[smartBridges] More on the 'slowdown' subject

[Bobby Bounds]

Recent posts (as well as not so recent) make reference to poor throughput (about 1/3 what it should be) through a 'repeater' site (two radios, one in Client Bridge mode, the other in A/P mode).   We have the same problem. Suspecting the cheapo switch and this whole half/full duplex issue, today I went up on the tower and replaced the switch with a crossover cable. This made no difference to the download speed. So, the switch was not the problem in our case.   I'm back to the theory that the problem lies in the wireless link between the head end radio and the client bridge radio. Some facts:   RSSI 75% LQ 85% 3 miles rolling hills, fresnel zone not good vertical polarization   Head End: Antenna only 5 feet above the roof More than one A/P and antenna on the head end mast, one only two feet above the other (they are 180 deg. sectors facing opposite directions) Repeater site:     Client Bridge config:         Radio is an APPI, latest firmware         Antenna is a 13 db panel       A/P config:         Radio is an APPO, firmware         500MW Amp on the AP         16db, 90 deg. sector   Any ideas????   Guess I'll raise the antenna at the end up about 20 feet on a tower. Maybe I'll try horizontal polarization for the first time.   Bobby