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Tutorials/Connecting to the Internet (view source)
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;Boot one of the many flavors of Sugar:
;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.
::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 ''' Neighborhood (F1)''' key to switch to the "Neighborhood" View
[[File:Screenshot_of_f1_Network-Neighborhood_on_jabber.png|700px]]
[[File:Screenshot_of_f1_Network-Neighborhood_on_jabber.png|700px]]
;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:'''
;'''Sugar uses 3 classes of connections:'''
2-)There should be other unfilled colored circles (with or without a lock symbol)
2-)There should be other unfilled colored circles (with or without a lock symbol)
:These are '''Wireless Access Points'''
: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.
*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'''
: 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
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
:you will be automatically connected to the internet when you boot sugar
:There will be no indication of this connection from Network Manager.
: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)
*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)
*[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/How_to_use_IRC| Chat on #trisquel; #sugar and #sugar-es with other sugar users and developers on IRC]]
*[[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
:Requires an internet connection
:'''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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