Yep, that's the common problem. to my knowledge UBNT has not changed the jack on the radio.
On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Kurt Fankhauser <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, i just got back down from the tower, took up a spare AF5X with me. > When i got to the top the original radio was powered up and RF was linked > but data port light not lit. I pushed up on the CAT5 and i could feel the > connector move in the socket a little deeper and the link light came on. > Pulled it down a little and link light went back out. I then un-mounted the > radio from the antenna and repeated this several times and with the > pushing/pulling on the connector and it would repeatedly lose link light > when i pulled down on connector. Swapped the radio with a brand new one and > tried pulling/pushing on connector and this one would not lose the link > light. I also could tell this radio's ethernet port felt a little more snug > with less movement on the connector. Did UBNT change the ethernet port at > some point in production on these radios??? The old radio's MAC > is: 04:18:D6:E3:56:76 > > Also i did have a service loop on the ethernet wire at the top so there > was definitely not excessive pull on the RJ45 connector however i did not > have a zip tie holding the ethernet tight as it went into the radio. > > On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Mitch Koep <[email protected]> wrote: > >> LOL did that with the very last pair I ever tried but it was -16 with -36 >> wind chill >> >> That pair flew off the tower, and still have one pair to get rid of >> >> First pair I could never get to connect second pair got connected to >> >> a tower 3 miles away to test then it got cold (LOL Minnesota Winter) >> >> and the Ethernet failed was so mad I threw them off the tower >> >> and it warmed my heart lol >> >> Mitch Koep >> >> 218-851-8689 cell >> >> >> >> On 1/2/2018 10:02 AM, Kurt Fankhauser 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..... >>> >> >> > -- Adair Winter VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 C: 806.231.7180 http://www.amarillowireless.net <http://www.amarillowireless.net>
