From 8e2284a643bf1b2fed0c274acbe1e532f8caf9e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Daly Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 21:13:07 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added notes to the first connection design. --- doc/design/first-connection.mdwn | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/design/first-connection.mdwn b/doc/design/first-connection.mdwn index 6bc13b898..aeca28f29 100644 --- a/doc/design/first-connection.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/first-connection.mdwn @@ -16,15 +16,10 @@ The Plinth first-connection process has several stages: ## Stage 0: Connection -The printed manual instructs the user how to set up their local -network and uses diagrams to teach users to differentiate between a -router and modem. If the user only has a modem and their FreedomBox -doesn't have multiple ethernet ports, then I don't know what they'll -do. - -The user securely connects to the FreedomBox, and Plinth realizes that -it hasn't been configured. The user is automatically -(non-interactively) redirected from the home page to the Hello page. +The user connects their client device, via Ethernet cable, directly to +the FreedomBox, and Plinth realizes that it hasn't been configured. +The user is automatically (non-interactively) redirected from the home +page to the Hello page. ## Stage 1: Hello @@ -66,6 +61,16 @@ The user downloads all PGP keys provided by the box. ## Stage 3: Networking Configuration +The printed manual instructs the user how to set up their local +network and uses diagrams to teach users to differentiate between a +router and modem. If the user only has a modem and their FreedomBox +doesn't have multiple ethernet ports, then I don't know what they'll +do. If we don't detect a router, the FreedomBox needs a minimum of +two network interfaces so the client device can connect to the +Internet. + +---- + The FreedomBox detects the current network configuration and adjusts itself accordingly, configuring itself per the chart, below: