From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 08:35:05 PDT
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 04:21:30PM +0200, karel Jansens wrote:
> Dan Mills wrote:
> > Um.. getting wireless working took me a couple of *days*, and there
> > was a bunch of resetting involved. Even now that I have it set-up,
> > whenever I change my location I have to reset or it won't dhcp
> > correctly--I may have misconfigured something, I don't know. I'm
> > *very* happy with it, don't get me wrong (really), I just wouldn't say
> > it was a "plug-and-run" experience.
>
> Yes, but WiFi wasn't even on the horizon when Newton was still an
> active platform. I meant that stuff that the Newton was meant to work
> with simply works. You plug in your keyboard and your digitizer
> doesn't mysteriously stop functioning. The way the Newton handles
> memory cards is especially neat, at least on a par with Psion's.
Being unable to cycle DHCP without a reset sounds like a bug to me. If
it works on wired, it should work on wireless. If it doesn't work on
wired, it's not just a simple bug but a deeper one. Even Windows can
handle a DHCP release/renew cycle without screwing it up much. (;
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