[SoaS] [Server-devel] SOAS wireless connection server

[Sean DALY]

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On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 8:12 AM, David Leeming
<david at leeming-consulting.com> wrote:
> Not sure if this is an SOAS or XS question or both!
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> I am trying out a mixed environment with XO-1s and SOAS.
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> The XOs are connected and registered on an XS with v 0.6. They connect to a
> default network 172.18.0.0 wirelessly.
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> I have one PC netbook running SOAS 2 Blueberry. I can connect wirelessly but
> it gives me a different network 10.42.xxx.xxx (or close). The wireless icon
> on the SOAS shows me “connected to the school server” but I can’t access any
> resources or register etc.
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> I then found I can do a wired connection, which works fine. It connects on
> the default 172.18.0.0 network and I can access the XS Moodle home page –
> which requires a username/password. It won’t let me in or register the SOAS
> netbook until I created a user account using the admin XO. I had to manually
> input the server qualified name in the control panel of the SOAS netbook,
> and then I was able to register and collaborate with the XOs (i.e. with the
> SOAS on a wired connection and the XOs wireless).
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> Is this correct or have I missed an easier way?
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> What would I see if I had 2 or more computers running SOAS, connecting
> wirelessly? Should they be receiving IP addresses in the default range
> (172.18.0.0) or the other range I was observing (10.42.xxx.xxx)?
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> David Leeming
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> In PNG
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