Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2
I've had excellent luck with the NS5s as CPEs as well and I might even consider using a couple for very low end repeaters (a couple clients per AP). I've just been burned with lowend APs in a commercial environment. Sam Tetherow Sandhills Wireless Randall Roberts wrote: We were skeptical when we started using NS5's. Use them more and more, and not a single failure, other than one POE wall wart going out. We've installed a couple of Bullet5's and were very surprised at their performance. As always, time will tell. I wouldn't use either as an AP as they don't have much in the way of registration info for stations, compared to the MT ap's. Randall - Original Message - From: Sam Tetherow tethe...@shwisp.net To: Mikrotik discussions mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2 I've never used ubiquity equipment as an AP but I would be pretty leery of using a $40 piece of equipment as an AP in an environment for a paying customer. I have gone with cheap end equipment (cheap for 802.11) and never had anything other than headaches with it. Under power issues, overpower issues, overheating issues, generally needing resets. The best I have come up with for 'low-end' APs has been MT Crossroads still a bit on the expensive side but where I have installed them I haven't had the phone calls and I don't have to train clients/customers to powercycle the APs on occasion. Just thought I would pass it on. I have spent thousands of dollars in 'cheap' equipment that was just that... cheap. Nothing wrong with operating on a budget, we all have those issues, but it is one thing to go with cheap end CPE where you can ask the person to power cycle first and if it is a consistent issue to call and we can replace it. It is another when a hotel/motel/apt manager is constantly having to futz with the equipment and deal with complaining clients when things don't work. Especially if they are looking for something that is low-maintenance, spend now, the headaches of hidden cost of tech support will far outweigh the additional cost of APs. Sam Tetherow Sandhills Wireless Butch Evans wrote: On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 11:59 -0500, Rick Smith wrote: Anyone used the bullets yet ? Are they really going to be that good ? What is that good? I mean, at under $40 for an AP, you can't expect a LOT. :-) Either way, you can't find them at the moment. Ubiquiti has had a delay of some sort getting them out the door. They were expected over a month ago, IIRC. ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Basin Broadband, Inc., utilizing DefenderMX technology, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.7/1895 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:46 AM ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2
On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 11:59 -0500, Rick Smith wrote: Anyone used the bullets yet ? Are they really going to be that good ? What is that good? I mean, at under $40 for an AP, you can't expect a LOT. :-) Either way, you can't find them at the moment. Ubiquiti has had a delay of some sort getting them out the door. They were expected over a month ago, IIRC. -- * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* * http://www.butchevans.com/* Network Engineering * * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2
I've never used ubiquity equipment as an AP but I would be pretty leery of using a $40 piece of equipment as an AP in an environment for a paying customer. I have gone with cheap end equipment (cheap for 802.11) and never had anything other than headaches with it. Under power issues, overpower issues, overheating issues, generally needing resets. The best I have come up with for 'low-end' APs has been MT Crossroads still a bit on the expensive side but where I have installed them I haven't had the phone calls and I don't have to train clients/customers to powercycle the APs on occasion. Just thought I would pass it on. I have spent thousands of dollars in 'cheap' equipment that was just that... cheap. Nothing wrong with operating on a budget, we all have those issues, but it is one thing to go with cheap end CPE where you can ask the person to power cycle first and if it is a consistent issue to call and we can replace it. It is another when a hotel/motel/apt manager is constantly having to futz with the equipment and deal with complaining clients when things don't work. Especially if they are looking for something that is low-maintenance, spend now, the headaches of hidden cost of tech support will far outweigh the additional cost of APs. Sam Tetherow Sandhills Wireless Butch Evans wrote: On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 11:59 -0500, Rick Smith wrote: Anyone used the bullets yet ? Are they really going to be that good ? What is that good? I mean, at under $40 for an AP, you can't expect a LOT. :-) Either way, you can't find them at the moment. Ubiquiti has had a delay of some sort getting them out the door. They were expected over a month ago, IIRC. ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2
We were skeptical when we started using NS5's. Use them more and more, and not a single failure, other than one POE wall wart going out. We've installed a couple of Bullet5's and were very surprised at their performance. As always, time will tell. I wouldn't use either as an AP as they don't have much in the way of registration info for stations, compared to the MT ap's. Randall - Original Message - From: Sam Tetherow tethe...@shwisp.net To: Mikrotik discussions mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Ubiquiti Bullet2 I've never used ubiquity equipment as an AP but I would be pretty leery of using a $40 piece of equipment as an AP in an environment for a paying customer. I have gone with cheap end equipment (cheap for 802.11) and never had anything other than headaches with it. Under power issues, overpower issues, overheating issues, generally needing resets. The best I have come up with for 'low-end' APs has been MT Crossroads still a bit on the expensive side but where I have installed them I haven't had the phone calls and I don't have to train clients/customers to powercycle the APs on occasion. Just thought I would pass it on. I have spent thousands of dollars in 'cheap' equipment that was just that... cheap. Nothing wrong with operating on a budget, we all have those issues, but it is one thing to go with cheap end CPE where you can ask the person to power cycle first and if it is a consistent issue to call and we can replace it. It is another when a hotel/motel/apt manager is constantly having to futz with the equipment and deal with complaining clients when things don't work. Especially if they are looking for something that is low-maintenance, spend now, the headaches of hidden cost of tech support will far outweigh the additional cost of APs. Sam Tetherow Sandhills Wireless Butch Evans wrote: On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 11:59 -0500, Rick Smith wrote: Anyone used the bullets yet ? Are they really going to be that good ? What is that good? I mean, at under $40 for an AP, you can't expect a LOT. :-) Either way, you can't find them at the moment. Ubiquiti has had a delay of some sort getting them out the door. They were expected over a month ago, IIRC. ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Basin Broadband, Inc., utilizing DefenderMX technology, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.7/1895 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:46 AM ___ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
