Yes. I am now extra carefull when I insert n connectors together.
ryan -----Original Message----- From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:54 PM To: Mikrotik discussions <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Poor Performance with RB532 AP You mean this was spread apart!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:N_connector_female.jpg Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:37 PM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > My very first AP mounted worked great, until I had more than 5 customers on > it... and the 19db panels I was aiming had to be aimed.. perfect. > > I finally called Tranzeo to see if what I was seeing was normal.. They said > it was not so I made my way back to the AP to find that the N connector was > broken on the female side. Somehow the "fingers" that make up the connecter > were all splayed out.. so I had a 1/4 inch air gap. > > The 5 customers I had were happy with the service. They were even happier > when the Antenna was RMAed. > > ryan > > > On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Very interesting, I would have never thought it would work more then a >> few feet away on the wrong port! >> >> On 1/23/09, Kevin Neal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You would be amazed at how far a connector can go. >>> >>> 8 mile link, 5.8, SR5's, RB433, 2' pac antennas on both sides, when >>> setting >>> this link up one of our technicians didn't have the antenna port setup >>> correctly. It linked up immediately, we adjusted one side (the one with >>> the >>> correct setting) to the best signal, then started on the second side. >>> >>> We didn't see any changes when we were adjusting the second side except >>> when >>> we were extreme left or right (from the guys arm or the dish getting in >>> front of our enclosure). We were trying everything, checking cables, >>> pigtails, replaced the feedhorn and all. We were getting about 2MB >>> through >>> the link, we finally isolated it to be the antenna port on the wrong >>> setting. >>> >>> Afterwards we were both amazed at how it connected and even passed >>> traffic >>> at 8 miles with an open ufl connector on the radio, through an enclosure. >>> >>> -Kevin Neal >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman >>> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:56 PM >>> To: Mikrotik discussions >>> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Poor Performance with RB532 AP >>> >>> If those were reversed I would imagine there is no way the card would see >>> anything more then a few feet away. Is this not for the first/second >>> plug >>> on the minipci card? >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. >>> --- Henry Spencer >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 2:51 PM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Psst! >>>> >>>> >>>> I think the SR2 needs to be in antenna-B mode. >>>> >>>> >>>> ryan >>>> >>>> >>>> D. Ryan Spott >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Chris Gotstein wrote: >>>> >>>> He wanted the config from the RB532. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Chris Gotstein >>>>> Sr Network Engineer >>>>> UP Logon/Computer Connection UP >>>>> 500 N Stephenson Ave >>>>> Iron Mountain, MI 49801 >>>>> Phone: 906-774-4847 >>>>> Fax: 906-774-0335 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Josh Luthman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> int wireless export is for Mikrotik - I believe he is using Tranzeo >>>>>> CPQs >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list [email protected] http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS

