We have verified with latest firmware that repeater mode is working well. Can the aPPO in repeater able to associate to the main AP with good RSSI & LQ? It is recommended that repeater can establish at least 70% for stable connection. Please test the 2 APPO in normal AP mode to confirm that the radio is working.
Alex sB Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Hartley Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 11:12 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Repeater taking the AP down - Follow up I would if my other aPPO worked, it doesn't. It craps it's pants after about five minutes and won't communicate anymore. I don't have any other APs to fall back on. I have these two extras, I thought I'd be safe with that and maybe be able to use them for special events like this fair. One won't work, the other knocks the whole friggin network down if I try to use it in repeater mode. I guess I could have one red tagged to me tomorrow and have it for Friday night and Saturday night, but right now spending more money on aPPOs doesn't seem like the best route to take. Tom Haynes wrote: > Put 2 APPo at the repeater location back to back abd am ABo at your booth. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Roger Hartley > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Repeater taking the AP down - Follow up > > > Okay, this afternoon I upgraded the firmware of the aPPO to the latest, > set it to repeater mode and BOOM, down went the whole network again. > Unplug the repeater and the network comes back up. So this isn't going > to work, I'm not going to keep knocking my customers off that AP while I > diddle with equipment. I have a pigtail or two that was made for the aB > indoor, another made for the Demarc wireless card, is there maybe a > wireless router I could pick up at a retail store that one of these > pigtails will fit? If so, I can get the signal at the remote location > and pipe it down to my display using normal consumer gear. Other than > that, I don't think I can get the link to work. I have another brand new > aPPO, but it won't work worth a damn, so that's out. > > I've been seeing others really dissing sB on the list and thought they > were extreme. Now the case becomes a bit muddier. > > Roger Hartley wrote: > >>I'm new to having an aPPO in repeater mode, but it's what I need to have >>a booth at the county fair and demonstrate wireless internet. No way to >>get a link directly from the main AP at the space available, but only a >>few hundred yards away I can get a usuable signal. So I put in an aPPO >>and tried it in repeater mode. I had trouble associating an aBO with it >>and then found out that the whole network had gone down when I tried it. >>I took the repeater offline and the main aPPO came right back to life. >> >>I tried it slightly more methodically the next time and made sure at >>each step the network was working properly. I first put the aPPO in >>client/bridge mode and got some really good speed tests. I was doing >>fine at nearly the full speed of my T1, so I switched it into repeater >>mode and made sure that everyone was able to still surf, no problems. >>Everything was A-Okay. So I went to the area where my display would be >>and tried associating to the main AP through the repeater and it went >>silky smooth. Then I tried a few speed tests, the first two or three >>went well, but then it started slowing down and then came to a halt. And >>the whole network came to a halt as well. I had to unplug the repeater >>aPPO to get the network back on line. What am I doing wrong here? >> >>How is this repeater bringing down the main AP??? ANNOUNCEMENT WISPCON IV - Can You Ping Me Now? Good! October 27-29, 2003 - Dallas Texas http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm WISP 101 Boot Camp September 29-October 3, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois http://www.part-15.org/train/wisp/101.html 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 ANNOUNCEMENT WISPCON IV - Can You Ping Me Now? Good! October 27-29, 2003 - Dallas Texas http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm WISP 101 Boot Camp September 29-October 3, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois http://www.part-15.org/train/wisp/101.html 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
