Curious if you blew any water out of the "low" end of the cat5? I had a similar thing happen one time. It was atmospheric pumping caused by pressure changes; at least that was the theory.
At 06:18 PM 9/5/2009, you wrote: >Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning the cables. > >On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Scott Reed<scottr...@onlyinternet.net> wrote: > > Yes, that is possible. > > Could also be the connectors. IDC (Insulation Displacement Connects) > > can work loose and/or corrode, especially when subjected to unnatural > > stress such as lightning. > > > > rabbtux rabbtux wrote: > >> All, > >> > >> I have a sub that has had Several failures. The last one is > understandable, > >> in that there was a direct lightning strike in their yard > winthin 75' of CPE > >> (NS5). Its Ethernet port was bad, yet the radio was fine?? The > one before > >> that, the power company worked on the power and said their oops may have > >> caused problems. It did even though my equipment was plugged into a UPS. > >> They now have a brand new quality surge protector for the equipment. > >> > >> Anyway, the customer calls and says no internet, and that the > POE box light > >> is not on. Fine, I instruct customer to remove compatible power from the > >> router we installed and plug into the injector. She does, and I see pings > >> from the AP. I go on site to replace power supply later that > day. I find > >> No ethernet connectivity thru the injector to the NS5. > >> > >> I also find the workstation plugged into router has no ethernet > connectivity > >> to the router. I plug my laptop into router and verify that all > link lites > >> seem to work on all ports, yet the usb-ethernet adapter I > installed 2 weeks > >> ago is not seen by the workstation. yes I tried several usb ports. > >> > >> A couple weeks ago, I verified that our outdoor cable was good. Now as I > >> look for answers, the only suspect is the ethernet cable. It has been in > >> service 4-5 years, and I noticed a few staples had pulled out and left a 3 > >> foot loop between the carport and house dangling. My theory is that this > >> cable has an intermittent short that has fried the power supply, the > >> ethernet port on the NS5, and the workstation ethernet port > plugged into the > >> router?? > >> > >> QUESTION: > >> Have you guys seen stuff like this happen? Because this is a Bus. sub I > >> will head out there shortly to 'finish up'. I will rip out and > replace our > >> cable, the NS5 , and probably the usb-ethernet port we put in. Sure would > >> be nice to know I've hit the right things. > >> > >> your feedback is greatly appreciated! > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Marshall > >> Rabbit Meadows Technology > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! > >> http://signup.wispa.org/ > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.78/2347 - Release > Date: 09/05/09 05:51:00 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Scott Reed > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > GAB Midwest > > 1-800-363-1544 x4000 > > Cell: 260-273-7239 > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
