Heh, good one! Actually, they tried to get me to do it again and I immeadiatley turned them down. In fact, at that point I decided to only climb for myself. I like to climb but prefer it to be in a very safe environment. It seems that many dont care about that unless its their butt hanging in the wind.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net> wrote: > Hehe... So at what point did you figure out that they were trying to > keep folks like you away from their towers ! > > :) > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > > On 9/8/2010 11:10 PM, RickG wrote: > > I climbed a 400' tower where the cell companies put cables over all 3 > > faces. I felt like Tarzan the monkey man climbing on vines. Man, that > > ticked me off! > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Justin Wilson <li...@mtin.net > > <mailto:li...@mtin.net>> wrote: > > > > I was not happy after climbing a tower where the cell company > > put their feedlines in front of the safety climb! Hehe. Would have > > been better if the UBNT had worked correctly. Oh well, part of being > > in the WISP industry. :-) > > > > -- > > Justin Wilson <j...@mtin.net <http://j...@mtin.net>> > > http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News > > http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter > > Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From: *Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com <http://ch...@shelbybb.com>> > > *Reply-To: *WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org > > <http://wireless@wispa.org>> > > *Date: *Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:04:40 -0400 > > > > *To: *WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org > > <http://wireless@wispa.org>> > > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] PowerBridge 5M > > > > I'm just happy that I'm not the only one with this problem. > > > > Regards, > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com > > <http://st...@pcswin.com>> wrote: > > > > Justin the power supply is outputting 15.3 Vdc as far as the > > other MT on the tower see. > > > > > > *Steve Barnes > > *General Manager > > > > PCS-WIN <http://www.pcswin.com/> > > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service <http://www.rcwifi.com/> > > > > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org > > <http://wireless-boun...@wispa.org> > > [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Justin Wilson > > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:30 AM > > > > > > *To:* WISPA General List > > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] PowerBridge 5M > > > > In our case we had a switch we put “inline” and that made no > > difference. I figured it might have been an issue with the 493G > > board. We used to see issues with Tranzeo and 450Gs so I > > figured it might be similar. Putting the switch in did not > > help. Cable run is only about 20 feet. It is being powered by > > a 12 Volt power supply instead of 24. Other devices on the > > tower are able to get good speeds to the Mikortik. > > > > Some theories at the moment: > > > > 1.When the radio transmits it draws enough power away from > > the ethernet chipset to cause issues. > > 2.The unit really does need 24volt (or higher than 12 at > least) > > 3.The Unit itself has an issue with the ethernet port. > > 4.Mikrotik board has an issue. > > > > Justin > > -- > > Justin Wilson <j...@mtin.net <http://j...@mtin.net> > > <http://j...@mtin.net> > > > http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News > > http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter > > Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > *From: *Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com > > <http://ch...@shelbybb.com> <http://ch...@shelbybb.com> > > > *Reply-To: *WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org > > <http://wireless@wispa.org> <http://wireless@wispa.org> > > > > > > > *Date: *Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:11:48 -0400 > > *To: *<fai...@snappydsl.net <http://fai...@snappydsl.net> > > <http://fai...@snappydsl.net> >, WISPA General List > > <wireless@wispa.org <http://wireless@wispa.org> > > <http://wireless@wispa.org> > > > > > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] PowerBridge 5M > > > > I'm running > > AirOS V5.2.1-RC2 (which is the latest as of yesterday) > > > > It happened with the factory firmware and the RC1 as well. > > > > The issue also occurs with my laptop running btest or any type > > of ping flood. > > > > I have 6 cat5 runs up one of the towers, Motorola works fine and > > I have switched cables, different manufacturer as well. Same > issue. > > > > When I use the air test from the UBNT device it works fine. > > When I plug a laptop in on each side, I get the same results. > > > > No bandwidth shaping. Have tried multiple different devices on > > each side, the only thing that works is an expensive Managed > > Dell Switch. > > > > Regards, > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:23 PM, Faisal Imtiaz > > <fai...@snappydsl.net <http://fai...@snappydsl.net> > > <http://fai...