I agree that it sounds coincidental...but why did it happen?!? I changed the antennas and power supplies 2 times. As a matter of fact, I had to go back to my original power supply because one of the power supplies that came with the aPPo had a faulty cable (that was an easy find during initial setup).
I am only running 45 ft of cable. I never give up...so...here I am in my garage at 1:00am with a test setup. I have one of the (suspected) bad aPPo's running now for about 3 hours with no problems. However, I only have 1 client connected to it...and that is me. Differences with this garage setup over the head-end: 1. Only 1 client online 2. Different SSID (by one letter) 3. Different WEP (by a few letters) 4. Different channel (freq) 5. No antenna connected to the aPPo right now 6. Different CAT5 feeding the signal to it (only 5 ft run now) All other factors are the same: 1. Internal MAC authentication 2. Power Supply 3. etc..... I have NOOOOO idea why 2 units did not work on the roof?!?!? The Ethernet light would come on...the TXRX light would start flashing...and all was well for 5-10 minutes. Then DEAD! I put the original (going bad) aPPo back up...and it works fine. I put one of the (suspected) bad units back up...and 5 minutes...dead. I put the original one back up...and it is working fine. Looks like bad units to me?!>! But...why are they working here in the garage?? Are these units SUPER sensitive to power...cause I am only running 5 ft of CAT 5 in here...as opposed to the 45 ft on the roof...with same power supply. Sully -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nish Park Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 12:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] 2 New aPPo's DONT WORK What is the voltage of the power adapter you are using? 2 units failing with the exact same symptoms is a little more than co-incidence can explain. Perhaps it points to something else. Nish -----Original Message----- From: The Wirefree Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 12:32 PM To: 'The Wirefree Network'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; sB Tech Support Subject: RE: 2 New aPPo's DONT WORK Oh...forgot one thing. During the 5 minute period of the aPPo's working...I was watching the statistics and noticed that the unit's kept rebooting. The statistics would keep going back to zero. Then it just died. What the heck is going on?!?!? Sully -----Original Message----- From: The Wirefree Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:26 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: 2 New aPPo's DONT WORK Importance: High I received an aPPo from Electro-Comm that I PAID EXTRA for to have it overnighted to me so that I could replace a faulty aPPo (firmware issue). First thing I did was upgrade the firmware like the STICKER says on the box. Then burned in my settings with simpleDeploy. All went well. I replaced it and it worked like a champ--all clients reassociated! Woohooo!! Five minutes later clients started dropping off and the Ethernet side died! I did a power reset and it came back up but only a few clients associated back up with it. So...I waited a couple minutes and the Ethernet side died again. I reflashed it...I lowered the firmware...I reflashed it...I upgraded the firmware...I replaced the powershot twice...I did EVERYTHING! The Ethernet side would keep crashing. In case it matters to anyone...it was only 70 degrees here today. So...I put my old unit back up (after only 3 hours of MY LABOR WAISTED) and it worked fine. My old unit periodically crashes..and that is why I am RMAing it. Yesterday...I received my stock (and spares) from Electro-Comm. I started the process ALL OVER AGAIN...with the exact same results (3 more hours waisted). The Ethernet side DIED after 5 minutes. I am once again back on my old aPPo...I have a bunch of pissed off customers....and I am VERY pissed myself. I am soooo sick of spending hours upon hours replacing bad equipment. sB...can you please send me 2 aPPo's from Singapore...that you have actually verified work for longer than 5 minutes?!?! Sully 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://archives.part-15.org 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://archives.part-15.org
