I am suprized that an oven would affect specific channels. I am also suprized that it would crash the AP. This makes no sence to me. Please explain your reasons (logic or experiences etc) for saying this happens.
Thanks, Wayland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > It would have to have the same or even less leakage than a 2.4 GHz radio - > which does not cook you. I worked for a company that used wireless devices > in the warehouse. The microwaves in the corporate location caused wireless > issues - really. 700 watt microwave leaking out 100mW would not be much of > a surprise to me. It is fixable by putting those AP's nearby top a > different channel. The device almost always will not interfere with > channels 1, 6, and 11. It is will with 1 of the 3. > > Didn't your mother ever tell you not to stand near the microwave while it > was on? That is a well known rule actually. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Curt Perrymman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 10:27 AM > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > If a microwave is leaking badly enough to cause an AP to crash as you > > describe, you've got bigger problems than an AP going down - you're being > > cooked! There are pretty strict standards regarding microwave leakage > that > > make it highly unlikely that a microwave would cause this unless the AP is > > located in the kitchen immediately adjacent to the microwave. > > > > At 04:05 PM 11/21/2003 +0000, you wrote: > > >David, > > > > > >Unfortunately no Mac Donnals near by. It was the whole AP which went > down! > > >I am concerned that a Microwave oven could affect it. Surely there must > be > > >something wrong with it if it can crash an AP? I have been told that some > > >people can pick up Radio 4 on their fillings. > > > > > >Wayland. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "David Moss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 3:35 PM > > >Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps it was a nearby MacDonalds having the MacAttack?? > > > > > > > > Microwave Ovens use the 2.4ghz range to cook food in them - therefore > it > > >is > > > > possible that a microwave can cause interference with Mr customer > surfing > > > > the readers digest website. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Wayland Sothcott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 3:20 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > You have to be kidding me massively! > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 2:21 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you mean that as it is definitley not the case or do you mean > it as > > > > > "you > > > > > > have to be kidding me?" > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Wayland Sothcott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:15 AM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > surely not! > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:38 PM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If is starts around the lunch hour is it possible that their > is a > > > > > > > microwave > > > > > > > > that gets used around that time that is interfering? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > From: "Wayland Sothcott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:00 AM > > > > > > > > Subject: [smartBridges] MAC ATTACK on airPoint PRO Outdoor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nightmare for all WISPs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whilst monitoring with Simple NMS all my clients dropped > off. > > >The > > > > > > bottom > > > > > > > > > screen went red, except for my own locally connected > airBridge. > > >My > > > > > > > > airBridge > > > > > > > > > kept associating and disassociating. The APPO has been > working > > > > > > > unattended > > > > > > > > > for months. Now two days in a row it has broken at 11am > whilst I > > > > > have > > > > > > > been > > > > > > > > > monitoring with Simple NMS. The quick fix was to gain access > to > > > > the > > > > > > > > building > > > > > > > > > and power cycle the device from the mains plug. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could this be some sort of attack? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > Wayland. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > 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
