[Sugar-devel] Fwd: [Bug 419240] [NEW] Need instructions on how to set up a cluster of computers so they collaborate.

[Benjamin M. Schwartz]

Mike Lee wrote:
> I can go buy the 5 and 8 port models tonight to try. If one of these works,
> then we'll at least have a basis for moving forward in the classroom. So
> far, I don't think we have any confirmed working devices.
> 
> As I said in another email, I've tested the Linksys 5-port Workgroup Switch
> with no luck.

It is hard for me to believe that the problem is with the choice of
switch.  Switches are commodities; they're interchangeable and virtually
identical in functionality.

Your earlier description suggests that your laptops are not configured for
local collaboration at all.  In particular, it's possible that Avahi is
not running.  Whether the Avahi daemon is initiated by default, and how to
start it, varies between distributions, so I can't advise you on that
without knowing more about your configuration.

--Ben

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