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Frequently Asked Questions - general FAQ

This category contains general questions.

Why this name?

Named after Daihinia brevipes -- a species of crickets, also known as camel cricket. Packets hop over a Daihinia™ network much like these creatures jump.

See also: image on insectimages.org

How to upgrade from a previous version?

Download the newer package and install it over the old one.

Then proceed as usual - Install Driver (it will update the old driver) and Select Adapter to work with. Or press Proceed Automatically.

There is no need to create the Ad-Hoc network again.

What type of network to tell when Win7/Vista asks upon connection?

It is strongly recommended to choose Public if your Daihinia network is open and unencrypted at the WiFi level.

You may choose one of the other two options (Home or Workplace) only when your network is encrypted and you have strong confidence that the security credentials were not compromised (stolen, leaked, or cracked). Otherwise it's better to choose Public too.

I see a Daihinia SSID in my neighborhood, but can't get to the Internet through it. What to do?

You have to install and configure the Daihinia driver in order to access the traffic in that network.

However, it might turn out that your meshing neighborhood is a local-only network and does not have access to the Internet at all. Please ask your neighbors for details.