FWIW, this is implemented on Lucent (ap500, ap1000,rg1000) hardware as the "watchdog reboot timer". It has saved our collective a$$ on many occasions. The logic is, "if no data for >=5 minutes, reboot" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:16 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] trouble with units.
> OK, after so many votes I will put your suggestion to the development > team for consideration. Thanks for the suggestion. > > Alex > sB Tech Support > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Carter > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:08 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] trouble with units. > > > I have 2 units down right now that have been up for weeks and I know a > simple reboot will bring it back online. Have it in the firmware where > it will reboot 3 times thats it. If it doesnt come back after 3 times > you know there is a bigger problem than just a lockup. If it is a real > hard thing to do then I can understand it. But if it's not that big of a > deal to put this option in there and make it optional then it would be a > great solution for some of these mystery problems. > > Please consider adding this option. > Jerry > > It just looks better for it to fix itself than to have to call the > user(or then call me) so that I can tell them to power cycle the unit. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:16 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] trouble with units. > > > > But if there is no signal, the unit keep rebooting??? So it is not > > that simple as what we want it to be. We have to find the roof cause > > of the problem and tackle it. It is only a small percent having such > > issue and the possibility is either bad power supply or flash > > corruption. > > > > Another area is to look at environment and the installation proper > > especially for outdoor units. Pls see our Ideal Installation Guide. > > http://www.smartbridges.com/new/support/ideal_install.php > > > > Alex > > sB Tech Support > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Carter > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:42 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] trouble with units. > > > > > > I see the same problems. Thats why I suggested they add in the > > firmware that the radio reboot itself after it locks or looses signal > > over 5 min. I know it would help in my situation. Usually a simple > > reboot fixes everything. > > > > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "George M. Walden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:14 PM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] trouble with units. > > > > > > > > > > Ditto, on the Ethernet issue w/ sB2100. We have had 3 customers > > > that > > needed > > > replaced (as of now) 3 times each (total of 9 units).....all flaky > > > units were from the last shipment. Or, should I say, from the first > > > > batch of units that made it to the USA from sB's new contract OEM. > > > > > > -George M. Walden > > > > > > > > > on 6/10/03 1:19 PM, Scott Damron at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, > > > > My last one would not see the AP and the ethernet and wireless > > > > lights would go out when you did a search for wireless networks. > > > > It > > > > > > would see the network when you rebooted, but when you tried to > > > > assoc. it, it would again loose both lights and freeze. Luckily, > > > > we > > > > > > purchased them from electro comm and they RMA'd them without > > > > trouble. > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Blood > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:52 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org > > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] trouble with units. > > > > > > > > > > > > With my last shipment of sb2100 I am having terrible issues. I > > > > don't > > > > > > believe that it is the configuration as I have set up many of > > > > these and have not had these problems in the past. > > > > > > > > Issues. > > > > > > > > Ethernet port is flaky. Sometimes it works and sometime it > > > > doesn't. > > > > > > No distance is not an issue on the ethernet cable. All case less > > > > than 50 ft and in one case less than 5 ft. It seems to happen when > > > > > I > > > > > > make any configuration change. I can power cycle the unit to get > > > > it > > > > > > to come back. > > > > > > > > When I try to use site survey to list availabe APs I get nothing. > > > > > When it does work then several aps show up. > > > > > > > > The air bridges lose associations and then wil not reassociate > > > > with out a reboot. > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone else having these issues with the latest shipments? > > > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > > > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges > > > > <yournickname> > > > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type > > > > unsubscribe > > > > smartBridges) > > > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > smartBridges) > > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > > > the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
