Europe, not available in the USA. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue
> Oh, I caught something on your website. Whats with channels 12-14? I never > tired those. -RickG > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Marlon K. Schafer > <o...@odessaoffice.com>wrote: > >> Often good signal levels but rotten throughput. >> >> Or good signal to the customers and rotten at the ap. >> >> http://www.odessaoffice.com/wireless/survey.htm >> >> That's a good look at what interference can and does do to you if it's >> the >> wrong (right?) kind. >> >> I assume you've tried a different channel already? That's one of the >> first >> things I always do these days. >> >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> To: <e...@wisp-router.com>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue >> >> >> >I agree but such a sudden change? I mean like day & night. Interesting >> >to >> > contemplate though. What does interference look like if IT is affecting >> > a >> > tower? >> > -RickG >> > >> > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:08 PM, <e...@wisp-router.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Never assume a problem is ever interference no matter how rural you >> >> are. >> >> This is one of the biggest problem I see people are doing. >> >> >> >> /Eje >> >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:04:44 >> >> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue >> >> >> >> >> >> I agree with you and actually intend on replacing it. But, I doubt >> >> it's >> >> related since this setup has been running on this particular tower >> >> since >> >> 2004 (I bought the company this way). Also, it is set up on several >> >> others >> >> with no issues. I failed to mention these towers are in very rural >> >> locations >> >> so I doubt there is any interference. >> >> >> >> -RickG >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Marlon K. Schafer < >> o...@odessaoffice.com >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> > Not sure if it's related or not, but high gain omni antennas are >> >> > usually >> >> a >> >> > great big no no. They tend to send more signal UP than in the >> >> > direction >> >> of >> >> > the customers. >> >> > >> >> > I'd replace it with an 8 or 9 db unit just on principal. You'll >> >> > probably >> >> > find that most customers will actually get a BETTER signal. >> >> > >> >> > laters, >> >> > marlon >> >> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> >> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> >> > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:23 PM >> >> > Subject: [WISPA] tower issue >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > OK, here a good one! (aka, how I spent my weekend in a blizzard!) >> >> > > >> >> > > One of my towers has a single WARP/StarOS connected to a 5GHz grid >> >> > > for >> >> > > backhaul and a 15dBi omni for the local connections. >> >> > > On Saturday, after making some small changes, I rebooted it and it >> >> would >> >> > > not >> >> > > allow me to connect via wireless any longer - or my customers :( >> >> > > So, I go to the tower, connect up via ethernet and everything is a >> >> usual >> >> > > but >> >> > > I see all associations but only a few client have ip addresses. I >> can >> >> > ping >> >> > > the few clients but the packet loss is huge 80-90%. I then reload >> >> > > my >> >> > > backup >> >> > > but still get the same thing. I try changing channels, but still >> >> > > the >> >> > same. >> >> > > I >> >> > > then systematically begin replacing parts starting with the radio >> >> > > card. >> >> > > Eventually, I replaced EVERYTHING but still have the problem. One >> >> > > note: >> >> > > occasionally, twice of maybe three times, after a reboot, all came >> >> > > back >> >> > > normal. The third time, I left well enough alone for now but of >> >> > > course, >> >> > > you >> >> > > know what will happen the next time I reboot. >> >> > > >> >> > > Any ideas??? >> >> > > >> >> > > -RickG >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > WISPA Wants You! 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