Martin, Thanks.
> 2) I was told by my network guy to configure DHCP for a bunch of parameters > (subnet mask, IP range). I have references about dhcpd.conf but I was > worried it was created by one of the olpc-scripts. Hmmm, not recommended. The XS runs its own network and there are several bits of magic there :-/ > 3) So, since the server is not set properly, the XOs can't connect to that > newly created wireless network. So, how do I make the server work as the DHCP server? Thanks. Gerald On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Martin Langhoff <martin.langh...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Gerald Ardito <gma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am running version 0.5.2 (the latest stable version). > > > Good! > > >> The network looks like this: >> XOs connect to an AP >> AP points to server box >> Server box connected to VLAN > > > Good. > > > >> The problems I am having: >> 1) I was told by my network guy to set the box for a static IP address and >> default gateway. I do this via ifconfig, but when I reboot, it is gone. > > > To make those settings "stick", put them in > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-local -- see > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 for hints... > > 2) I was told by my network guy to configure DHCP for a bunch of parameters >> (subnet mask, IP range). I have references about dhcpd.conf but I was >> worried it was created by one of the olpc-scripts. > > > Hmmm, not recommended. The XS runs its own network and there are several > bits of magic there :-/ > > >> 3) So, since the server is not set properly, the XOs can't connect to that >> newly created wireless network. > > > I don't understand this bit. What is not working? > > Did you run all the installation steps? All the 'domain_config' stuff, and > the ejabberd configuration are required steps... > > The old problems I was having: >> 1) When we were all on the school's regular network, the XOs could ping >> the server and vice versa. But the "Register" function didn't work. I don't >> know if this is still a problem because I can't get the new chunk of things >> to work. > > > Probably related to > - not doing the domain_config stuff > - changing the dhcpd settings > > Does this give you what you need? >> Is it possible to Skype sometime? My Skype username is gmanb5. > > > Better to do it via the list -- others can help (not just me), and it'll > help others in the future (the archives are searchable, etc) :-) > > cheers, > > > > m > -- > martin.langh...@gmail.com > mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect > - ask interesting questions > - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first > - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff >
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