[CUWiN-Dev] Cofigs for CUWiN deployments in Ghana:

[John Atkinson]

Guys,

I am running bootable CD-ROMs in my nodes.

One configuration file is fine.

Thanks,

John Atkinson
Cblit.org <http://Cblit.org>
Wirelessghana.com <http://Wirelessghana.com>


On 10/5/05, Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org> wrote:
>
> FYI:
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [CUWiN-Dev] Cofigs for CUWiN deployments in Ghana:
> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:46:41 -0500
> From: David Young <dyoung at pobox.com>
> To: CUWiN Development <cu-wireless-dev at cuwireless.net>
> References: <434293AC.4050804 at ucimc.org>
>
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 09:37:32AM -0500, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Great news, John Atkinson <john.atkinson at gmail.com> is deploying
> > CUWiN-based technology in a couple locations in Ghana. He's fairly
> > tech-savvy and just needs a bit of support from our -dev team -- in
> > particular, he's having trouble creating configured .iso images for two
> > locations in Ghana. Could someone spend a few minutes creating the .isos
> > to these specs & let him know where he can download them?
>
> These configurations are identical apart from the dhcpselect mode,
> and if John lets dhcpselect choose, he can have just one configuration.
> John, is there any reason not to use just one configuration?
>
> > # cuw_config set for CBLIT's Akwapim Network: main Internet-connected
> node$
> > cuw_config_channel='7'
> > cuw_config_dhcpselect_mode='client'
> > cuw_config_hostname='acrc'
> > cuw_config_latitude='0'
> > cuw_config_longitude='0'
> > cuw_config_nameservers='192.168.70.10 <http://192.168.70.10>
> 192.168.230.70 <http://192.168.230.70>'
> > cuw_config_ssid='blitc.net <http://blitc.net>'
> >
> > # cuw_config set for CBLIT's Akwapim Network: subscriber/infrastructure
> > node$
> > cuw_config_channel='7'
> > cuw_config_dhcpselect_mode='server'
> > cuw_config_hostname='acrc'
> > cuw_config_latitude='0'
> > cuw_config_longitude='0'
> > cuw_config_nameservers='192.168.70.10 <http://192.168.70.10>
> 192.168.230.70 <http://192.168.230.70>'
> > cuw_config_ssid='blitc.net <http://blitc.net>'
> >
> > Let me & John know if there's any questions. Also, are there
> > easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for creating your own .iso
> > anywhere that I can refer people to?
>
> I've added brief instructions for .iso here:
>
> http://svn.cuwireless.net/svn/cuw/trunk/doc/local/building
>
> Here is a recipe for John's ISOs:
>
> 1 Create an empty directory, john-extras.
>
> 2 Create a file under that directory, john-extras/log.
>
> 3 Copy the /etc/cuw_config line in trunk/src/boot-image/extras/log
> to john-extras/log.
>
> 4 Copy John's configuration file to john-extras/etc/cuw_config.
>
> 5 Create the ISO,
> ./buildiso -- -s [[john's netbsd sources]] -b [[scratch directory]] \
> -E john-extras
>
> > If so, let me know (because I'm a bit
> > confused by the "cuw_config_dhcpselect_mode" item and want to learn more
> > about how configuration works). Finally, are there any plans to reduce
> the
> > kernel size so that we can have a bootstrap floppy image again? Or is
> this
> > no longer doable?
>
> It is a rare computer, today, that cannot boot a CD-ROM. I hate to
> spend a lot of time supporting a rare use-case. If I hear from John
> that his equipment definitely cannot boot a CD-ROM, I will do what I
> can to support him.
>
> Dave
>
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