That is a good one, never thought of that. I guess ESSID are as free to use as those channels the other guys don't wish to share :-)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore Hey, What I would do if I wanted to screw with him. Is set up more ap's with the same essid as his and see if his subs stay connected to him. George Gloria Vester wrote: > Yep, that would be them. They ran perfectly from Friday night when we put > them up until last night when one of them locked up and had to be pinged to > revive it. It could be just a fluke, or it could be the a**hole competitor > that is trying everything in his power to put me out of business. > > Gloria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Moreno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:24 AM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > > >>are the new ones with the new chips the ones with the white powercoated > > mounting > >>brackets? >> >>Quoting The Wirefree Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>>Gloria, >>>Glad to hear that you are up and running smoothly. I too am working >>>well with the new (Singapore acquired) units (aPPo's and aBi's). Out of >>>13 units I have replaced in the field, all but one have been flawless. >>>I started a continuous ping on that one to keep it up. This one unit >>>has ever-so-slightly Non-LOS. It has about a 88% RSSI and average LQ of >>>88%. However, if you look at my MRTG charts, you will see that the LQ >>>is actually swinging ALL OVER THE PLACE due to the NLOS. >>> >>>I am planning on jumping up there on Friday to point it at the new >>>repeater location (if it has clean LOS). >>> >>>Sully >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Vester >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:11 AM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>> >>>I think in my case I can conclusively say it was a radio issue. I had >>>four radios on the water tower, all installed at the same time the same >>>way, sharing the same UPS, etc., one of them hasn't failed once, the >>>other three all went down at least once a day - Ethernet port died and >>>the unit locked up solid. Replaced one of them with a new unit from >>>distributor and it had the same problem. Replaced the POE's and power >>>supplies, same thing. Got new radios from Singapore and put them up >>>Friday night and they haven't gone down once. So I think that pretty >>>well proves it was the radios. I am sending all four of them back to >>>Singapore today so they can figure out what is wrong with them. >>> >>>Gloria >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Tom Haynes <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:59 PM >>>Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>> >>>Set up a constant ping (windows = ping -t xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Most down >>>radios will come back up after several minutes of pings. Keep pininging >>>and the rasios should stay up. If they do go down, the should comeback >>>up in a few minutes. This is only a workaround to some other problem, >>>wether it is an install issue or a radio issue is not yet knows. SB says >>>install issue in most cases and installers say radio issue. In either >>>cas SB will normally approve a an RMA if you feel it is a radio issue. >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Good >>>Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:25 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>>Gloria, >>> I have been gone for a while and have not read the 1000 of >>>messages I have.. Tell me about the pinging of the units (a history) I >>>have a few units that keep going down and would love to hear this >>>"pinging" session would help out for now. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Steve >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Tom Haynes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:20 AM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>> >>>After a few weeks of constant pinging, I stopped and the link has never >>>gone down again. I don't even worry about it during a thunderstorm >>>anymore :-) >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Vester >>>Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:52 AM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>>Sully, >>>Thanks for the info - appreciate you keeping us informed. A lot of us >>>are getting some of these new units and are also holding our breath >>>hoping they solve the problems. Of course, we are all hoping that we >>>will one day be able to breath again and not have to baby-sit our APPOs >>>and keep checking their status with fear in our hearts that something is >>>going to be down. I am still pinging the hell out of mine to keep them >>>alive until the new ones get here and am in constant fear that something >>>might happen to the machine running the ping and I will lose one again. >>>The last thing I do each night before I go to sleep is check to make >>>sure the ping is still running and they are all up, and it is the first >>>thing I check when I wake up. It sure would be nice to go to sleep one >>>night not worrying that all the APPOs are going to be down when I get >>>up. Best of luck to you - I sure hope for your sake, and all our >>>sake's, that these new ones work the way they are supposed to. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Gloria >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: The Wirefree Network <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:33 AM >>>Subject: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore >>> >>>Well.I have some good and bad news about my new "gold sticker" aPPo >>>units. >>> >>>BAD NEWS >>>As you can see by the attached (small) pic.the RSSI at several clients >>>has been steadily going down hill since replacing the unit at 1400 >>>yesterday. Believe me, I could paste about 15 clients that had 100% >>>RSSI and since 1400 have steadily been going down hill. >>> >>>GOOD NEWS >>>The unit is working.and has not (yet) crapped out like the others did >>>with bad chips. >>> >>>BAD NEWS >>>With the steadily decreasing RSSI.I don't know how long anyone will hold >>>up. >>> >>>GOOD NEWS >>>There are some differences between this aPPo install and the last. I >>>used a different antenna (same brand and rating-but different), and a >>>different (yet shorter) pigtail between the antenna and the radio. >>>So.this could point to the antenna and pigtail.not the radio. >>> >>>BAD NEWS >>>Maybe I'm wrong here.but if the new pigtail and antenna were flaky, I >>>would imagine that it would be a sudden affect on the RSSI of my >>>clients, not steadily falling??!?! >>> >>>So..bottomline is..I am now holding my breath. >>> >>>More to come. >>> >>>Sully >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Wirefree >>>Network >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:43 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: [smartBridges] New aPPo from Singapore >>> >>>Well..I burned in my settings for my head-end with simpleDeploy last >>>night.I then added the MAC list. No problems at all.took 30 seconds. >>> >>>I just jumped up on the roof and swapped out my crappy aPPo in about 15 >>>minutes. ALL MY USERS CAME BACK ONLINE INSTANTLY AND HAVE NOT YET >>>DROPPED OFF!! Woohoo!! Maybe I shouldn't yell so loud.it has only been >>>20 minutes so far. But.my 2 previous bad ones crapped out in less than >>>10 minutes. >>> >>>Exception to the above being: the users with bad airBridge units have >>>not come back online yet, but they were already down. My sub-contractor >>>is going to be swapping out 10 units tonight. >>> >>>Oh.one more thing to add to the new aPPo's..the two metal brackets that >>>are connected to the aPPo are now powder coated to match the aPPo box. >>>In other words, they are no longer shiny stainless steel. Just one more >>>way for you to identify new from old. >>> >>>Will keep you posted!! >>> >>>Sully >>> >>>P.S. I am feeling good about this!! Next week may be a busy week if >>>these new units hold up!!!!! >>> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Chance >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:14 PM >>>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >>>Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Received New Units today from Singapore >>> >>>Wow this sounds VERY positive but .... I get the feeling im not gonna >>>get these nice pimp units from ecomm am I cause I ordered 2 days ago im >>>gonna get stickered ones aren't I :-( "Please update with cd" :-( >>> >>> >>> _____ >>> >>>From: The Wirefree Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 1:51 AM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>I am sitting here burning in new settings for 18 airBridge units and 2 >>>aPPos, to be R&R'd tomorrow. >>>I just wanted to pass on a couple quick observations that I had noticed >>>with this DIRECT SHIPMENT from SINGAPORE. >>>1. Little RJ-45 cable protector has been softened up and no longer >>>takes a pair of vice-grips to disconnect it from the NIC (could still be >>>a bit thinner though) >>>2. They have now included, in the aPPo box, 2-types of COAX >>>sealant for the RF connector. >>>3. The boxes themselves have GOLD stickers on it and so does the >>>units. (looks like they were triple checked) >>>Anyway...looks like sB really is listening to even the seemingly not so >>>significant suggestions from the forum. >>>Sully >>> >> >> >>Martin Moreno >>Blazen Wireless >>909-907-4106 >>www.blazenwireless.com >>----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- >>Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV >>http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm >> >>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---------- > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > 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---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm 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---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm 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
