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diff --git a/source/give_me_the_internet.markdown b/source/give_me_the_internet.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index ae532e4..0000000 --- a/source/give_me_the_internet.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,173 +0,0 @@ -% Give Me the Internet -% -% - -Give Me the Internet, Please -============================ - -The designers of the XO laptop designed it for primarily wireless -access, so it can work well in developing nations, where it is faster -and less expensive to introduce wireless connections than wired ones. - -XOs are designed to connect to other XOs using a mesh network. A mesh -network allows nearby XO laptops to talk to one another directly -(wirelessly) without the need for a traditional Internet Service -Provider (ISP). - -The XO also supports wireless connections for direct Internet -connection. Collaboration with others on Activities does not require an -Internet connection. - -There are different ways to connect to the Internet: - -1. using a wireless access point such as a WiFi hotspot at a library or - coffee shop, or a location that has a wireless router such as your - house -2. using a "School Server" provided by your school system -3. using a USB-to-Ethernet cable that plugs into a cable modem, DSL - modem, or local network such as those offered at a home or workplace - -Before you connect -================== - -If you are going to connect at school or at home, check with your ISP to -find out if the network is protected with a password. Your router also -has a password which can be found in its documentation. Become familiar -with your wireless router settings so that you can troubleshoot the -connection if needed. The Troubleshooting chapter offers some -assistance. - -Check your current connection status as shown in the lower right area on -the Frame. If you have connected successfully in the past, the XO -"remembers" the connection and will connect again in the future. - -Go to a location with your XO where you know there is a Wireless Access -Point (WAP) nearby. - -Find out the network name (or SSID) and its password, if it is secured -with a password. The XO refers to this as the Wireless Key. - -Connecting -========== - -- Go to the Neighborhood View. - -- In the Search field, enter the name of the network to which you want - to connect. - -- Or roll the pointer over one of the network access circles until you - recognize the name of the wireless network. - -Checking name of an AP -====================== - -- Connect by clicking the center of the circle. - -- Wireless access points are represented by circles. The fill level - indicates signal strength. - -- Access points that require keys have a "locked" icon. - -- Access points that you have successfully connected to become - "Favorites" as indicated by a star icon. - -TODO: Picture\_49.png need a new screen shot for the new mesh network - -- Access points that represent the Mesh network are indicated with a - target icon, with one for channel 1, one for channel 6, and one for - channel 11. Hover your pointer over the access point to see if - you're already connected or if you need to click to connect. - -Connected - -Not yet connected - -- The name of the access point is displayed when you hover over it. - -- The center of the circle blinks while the laptop is trying to - connect. - -- Enter the wireless key if prompted. You might need to ask your - teacher or parent for the wireless key. - -Entering wireless encryption (WEP) password - -- While the XO is connecting to the network, the Access Point blinks. - -- Once you are connected, the menu on the circle in the Neighborhood - View changes, and you can see a circle in the lower right area of - the Frame. - -- if the attempt to connect fails, the circle stops blinking, but the - access point icon does not appear in the Frame. Click the circle in - the Neighborhood View to try again—it sometimes takes 2–3 tries to - connect. - -- To disconnect from the network, hover the pointer over the access - point and click Disconnect on the menu. - -- Once your XO is connected, you can return back to the Home View and - launch the Browse Activity. - -- If you have not yet added the Browse Activity to your favorites, - click the List View (left) and scroll to Browse. Add the Activity to - your favorites list by clicking the star next to it (1). Launch - Browse for the first time by clicking the globe icon (2). Next time, - you can use the freeform view to launch it (as is done in the next - step). -- If you have added the Browse Activity to your favorites list, you - can click the globe icon to open the Browse Activity and test your - access to the Internet. - -- Click the globe icon to launch the Browse Activity. - -If you cannot see an Access Point with a name that you recognize, the -wireless antenna might be too far away, or the Access Point might not be -working properly. For more information, or if you have difficulties -getting a network connection, refer to the Troubleshooting chapter. - -More information about your XO's connection: - -- Your Wireless Access Point has a network name, also called an SSID, - that displays in the Neighborhood View. The XO cannot recognize - SSIDs that are hidden, which is configured on the access point. - Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for more information about - hidden SSIDs. -- If you are connected to the Internet, your XO laptop cannot be on - the mesh network, and if your XO is on a mesh network, it cannot - simultaneously connect wirelessly to the Internet. - -Mesh or AP ----------- - -- If the XO cannot find an available Internet network point after five - minutes of searching, it defaults to Mesh Network 1, which enables - your XO laptop to connect to other nearby XO laptops. -- Please be patient; it can take your XO up to a minute to find newly - visible networks. -- Sometimes you'll be asked to enter the "Wireless Key" again. Enter - it again and repeat until your connection is complete. - -- For more information about connecting, please see the Support FAQ - online. - -author -: - -> © Anne Gentle 2008 -> -> Brian Jordan 2008 -> -> Caryl Bigenho 2008 -> -> A Holt 2008 -> -> Janet Swisher 2008 -> -> Sandy Culver 2008 -> -> S Page 2008 -> -> Tom Boyle 2008 -> -> G Hunt 2012 |