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

[Caroline Meeks]

The same sticks collaborate locally at the GPA.
Note that not seeing anyone in the neighborhood, and seeing people but not
having all shared activities work all the time are probably two different
bugs. We do sometimes have trouble with seeing activities at the GPA, but we
always see the other people.

Thanks!

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Dave Bauer <dave.bauer at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Mike Lee <curiouslee at gmail.com> 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.
>>
>>
> Is there any reason to suspect the hardware? If it works over wireless or
> the internet, perhaps this is a software issue.
>
> Dave
>
>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>  On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Benjamin M. Schwartz <
>> bmschwar at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Caroline Meeks wrote:
>>> > One piece of this will be creating a cluster in the hallway, that
>>> > collaborates locally but does not have internet access.  I've yet to
>>> get
>>> > this to work.  We need to translate from discussions of network
>>> segments to
>>> > very practical discussion of what specific model numbers can you buy at
>>> the
>>> > store and it will work for X number of computers.
>>>
>>> You should be able to use any "switch" with as many ports as you have
>>> computers.  For example:
>>> 5 ports:
>>>
>>> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0257750
>>> 8 ports:
>>>
>>> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0294506
>>> 16 ports:
>>>
>>> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0282106
>>>
>>> (The Microcenter in Cambridge happens to be my usual place to buy this
>>> sort of electronics.)
>>>
>>> All you should need is a switch like that, and one standard ethernet
>>> cable
>>> for each computer.  If you have a very large number of machines, you can
>>> start connecting multiple switches together, but this sounds unlikely to
>>> be necessary for your purposes.
>>>
>>> --Ben
>>>
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