Sorry. Thanks for clarifying that. I really have a vested interest in making this stuff work. I am doing everything I can afford (time + patience + money) to help get the problems solved and recommend improvements, like most everyone else. I was just ticked off at this silly little "feature."
Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ray > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Disabling Tabs in SimpleMonitor > > > My response was to "Blazen" who lately seems to be adding > only unconstructive comments like "LAME LAME LAME". > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:38 AM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Disabling Tabs in SimpleMonitor > > > > Ray, > > > > With all due respect, I did my research. 6 months ago we were not > > seeing these issues. The units were working fine until I "upgraded" > > the firmware. > > > > Why should I not complain about an investment I made months > ago that > > has ceased to work. Do you suggest I throw the equipment away and > > start over? I am not spending my energy complaining - I'm > spending my > > energy trying to protect my investment. > > > > I did my ersearch, and I am again doing research - looking into > > alternatives, like you said. > > > > Jason > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ray > > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:31 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Disabling Tabs in SimpleMonitor > > > > > > > > > You really should look at switching to a different manufacturer. > > > You seem to be spending allot of energy complaining about what SB > > > doesn't do when you could be looking for units that meet > your needs. > > > It appears that you did not do your research before deciding on > > > equipment. > > > > > > This is meant as friendly advise and not slam. > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Blazen Wireless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:12 AM > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Disabling Tabs in SimpleMonitor > > > > > > > > > > HAHA I think its just plain stupid that you cant make all > > > your changes > > > > on ALL the tabs then hit save and have it take it. But > > > what's is so F > > > > up > > > about > > > > it is when you want to say change to one mode or another > > > you have to > > > > make one change at a time so it requires a truck roll on > > > the opposite > > > > end. I.E you change from AP mode to client mode and > your screwed > > > > because you cant change the SSID at the same time etc etc > > > Totally not > > > > thought out on SB > > > part > > > > but they will tell you to use their wonderful tool > called simple > > > > deploy heheh which is just the lamest tool when it comes to > > > having set > > > > different features to individual radios. This does not > work well > > > > because you still have to hit the stupid reset button to > > > revert back > > > > to the default settings should something get hosed up.. > > > > > > > > There are a lot of wonderful features yet there are > some real lame > > > > ones > > > too > > > > this being the biggest. The other one is when logged into the > > > > radio via wireless and you want to do a site survey and you hit > > > the button > > > > it > > > reboots > > > > the radio! Seems like anything you do reboots the radio > > > WHY? who knows > > > maybe > > > > its because if you don't it will lock up or some > strange crap like > > > > that. I would love to be able to not have it do that each and > > > > every time > > > especially > > > > if you are trying to keep an eye on the stats and it wipes them > > > > out. > > > > > > > > LAME LAME LAME > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 8:31 AM > > > > Subject: [smartBridges] Disabling Tabs in SimpleMonitor > > > > > > > > > > > > I am sooooo upset right now that I can scream. > > > > > > > > I have two aPPOs set up as AP/client. I currently am at the > > > client end > > > > of a "PtP" link. I want to switch back to wireless bridge > > > mode. There > > > > is no way to do this because the Wireless Bridge tab is > > > unavailable in > > > > SimpleMonitor, and I can't set the MAC address of my local > > > aPPO in the > > > > remote aPPO's MAC field. I switched to wireless bridge > mode on the > > > > remote unit, hoping that the MAC address would be > stored (since I > > > > previously had these two units in wireless bridge mode. > > > > > > > > This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Why should I > > > have to visit > > > > and physically connect to each aPPO to switch operating modes!!! > > > > > > > > Now I have to drive an hour to the other end, get into the > > > > location (which is not open on Sunday), and physically > connect an > > > > ethernet cable to the unit. Isn't this "wireless" > networking! It > > > > seems to me that the tab should not be disabled, and > should allow > > > > you > > > to put in a > > > > MAC address and save it before switching operating modes. > > > > > > > > Jason 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
