So setting up wireless. Lets say I love the network viewer (see above)
- You are marked with an a large "X" (from XO)
- I can see all the access points (circles)
- The padlock indicates that its secure and need a (WEP/WAP)password
- How full the circle indicates the strength
Hats off to the team that came up with this. A lot of information that is presented very simply.
Problems? Well... here's what happened next...
- I first had to turn the SSID on my access point so that it shows up in the display (no shock)
- Entered the password and then I was good to go (as you would expect)
- Shutdown the OLPC
- Turned off the SSID broadcast
- Restarted the OLPC
- Could no longer connect to the the Network!
I need to go through this again, but with the SSID being broadcast and the WEP password set, it re-connects first time each time I re-boot. I need to check whether this is a one-off or it just needs the SSID always broadcast. I'll keep you posted.
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