Please point me to the documentation a sysadmin would need to read to know how to set up local collaboration and how it works.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Caroline<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tomeu@sugarlabs.org">tomeu@sugarlabs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">[re-adding sugar-devel to CC]<br> <div class="im"><br> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 17:09, Caroline Meeks<<a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a>> wrote:<br> > Hi,<br> </div><div class="im">> I think anyone with 3 computers, 3 sticks and a cheap hub could try to<br> > replicate. no need to be local.<br> <br> </div>Why do you think that any computers and any cheap hub will display the<br> same behavior? Collaboration on link-local (server-less) works for me<br> always on the limited networking setups I have available.<br> <div class="im"><br> > I bought the 5 port version of this:<br> > <a href="http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/DesktopSwitches/FS605.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/DesktopSwitches/FS605.aspx</a><br> <br> </div>Even if it's the same product from the marketing POV, differences on<br> the parts, firmware and configuration can cause link-local<br> communication work or not work.<br> <br> Without a local person who can use the same equipment you use, I don't<br> know how we are going to be able to help you with this, even if we buy<br> what we think is the same equipment.<br> <div class="im"><br> > I was not connected to the internet. My use case is classrooms and booths<br> > where no wired internet access is available but we want to allow people to<br> > collaborate locally.<br> <br> </div>This requires that the computers involved are in the same link-local<br> segment. Do you know if that setup fulfils this requirement?<br> <br> Regards,<br> <font color="#888888"><br> Tomeu<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> > Thanks,<br> > Caroline<br> ><br> ><br> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <<a href="mailto:tomeu@sugarlabs.org">tomeu@sugarlabs.org</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 16:05, Caroline Meeks<<a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a>><br> >> wrote:<br> >> > Hi,<br> >> > This is an important priority for GPA for Sept. Its also something we<br> >> > want<br> >> > to work for conferences and expos where we demo. Any ideas?<br> >> > For the GPA School I would like to set up 4-6 computers in the back of<br> >> > classrooms. We may well not have internet to the classroom so I'd like<br> >> > the<br> >> > cluster to collaborate locally with each other.<br> >> ><br> >> > I tested this at an Expo I went to recently. I had 4 laptop and I<br> >> > connected them with ethernet cable to a netgear ethernet switch. They<br> >> > did<br> >> > not see each other :(<br> >> ><br> >> > How can I make this work?<br> >><br> >> We need someone with enough technical knowledge to communicate and<br> >> help with debugging. Do you have someone with such profile near you we<br> >> can work with?<br> >><br> >> Regards,<br> >><br> >> Tomeu<br> >><br> >> > --<br> >> > Caroline Meeks<br> >> > Solution Grove<br> >> > Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br> >> ><br> >> > 617-500-3488 - Office<br> >> > 505-213-3268 - Fax<br> >> ><br> >> > _______________________________________________<br> >> > Sugar-devel mailing list<br> >> > <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > --<br> > Caroline Meeks<br> > Solution Grove<br> > Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br> ><br> > 617-500-3488 - Office<br> > 505-213-3268 - Fax<br> ><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br><br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br> </div>