@snappydsl.net> > wrote: > > Is it possible to change and test to see if it the Radios's or > the > > MK493ah that is root cause of this issue. > > > > Also, do you get the same results when you run the test from one > > side or > > the other ? > > Could you have some Bandwidth Shaping in place ? > > > > do you have another Mikrotik eg. 750g that you could plug int > > one side > > to see if that makes a difference ? > > (I have Rocket M5's working on MK750 & MK750g.. no issues... > > > > Another suggestion to try is .. change the firmware to the 3x > > train on > > the MK493ah board and see if you get the same results.. > > > > Got to narrow down further... > > > > Do both sides of the link (I am assuming both sides have a MK > > router ), > > showing similar behavior between the Rocket & Mk Router ? > > > > Just for kicks, you can update the firmware to 5.2.1 beta 3... > > (get it > > from the UBNT Forum) and see if the results change.. if they > > don' then > > ... pretty sure it is not a radio side issue.... > > > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > > Snappy Internet & Telecom > > > > > > On 9/7/2010 10:50 PM, Steve Barnes wrote: > > > Set all to Auto Neg and no change > > > Here is SSH report > > > XM.v5.2# /bin/ifconfig > > > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:6D:60:92:85 > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC ALLMULTI MULTICAST > > MTU:1500 > > > Metric:1 > > > RX packets:965042 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > frame:0 > > > TX packets:713224 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > carrier:0 > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:200 > > > RX bytes:1138023050 (1.0 GiB) TX bytes:100227281 > > (95.5 MiB) > > > > > > br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:6D:60:92:85 > > > inet addr:10.10.2.179 Bcast:10.10.2.183 > > Mask:255.255.255.248 > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 > > Metric:1 > > > RX packets:7089 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > frame:0 > > > TX packets:7162 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > carrier:0 > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > > RX bytes:1499867 (1.4 MiB) TX bytes:3939545 (3.7 > MiB) > > > > > > br0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:6D:60:92:85 > > > inet addr:169.254.146.133 Bcast:169.254.255.255 > > > Mask:255.255.0.0 > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 > > Metric:1 > > > > > > eth0_real Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:6D:61:92:85 > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 > > Metric:1 > > > RX packets:708537 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > frame:0 > > > TX packets:959167 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > carrier:0 > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:500 > > > RX bytes:96555669 (92.0 MiB) TX bytes:1136564610 > > (1.0 GiB) > > > > > > Steve Barnes > > > Manager > > > PCS-WIN > > > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > > <http://wireless-boun...@wispa.org> > > <http://wireless-boun...@wispa.org> > > [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > > > > On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 7:31 PM > > > > To: WISPA General List > > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] PowerBridge 5M > > > > > > > > What is the Firmware you are running on the PowerBridges ? > > > > and what are the signal levels... on Chain 0 / Chain 1 > > > > > > > > ..Also Make sure the MTU / L2MTU on the Mikrotik are > 1500/1524 > > > > > > > > Try to auto negotiation on the ports on both the Mikrotik& > PBM5 > > > > > > > > also, ssh into the PBM5& use /bin/ifconfig command to see > > if there > > > are any > > > > errors on the Ethernet Port and duplex mismatch ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > > > > Snappy Internet& Telecom > > > > 7266 SW 48 Street > > > > Miami, Fl 33155 > > > > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > > > Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: supp...@snappydsl.net > > <http://supp...@snappydsl.net> <http://supp...@snappydsl.net> > > > > > > > > On 9/7/2010 6:44 PM, Steve Barnes wrote: > > > >> I changed out a StarOS backhaul with a pair of PowerBridge > > 5M radios, 4 > > > >> mile link. I Have an odd issue. The link is perfect 130MB > > 99% Airmax. > > > >> UBNT Speed test from radio to radio is 84Mb. Now the > > interesting > > > issue, > > > >> both radios are plugged in to MT 493AH 4.11 OS. Running MT > > Bandwidth > > > >> test from MT to MT TCP speeds are horrible. 14 Mb Dn and > > 6 Mb Upload. > > > >> We tried all kinds of tests finally realized (after the > > climber was on > > > >> the ground and in my office) that if I do a speed test from > the > > > >> PowerBridge station to a Rocket plugged into the same > > Mikrotik that I > > > >> get 14 Mb x 6 Mb through a 100% wired connection (UBNT to > > Port-2 MT, > > > >> Port-6 to UBNT Rocket) We had tried different ports to no > > avail and I > > > >> test from MT AP thru MT 493AH to 2^nd MT AP and I got 50 Mb > > x 50Mb. > > > >> Then I realized that 2 hops across the wireless link I had > a > > > >> NanoBridge. A test to that across the wireless side of the > > link > > > gave me > > > >> a 30 Mb x 35Mb. So it come down to a single PowerBridge > > radio that > > > >> either has a bad ethernet port or a bad POE/cable between > > the UBNT and > > > >> MT, or some kind of incompatibility between the MT and > > > PowerBridge. All > > > >> ports are set to 100Mb FDX not Auto negotiate. This MT > > 493AH is > > > >> relatively new with Gig option. When running speed test > > there are no > > > >> ethernet errors or packet errors on the MT. > > > >> > > > >> What else can I check from the ground. Unit is 250 ft up > and > > > requires a > > > >> climber I don’t have daily access to. > > > >> > > > >> Will the PowerBridge 5M work with 12-15 Volt. 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