Linux OLPC and Toronto Public Library WiFi

[Alex Volkov]

Actually I've used these dns servers

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3

These are actually are not 'their' servers. These are servers on the
internet much like Google dns (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 btw) that provide
non-authoritative domain resolution. I used these to set up DNS for
people connected to Rogers as the company has a nasty habit of
redirecting domain resolution failure responses to their catch-all
website.

Anyway a proper set up would be to use residental gateway to talk to
one or more on these servers and the router in turn would serve DNS
request, also a handy thing would be to set up dnsmasq to cache all
the requests, I don't know why the library people set up their network
in this way.

Alex.

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Eric Battersby <gyre-Ja3L+HSX0kI at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I went to the Library yesterday and called Tech Support.  It
> was all hit and miss; he got my MAC address from the IP.  He
> tried to make an exception, and said it would be permanent for
> my branch only.  I had to disconnect the WiFi and reconnect a
> few times, and reboot once.
>
> I still never got to the End User Agreement.
> I never got their nameserver, 4.2.2.3, to resolve.
> I could not ping their router, 10.1.55.1 .
> At the end, I was able to get an external ping (by IP) to work,
> but the library was closing.
>
>
> On Thu, 19 May 2011, Scott Sullivan wrote:
>
>> On 05/19/2011 10:14 AM, James Knott wrote:
>> > Jamon Camisso wrote:
>> > > Not sure if it still applies, I ended up calling their tech support
>> > > before visiting and letting them know my MAC address and that I used
>> > > Linux. Not sure what was done, but it has never not worked since.
>> > What is it that the Toronto library does differently?  I have often used my
>> > Linux computer, along with Nokia N800, Google Nexus One smart phone and even
>> > an Asus WL-330gE portable access point in the Mississauga library without
>> > any problems.
>>
>> I own an OLPC XO as well and haven't had issue using the TPL wifi once I'm
>> able to connect.
>
> Scott, do you mean that it worked the first time without any
> modification or tech support help?
>
>> The major problem in my experience has been that their DHCP lease times are
>> too long for a frequency of clients.
>> You'll sometimes half connect and fail to get an IP address as the whole pool
>> is assigned and it's taking to long to verify a free address.
>
> I did get an IP, but tech support claimed that I dropped off,
> when that was not my observation.
>
> --
> Eric.
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