Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/06/2011 05:52 PM, Scott Reed wrote: Two reasons for the post: 1) Clients can cause the whole AP to misbehave. 2) Anyone have any trouble shooting tips on how to know whether to check AP or clients first? In the worst conditions, a MT CPE with default configuration will

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Greg Ihnen
Is that enough to keep a bad CPE from taking down the AP? Greg On Oct 7, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: On 10/06/2011 05:52 PM, Scott Reed wrote: Two reasons for the post: 1) Clients can cause the whole AP to misbehave. 2) Anyone have any trouble shooting tips on how to

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Scott Reed
That might work, but again this evening the CPEs won't stay up long enough to log in and do anything. I did climb up to the antenna on the worst offender from last night. It is shooting right through a very pretty yellow and orange tree. October is a pain for 900 around here. My theory is

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Steve Barnes
Leaf Blower Chain Saw Steve Barnes General Manager PCS-WIN / RC-WiFi -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 4:58 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/07/2011 12:59 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: Is that enough to keep a bad CPE from taking down the AP? In general, I'd say yes. I would look it as a tool to keep things calm long enough to fix the real problem rather than a permanent fix. -Kristian

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Scott Reed
[mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 4:58 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out That might work, but again this evening the CPEs won't stay up long enough to log in and do anything. I did climb up

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Greg Ihnen
Do you apply it only in special cases or would you do it as standard procedure on CPEs? It seems like something that when you need it it's too late to put it in. Greg On Oct 7, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: On 10/07/2011 12:59 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: Is that enough to keep a bad

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/07/2011 02:09 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: Do you apply it only in special cases or would you do it as standard procedure on CPEs? It seems like something that when you need it it's too late to put it in. I could argue either side. If a situation existed where the CPEs legitimately need to

[WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-06 Thread Scott Reed
Earlier this week one of the APs running 900MHz with SR9 in RB433s with RB133 and RB411 clients started dropping clients and they would come right back. I tried different frequencies, etc. Then it cleared up in the morning. OK, maybe it is RTK or the weather or ... Happened again the next

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-06 Thread Josh Luthman
Sounds like 802.11 wonder and the one customer is bogging down the AP. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Oct 6, 2011 8:52 PM, Scott Reed sr...@nwwnet.net wrote: Earlier this week one of the APs running 900MHz with SR9 in RB433s with

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-06 Thread Tom DeReggi
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:52 PM Subject: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out Earlier this week one of the APs running 900MHz with SR9 in RB433s with RB133 and RB411 clients started dropping clients and they would come right back. I tried different

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-03 Thread Scott Reed
If it is a RouterBoard, the MACs are on the label. Greg Ihnen wrote: Thanks! But how do I determine the original MAC address if I already overwrote it? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Philip Dorr wrote: export to file edit the file and change the MAC to the original import from

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-03 Thread Greg Ihnen
Yeah, sorry for not looking first. :-( Greg On Mar 3, 2010, at 5:58 AM, Scott Reed wrote: If it is a RouterBoard, the MACs are on the label. Greg Ihnen wrote: Thanks! But how do I determine the original MAC address if I already overwrote it? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Philip

[WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port (Eth1 Gateway) manually. When I've configured the modem (using NAT) I can't access or ping the internet. I can ping the modem. So pings get to the modem but

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Dennis Burgess
, March 02, 2010 5:11 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port (Eth1 Gateway) manually. When I've configured the modem (using

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
What kind of IP config do you have on ether1 and can the 750 ping out? On 3/2/10, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port (Eth1 Gateway) manually. When I've

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Paul Hendry
] Sent: 02 March 2010 23:11 To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port (Eth1 Gateway) manually. When I've configured the modem

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
- From: Greg Ihnen [mailto:os10ru...@gmail.com] Sent: 02 March 2010 23:11 To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Scott Reed
Did you set the correct default route on the 750? Greg Ihnen wrote: I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem is not acting as a DHCP server so I have to config the WAN port (Eth1 Gateway) manually. When I've configured the modem (using NAT) I can't access or

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Chuck Hogg
...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:52 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 Did you set the correct default route on the 750? Greg Ihnen wrote: I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my first. The modem

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks! The Eth1 is configured 201.222.12.54/30 and network of 201.222.12.52 and broadcast of 201.222.12.55. The RB750 couldn't ping out either. I did discover the problem was with routes, but it's more complicated Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: What kind of IP config

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
on outbound interface and that connection tracking is enabled. -Original Message- From: Greg Ihnen [mailto:os10ru...@gmail.com] Sent: 02 March 2010 23:11 To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 I have an RB750 which I'm trying to install. It's not my

