Tutorials/Connecting to the Internet: Difference between revisions

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;Boot one of the many flavors of Sugar:

:Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) USB-stick

::Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) USB-stick

:Soas CD

::Soas CD

:Sugar-emulator

::Sugar-emulator

:Sugar-Desktop with GNOME3-shell or another Desktop

::Sugar-Desktop with GNOME3-shell or another Desktop

:a VirtualBox Appliance of SoaS

::a VirtualBox Appliance of SoaS

:XO-1 or XO-1.5 One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Laptop

::XO-1 or XO-1.5 One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Laptop

~~::: '''~~Click the Downloads link in the Top/Bottom blue bar for more information about Sugar and how it is used~~'''~~

*Click the Downloads link in the Top/Bottom blue bar for more information about Sugar and how it is used.

; You will leave this Introduction if you click this link^

::You will leave this Introduction if you click this link^

::~~'''~~To return Click the <== Back arrow on your browser.

::To return Click the '''<== Back arrow''' on your browser.

:Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit the '''~~Network~~ Neighborhood or F1''' key to switch to the ~~Jabber Network~~ "Neighborhood" View

*Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit the ''' Neighborhood (F1)''' key to switch to the "Neighborhood" View

[[File:Screenshot_of_f1_Network-Neighborhood_on_jabber.png|700px]]

:You are the XO in the center.

;You are the XO Avitar in the center.

::Hover on it and the same drop-down menu will appear as in f3

::Hover on it and the same drop-down menu will appear as in the '''Home (f3)''' view

:All the other XO ~~figures~~ are other users on the jabber network

::All the other XO Avitars are other users on the jabber network

::~~Their~~ name will be displayed if you hover over each one.

::A users name will be displayed if you hover over each one.

;'''Sugar uses 3 classes of connections:'''

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2-)There should be other unfilled colored circles (with or without a lock symbol)

:These are '''Wireless Access Points'''

:Wireless Access Points will be missing if there is no working wireless hardware in your computer.

:Or there is no Wireless Access Point in Range

[[File:Wireless_Access_Point.png|700px]]

*You can click on any of these circles and sugar will try to connect to it.

: A drop down menu will appear~~; asking for password if the AP requires a password~~; and a selection to "Connect"

: A drop down menu will appear; and a selection to '''Connect'''

~~[[File~~:~~Wireless_Access_Point.png|700px]]~~

: A farther drop down menu will let you set the encryption type

:~~:These will be missing~~ if ~~there is no working wireless Hardware in your equipment~~

: and ask for a password if the "''Wireless Access Point''' requires a password

:~~:Or there is no~~ Wireless Access Point ~~in Range~~

* Click '''(OK)'''

:A successful connection will show '''( O )''' side bars on the '''Wireless Access Point''' circle you selected.

3-)If you are plugged in to a '''cat-5 wired network''' connection

:you will be automatically connected to the internet when you boot sugar

:There will be no indication of this connection from Network Manager.

::XO-1 and XO-1.5 have no wired connection only wireless (1 or 2 above)

*XO-1 and XO-1.5 have no wired connection only wireless (1 or 2 above)

*hit '''Home (or f3)''' and return to the main screen

*hit '''Home or (f3)''' and return to the main screen

:You are now connected to the Internet

:You are now connected to the Internet; if you have connected on (2 or 3 above)

~~:If~~ you have connected on ~~1-)~~ or 3-)

*[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/How_to_use_IRC| Chat on #trisquel; #sugar and #sugar-es with other sugar users and developers on IRC]]

:Requires an internet connection

::'''Wireless Access Point''' and '''cat-5 wired network''' connections ~~will~~ show the jabber XO Avitars; indicating a working connection to the internet.

:'''Wireless Access Point''' and '''cat-5 wired network''' connections should show the jabber XO Avitars; indicating a working connection to the internet.

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 ;Boot one of the many flavors of Sugar:
-:Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) USB-stick
+::Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) USB-stick
-:Soas CD
+::Soas CD
-:Sugar-emulator
+::Sugar-emulator
-:Sugar-Desktop with GNOME3-shell or another Desktop
+::Sugar-Desktop with GNOME3-shell or another Desktop
-:a VirtualBox Appliance of SoaS
+::a VirtualBox Appliance of SoaS
-:XO-1 or XO-1.5 One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Laptop
+::XO-1 or XO-1.5 One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Laptop
-::: '''Click the Downloads link in the Top/Bottom blue bar for more information about Sugar and how it is used'''
+*Click the Downloads link in the Top/Bottom blue bar for more information about Sugar and how it is used.
-; You will leave this Introduction if you click this link^
+::You will leave this Introduction if you click this link^
-::'''To return Click the <== Back arrow on your browser.
+::To return Click the '''<== Back arrow''' on your browser.
-:Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit the '''Network Neighborhood or F1''' key to switch to the Jabber Network "Neighborhood" View
+*Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit the ''' Neighborhood (F1)''' key to switch to the "Neighborhood" View
 [[File:Screenshot_of_f1_Network-Neighborhood_on_jabber.png|700px]]
-:You are the XO in the center.
+;You are the XO Avitar in the center.
-::Hover on it and the same drop-down menu will appear as in f3
+::Hover on it and the same drop-down menu will appear as in the '''Home (f3)''' view
-:All the other XO figures are other users on the jabber network
+::All the other XO Avitars are other users on the jabber network
-::Their name will be displayed if you hover over each one.
+::A users name will be displayed if you hover over each one.
 ;'''Sugar uses 3 classes of connections:'''
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 -)There should be other unfilled colored circles (with or without a lock symbol)
 :These are '''Wireless Access Points'''
+:Wireless Access Points will be missing if there is no working wireless hardware in your computer.
+:Or there is no Wireless Access Point in Range
+[[File:Wireless_Access_Point.png|700px]]
 *You can click on any of these circles and sugar will try to connect to it.
-: A drop down menu will appear; asking for password if the AP requires a password; and a selection to "Connect"
+: A drop down menu will appear; and a selection to '''Connect'''
-[[File:Wireless_Access_Point.png|700px]]
+: A farther drop down menu will let you set the encryption type
-::These will be missing if there is no working wireless Hardware in your equipment
+: and ask for a password if the "''Wireless Access Point''' requires a password
-::Or there is no Wireless Access Point in Range
+* Click '''(OK)'''
+:A successful connection will show '''( O )''' side bars on the '''Wireless Access Point''' circle you selected.
 -)If you are plugged in to a '''cat-5 wired network''' connection
 :you will be automatically connected to the internet when you boot sugar
 :There will be no indication of this connection from Network Manager.
-::XO-1 and XO-1.5  have no wired connection only wireless (1 or 2 above)
+*XO-1 and XO-1.5  have no wired connection only wireless (1 or 2 above)
-*hit '''Home (or f3)''' and return to the main screen
+*hit '''Home or (f3)''' and return to the main screen
-:You are now connected to the Internet
+:You are now connected to the Internet; if you have connected on (2 or 3 above)
-:If you have connected on 1-) or 3-)
 *[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/How_to_use_IRC| Chat on #trisquel; #sugar and #sugar-es with other sugar users and developers on IRC]]
 :Requires an internet connection
-::'''Wireless Access Point''' and '''cat-5 wired network''' connections will show the jabber XO Avitars; indicating a working connection to the internet.
+:'''Wireless Access Point''' and '''cat-5 wired network''' connections should show the jabber XO Avitars; indicating a working connection to the internet.
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