[2008.9] Wifi very unreliable

Thu Oct 9 18:05:07 CEST 2008

Sarton O'Brien wrote:
> On Thursday 09 October 2008 11:50:14 Steve Mosher wrote:
>> well since this is wifi specific it needs to be referenced in the wifi
>> section. If I had the wifi problem THAT would be the first place I
>> looked. or in the known problem section.
>> I can't say I'm extremely familiar with the wiki but I imagine there is a 
> troubleshooting section? With possibly a FAQ? I think a link to the selected 
> blogs page would be valuable in such a place along with a link on the wiki 
> index.

All things wifi, including known issues and a link to Tom's article, are 
here:
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_Wifi
>> As blogs tend be general, linking specifically within wifi might not be 
> appropriate but a link to the troubleshooting page within wifi that then 
> allows you to choose internal or external sources of information sounds better 
> and keeps the non-official documentation contained and a little more 
> consolidated for all areas of troubleshooting. For actual wiki content this 
> isn't a problem but it would allow for an actual troubleshooting index of wiki 
> approved content as well.
>> I imagine linking directly, even if only to the selected blogs page, may 
> require more maintenance down the track as online information is pretty fluid 
> and relevance can change pretty quickly. If the site disappeared you'd have to 
> modify more than one page to accommodate it. Having two primary links, faqs 
> and troubleshooting, seems less confusing and easier to maintain to me.
>> Just a thought :)
>> Sarton
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