It's probably the temperature playing with the metal connectors changing the shape enough to go down.
There is a known problem with the ethernet connectors on AF5x being finicky. Make sure all your cables have "UP" pressure so gravity or other forces don't pull the cable or wiggle in the ethernet port. Take extra care to secure the cable so it doesn't hang or blow in the wind. Basically you should not be able to wiggle the cable much by hand when you're done securing it with plenty of upward pressure. Dielectric grease may also be a good thing to put on the connector pins as well. On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Kurt Fankhauser <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone else seen AF5X radios that starting dropping ethernet in cold > weather? We have been having sub zero temps at night past week and i have 2 > towers that had an AF5X radio that the ethernet decided to drop out. One > tower cleared itself up on its own after 2 days, another one just started > this morning. Looks like i am going to have to climb to replace a radio and > its freaking -5 degrees out right now..... > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
