I also have no
problem with either unit if they are configured as APs.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Todd Barber
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:11
AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [smartBridges] APPO issues in
Bridging and Repeater Modes
I have been playing with a couple
of APPO units that we have ordered for replacement and expansion. I am
experiencing the following symptoms:
Set up one APPO as
AP
Set up second APPO as Client
Bridge
If I power the first APPO before
powering the client bridge unit I am unable to log into the client bridge from
either the wireless or the LAN side with the administrator
password.
I receive the following error �
Can not read the airPoint Pro configuration. Please check the community
password.
I can log into the unit with the
user password �public� but it does not display any tabs I am interested in,
like Link quality. The unit shows as associated on the AP and it passes
traffic fine. I just can�t manage it. I can even log into
the unit in AP mode and manage it though the client bridge unit.
If I power down the unit in AP
mode then I can log into the client bridge unit without issue. If I then
power up the AP while I am logged in and then try and associate from the site
survey tab it errors with Cannot find Know ESSID.
If I shut down the SB AP and log
into the client bridge unit and do site survey I can see my D-Link access
router just fine. I have shut down the D-Link to insure it was not
creating interference with no luck.
I have configured the units
manually and with simpleDeploy. I have the latest versions of firmware
and simpleMonitor and simpleNMS. I am unable to get into the units from
simpleNMS also. I am running WinXP on all of the systems I have tried to
log in from.
We have a couple of units deployed
on a water tank that behave exactly the same so I am convinced it is not a
hardware issue. When we first started we were going to do a 2.4G
backhaul and these same units worked fine in both wireless bridge and client
bridge mode with older firmware. After a couple of months and at least
one FW upgrade we had our backhaul go down and we were trying to set up a
temporary backhaul with one when we first discovered this issue. That�s
why I�m playing with the new units on the ground before deploying
them.
I have also been experimenting
with the second APPO in repeater mode. It is having the same
issues. I am unable to log into it when the APPO acting as an AP is
powered but I have no problem when it is off. Unfortunately in this mode
it doesn�t associate at all. I can never see it from the AP side.
I can�t pass traffic and no other unit sees the repeater. Because I
can�t log in as Administrator I am unable to associate it or see if there is
any link.
Any thoughts or similar
experiences that might give me a clue on which direction to proceed would be
greatly appreciated. I spent about 5 hours messing with these units and
am extremely frustrated at this point. I am convinced my network
settings and which side I try and manage from are correct because I have tried
all possible combinations. The damn things just won�t let me log in as
administrator when the AP is powered.
Todd Barber
Skylink Broadband
Internet
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
970-346-1834
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