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks. No, I didn't have the right default route to the outside world. The problem is definitely connected with routes. Thanks for pointing me there. I have another router (x86) set up here and I took a look at the routes there and I could see what was missing. It was the route with a

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
Greg, Yes there is /ip address export file=ipaddr86 /ip route export file=iprout86 Then... /import file=iproute86.rsc /import file=ipaddr86.rsc Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Wow! Thanks! How about the queues? Is there a way to export the queues? How about the firewall filter rules, nat and mangle? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: Greg, Yes there is /ip address export file=ipaddr86 /ip route export file=iprout86 Then... /import

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
queue export Ip firewall expo Or for just mangle... Ip firewall mangl expo On 3/2/10, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! Thanks! How about the queues? Is there a way to export the queues? How about the firewall filter rules, nat and mangle? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Josh

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks so much! Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:44 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: queue export Ip firewall expo Or for just mangle... Ip firewall mangl expo On 3/2/10, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! Thanks! How about the queues? Is there a way to export the queues? How about the

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Could I just export Interface,and all of IP, and all of Queue? That way it would be just three files and it would have all my config. Is there anything in the exports which is MAC address specific (specific to the x86 hardware) that won't work in the RB750? Thanks! Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
You can do /export for everything. Obviously you can pick and choose what to save. On 3/2/10, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Could I just export Interface,and all of IP, and all of Queue? That way it would be just three files and it would have all my config. Is there anything in the

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Scott Reed
Be careful with exporting interfaces. It takes the MAC address and sets it on the new device. You can just delete the MAC=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx in WordPad, save the file and then import it. Greg Ihnen wrote: Could I just export Interface,and all of IP, and all of Queue? That way it would be

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
And it will drive you nuts. Especially if you use it to template and get multiple CPEs with the same MAC on one AP. Augh... On 3/2/10, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: Be careful with exporting interfaces. It takes the MAC address and sets it on the new device. You can just

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
I wish I had read that sooner. Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Scott Reed wrote: Be careful with exporting interfaces. It takes the MAC address and sets it on the new device. You can just delete the MAC=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx in WordPad, save the file and then import it. Greg Ihnen

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
What I've found during the import step is for some of the fields if there's an existing entry with the same name they conflict and the import ends with an error. If the names don't conflict you end up with the old and imported config items. It's best to have the unit as clean as possible before

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Is there anyway to revert to the old MAC address? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: And it will drive you nuts. Especially if you use it to template and get multiple CPEs with the same MAC on one AP. Augh... On 3/2/10, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: Be

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
I've never had to figure it out but I've asked myself the same question many times. Maybe someone can figure it out or answer? On 3/2/10, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Is there anyway to revert to the old MAC address? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: And it

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Philip Dorr
export to file edit the file and change the MAC to the original import from file On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: I've never had to figure it out but I've asked myself the same question many times. Maybe someone can figure it out or answer? On

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
Thanks! But how do I determine the original MAC address if I already overwrote it? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Philip Dorr wrote: export to file edit the file and change the MAC to the original import from file On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Josh Luthman

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Chuck Hogg
-9292 ch...@shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:57 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 Thanks

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Chuck Hogg
- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Hogg Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:19 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750 I think what he's saying is to do : export file=fullexport download/modify the file

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Philip Dorr
on Mikrotik devices it is usually on a sticker included with the device On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks! But how do I determine the original MAC address if I already overwrote it? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Philip Dorr wrote: export to

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
-722-9292 ch...@shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Hogg Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:19 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Greg Ihnen
But doesn't each port have it's own MAC address? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:57 PM, Philip Dorr wrote: on Mikrotik devices it is usually on a sticker included with the device On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks! But how do I determine the original

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Philip Dorr
it is printed in a list format and the ports have sequential MACs Example for a 5 port Routerboard 00:0C:42:13:02:B7 ... 00:0C:42:13:02:BB On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: But doesn't each port have it's own MAC address? Greg On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:57

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
Who looks at the sticker on an installed router :( On 3/2/10, Philip Dorr wirel...@judgementgaming.com wrote: it is printed in a list format and the ports have sequential MACs Example for a 5 port Routerboard 00:0C:42:13:02:B7 ... 00:0C:42:13:02:BB On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Greg

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Philip Dorr
Me... On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: Who looks at the sticker on an installed router :( On 3/2/10, Philip Dorr wirel...@judgementgaming.com wrote: it is printed in a list format and the ports have sequential MACs Example for a 5 port

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out with an RB750

2010-03-02 Thread Josh Luthman
Well as I say there is an exeption to every rule :) On 3/3/10, Philip Dorr wirel...@judgementgaming.com wrote: Me... On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: Who looks at the sticker on an installed router :( On 3/2/10, Philip Dorr