helpful in cases where you're wanting to extend coverage and not ness improve connectivity. Best for performance > - big antenna's antenna's (reduces noise from clients) > - channel planning > - ap's in bridging mode (no routing or NAT) > > *Configuring your APs to use different channel from one another. In a classic E.U (U.S.?) > - a server is in a server room > - ap is in the class room > - maybe use PoE (803.af) over your wired network > > best, > Marten > > > ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] Wireless Cards in the School Server
On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 17:51 +, Dev Mohanty wrote: > > > You could also use the APs in repeater mode with the same SSID, if you're > planning to use more then one AP. > no that is no very handy if want some performance, a repeater eats bandwidth from the AP. Best for performance - big antenna's antenna's (reduces noise from clients) - channel planning - ap's in bridging mode (no routing or NAT) In a classic E.U (U.S.?) - a server is in a server room - ap is in the class room - maybe use PoE (803.af) over your wired network best, Marten > Cheers, > Dev > > On 3/9/09, John Watlington wrote: > > Unless your school is very small, using dedicated wireless > interface > in the server is probably not > a good idea. > > We suggest dedicated access points as schools with more than > 40 - 50 > students will need more > than one access point, and they are best spread out (i.e. not > all the > antennas are within three feet > of the school server.) > > There is currently no effort in the XS configuration scripts > to > recognize and properly configure such > an interface. That doesn't mean it won't "just work", and I'm > sure > it could be made to work with minimal > effort. > > As Sameer said, let us know what you decide, and what works > for you! > > -- http://martenvijn.nl Marten Vijn http://www.deupsidevandown.nl *** http://har2009.org August 13-16th http://opencommunitycamp.org 26th Jul 2nd August ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] Wireless Cards in the School Server
Hi Xavier, You could also look up the archive at http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/networking/ Guess hasn't been very active lately, but then has plenty of info and reference to the wiki. Should get you started and help you with most of your queries. Cheers, Dev On 3/8/09, Xavier Ziemba wrote: > > I've been working on configuring an XS server for the Cambridge Friends > School in Massachusetts and have a couple of questions regarding wireless > networking and the XS server. Does the XS software support automatic > configuration of PCI wireless cards within the server itself? The > documentation on the OLPC wiki seems to suggest that using separate wireless > access points through a wired interface is supported; would this be a better > solution for this deployment? Also, how would I go about configuring the > appropriate links between network interfaces if I used wireless cards within > the server? > > Thanks, > > Xavier Ziemba > ___ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel > > ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
[Server-devel] Wireless Cards in the School Server
I've been working on configuring an XS server for the Cambridge Friends School in Massachusetts and have a couple of questions regarding wireless networking and the XS server. Does the XS software support automatic configuration of PCI wireless cards within the server itself? The documentation on the OLPC wiki seems to suggest that using separate wireless access points through a wired interface is supported; would this be a better solution for this deployment? Also, how would I go about configuring the appropriate links between network interfaces if I used wireless cards within the server? Thanks, Xavier Ziemba ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
