It can be poe powered and do poe out... I've tested that. On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 10:50 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been thinking about switching to the map but haven't verified it can > be poe powered and do poe out. I'd like the tools in the mikrotik right > there. Romon could keep the mac winbox access, but I don't know if the tik > phone app does that. > > On Mon, May 21, 2018, 1:10 PM David Coudron <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Very true. However, we found that if we have to carry the USB dongle >> anyway, that carrying the mAP instead gave us much more freedom and >> reliability (the USB dongles seemed a little flaky, if they got pulled >> sideways in the port, they didn’t work). We could even sit in the truck >> and work on the equipment without having to run a cable to cabinet, etc. >> Or have two techs connected to the cabinet at the same time. However, >> there are lots of ways to skin this cat as you mention 😊 Probably the >> biggest thing is that you can connect to the network using a phone rather >> than just an ethernet port based device like a laptop. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> David Coudron >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Dave >> *Sent:* Monday, May 21, 2018 11:55 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Looking for a new Truck/field Laptop >> >> >> >> USB ethernet fixes that :) >> >> On 05/21/2018 09:12 AM, David Coudron wrote: >> >> We have been using the Mikrotik mAP in the same fashion as Steve mentions >> with some pretty good results. Put IP addresses on the one interface as >> needed and then connect wirelessly. We were killing EIthernet ports too >> often due to the stiffer shielded patch cables and cable runs on our tower >> sites. They just put too much pressure on kinds of Ethernet ports many >> laptops have. Now, it is getting tougher to find a decently thin laptop >> with an Ethernet port anyway. >> >> >> >> Additionally the techs are doing everything they can from their phones >> these days. Normal Mimosa installs are entirely phone based. Our main >> tech avoids the laptop like the plague. We can firmware update the client >> radios, configure the radio, make the customer active in Powercode, etc all >> from the phone. We really only use the laptop and mAP for tower work now, >> and much of that has moved to the phones too. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> David Coudron >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * >> Nate Burke >> *Sent:* Monday, May 21, 2018 9:06 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Looking for a new Truck/field Laptop >> >> >> >> I've thought about the air-router approach, but probably 90% of my >> mikrotik work is with MAC-Winbox, setting up new routers. >> >> I just found the Acer Travelmate Spin B1. $330. Might pick one of those >> up and see how it works. >> >> On 5/21/2018 8:53 AM, Steve Jones wrote: >> >> I paid 1500 for my Toshiba tecra (not toughbook) like 6 or 7 years ago, >> it's been through he'll in the field, roofs, grain elevators, rain, drops, >> left running in the bag and getting hot. It's on its 3rd battery, fourth >> keyboard, but runs strong and never fails, even has serial port. Price >> could have been less but I wanted the biggest processor because at the time >> I was running multiple VMs. >> >> >> >> Lenovo are decent, the antiglare is still visiblish in the sun. The keys >> fall off and batteries don't last, Ether net is questionable, but God only >> knows what the techs stuck into it or settings they jacked up. >> >> >> >> Other than the need for wireshark occasionally, a cheap air router to >> connect to the device with a ton of ip aliases has allowed me to do 99 >> percent from my phone now. Onedrive syncs our base config to dump in, we >> can test, allocate and finalize a customers installation directly from the >> top of their tower. >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 21, 2018, 8:38 AM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The Netbook I've been using for a the last couple years bit the dust on >> an install last week. Acer Aspire E11. It was working fine one minute, >> then the Ethernet adapter was not detected by windows anymore. Of >> course now-a-days nothing comes with a built in Ethernet adapter, I'd >> really hate having to remember to carry an Ethernet dongle everywhere. >> Looking for a small form factor ~11" so I can throw it in a canvas bag >> for a hike out to a tower site. SSD and several-hour battery life are >> very nice as well. >> >> It doesn't need any mighty CPU or Video, the only thing that it does is >> program Radios/Mikrotiks, and RDP into another machine. >> >> The only new machines I've found so far that fits this bill are the >> Lenovo Thinkpad line. It looks like a current gen 11" Thinkpad is >> ~$700. More than the $170 I paid for the Acer 5 years ago. I also >> don't like that all the connections are on the sides of machines now, >> instead of the back. When it's sitting on the truck console with things >> connected, that makes it a lot wider. The Thinkpads also specify that >> they have an 'Anti-glare' Screen. Would that make it easier or harder >> to see outside? >> >> Is there a brand or Type that I missed? $700 for a field laptop is a >> little more than I'd like to spend for something that has to survive >> field work. Although the $170 unit has worked just fine in these >> conditions for several years. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >
