We will be starting this as well on our future installs flaky connections have been seen before, perhaps that's my customers problems on the ones that keep dropping I will check them for this and tape it solid.
THANKS SB for looking into it and my fingers thank you for the softer rubber :)
BTW I just got 2 new WAP's up extended my range by almost 5 miles in both opposite directions in some really hot areas :) So no time to play lately lol
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Summers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We use just a small piece of black electrical tape.
Same concept though.
Kevin Summers
KISTech Internet Services Inc.
www.kistech.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Hokenson
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:47 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association
>
>
> Seems to me less obtrusive would be a spot of black RTV (silicone
> rubber) to
> match the color of the PowerShot....
>
> JH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association
>
>
> >
> > We do this now too after one customer lost power twice because
> > the power connector fell out of the PowerShot. On the trouble
> > calls just find the sweet spot on the POE and tape it. That
> > will get you through until the new PowerShot is out.
> >
> > Kevin Summers
> > KISTech Internet Services Inc.
> > www.kistech.com
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pascal Losier
> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:12 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association
> >
> >
> > I use the smartbridge POE & smartbridge adapter.
> >
> > I plug this in & I tape it on all my install. This way, I don't worry.
> >
> > I don't have this issue.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > On Behalf Of The Wirefree Network
> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:06 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association
> >
> >
> > More info: My 3rd and final misbehaving airBridge is now fixed. I was
> JUST
> > about to climb the roof for a radio replacement when I decided to try
> > something first.
> >
> > First thing I noticed on this unit, which has been down for 1.5 days, is
> > that the Ethernet light on the NIC was not illuminated. That initially
> had
> > me thinking the airBridge was bad. I then unplugged the chrome power
> cable
> > from the POE unit and plugged it back in. I instantly got my
> green light
> on
> > the NIC again and was able to ping the airBridge again. A
> couple seconds
> > later I regained association and was able to surf.
> >
> > I then unplugged the chrome power connector and plugged it back
> in again.
> I
> > lost association (obviously), but did not gain it back. I did
> this while
> > having 2 DOS windows open and a constant ping to both the airBridge and
> the
> > Gateway. The airBridge would always regain its ping response
> immediately
> > after restoring power...but the association would sometimes not
> come back
> > (the ping back to the gateway). So...I continued to play with the plug
> > until I found a very small "sweet spot" where if I unplugged the chrome
> > connector and plugged it back in (while in that exact small sweet spot),
> the
> > unit would regain association every time. However, anywhere else around
> the
> > 360 degree axis would not.
> >
> > So...I tried another POE unit (with same wall power supply) and
> tried this
> > all over again. The new POE unit worked better but not
> flawlessly. This
> > unit had a VERY large sweet spot and very small bad spot (opposite of
> other
> > POE unit). So...I made a couple white hash marks on the chrome
> connector
> > that ensures that I always had the alignment correct when unplugging and
> > plugging it back in. When properly aligned, the unit would
> always regain
> > association.
> >
> > So...I believe the radio is good and the POE is crap!!!!
> >
> > Hope this info helps some others from pulling there hair out...or going
> > through the RMA process for radios.
> >
> > Sully
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of SB Tech Support
> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:06 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey???
> >
> >
> > Thanks for pointing up the quality issue on our Powershot PoE. We will
> > address both of the issue (no power or bad Ethernet connection) and with
> > better quality check at the factory. We also will look into changing the
> > "hood" to softer PVC material so that it is easy to press.
> >
> > sB Tech Support
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > On Behalf Of phantam
> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:05 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey???
> >
> > We need a SB response to this issue.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Blaine Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:55 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Confirmed. I have had this issue since the first one I bought.
> > --Blaine
> >
> > At 10:45 AM 7/10/2003, you wrote:
> > >sB...this may be something for you to look at closely.
> > >
> > >I was troubleshooting a clients bad airBridge unit last night
> and noticed
> > >something flakey about the POE unit.
> > >
> > >Hope I can describe it...
> > >
> > >If you follow the wall plug wire up to the point where you can
> > >connect/disconnect it from the POE unit there is a chrome plug. Out of
> > >the box, this is initially unplugged.
> > >
> > >While you are looking at your connected/associated sB
> product...hold that
> > >chrome power plug in both hands (one on the power plug side and one on
> the
> > >POE side) and twist it 360 degrees around axis. You will
> notice that the
> > >power goes on and off. I did very small tweaks (rotating the
> chrome plug
> > >around axis) until I actually found a spot that would cause the sB unit
> to
> > >go (and stay) offline (noticed the Ethernet 10 Meg connection
> go offline
> > >"Cable Unplugged"). I then tweaked it a bit away from that
> position and
> > >it would go back online ("10 Meg Cable connected").
> > >
> > >I was logged into the sB product (in my case airBridge), and
> when I would
> > >twist this connector, it would lose association
> (obviously...due to loss
> > >of power) and then twist it back and it would reassociate.
> > >
> > >I tried this with several POE units and power cables. All
> with the same
> > >results. Given some more time, I will have to check the POE power pins
> > >and see if there are "sweet spots" on this chrome plug that allow the
> full
> > >12 volts to pass. Or vice versa.
> > >
> > >Can someone else confirm my findings please??
> > >
> > >Sully
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