[WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread sales
Question: Which is better? Throttle the cpe at the cpe or at the router? Currently we have a router setup at each tower site and do bandwidth limiting on it with simple queues and the users ip. But we want to setup our billing system so the office help can change packages and we just have it

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Blair Davis
For 802.11 systems, I prefer to split it. I limit D/L, from internet to client, at the border router. This allows the limiting to be done before the traffic enters my wireless network, reducing congestion and load on my backhauls I limit U/L, from client to internet, at the cpe. This helps

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Reed
Though it looks black in the picture, normally it is bare copper or bare tinned copper. It touches the shield all along the cable and is used to drain the electrons to ground. You have to strip the jacket back a little farther than non-shielded cable to have some drain wire to work with. You

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Reed
There are clamps designed specifically for cable with no drain wire. But I can't find the ones I used for BDDN cable right now. Josh Luthman wrote: So the superior essex cabling with no drain wire is no good? On 8/3/09, Jayson Baker jay...@spectrasurf.com wrote: The shield does just that

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Jason Hensley
We throttle at the CPE where we have the ability. Our reasoning is that the less traffic there is hitting the AP, the more users we can put on it, and the better experience everyone has. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread os10rules
I understood that download limiting can only be properly done by queuing and delaying the user's uplink requests/acks since managing the actual download traffic would involve dropping packets or queuing a large amount of data. This is according to the documentation of the Linux based

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Carullo
Got news for ya, STP does not fix the problem - the problem is with the board as they continuously have issues when everything else - even on the same pole - doesn't. And I am in FL and I assure you your level of pain with lightning isn't close :) Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Carullo
If you are using plastic RJ45 with STP then you are wasting your time and money. Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message From: Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:37 PM To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Carullo
While we are on the STP topic... It's been noted several times that you are only supposed to ground ONE end of the STP shield otherwise you are creating for yourself a ground potential difference. The idea behind the shield is just that - shield noise away shunted to ground. On a typical

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Josh Luthman
I think this is the kind of connector I'm looking for - finally found some pictures: http://www.vpi.us/installation/assemble-cat6shld.html How does one take the large outside shielding and leave the shielding/inner jacket intact? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Carullo
A 532 and a rb411 do not react the same to lightning You could have them 2 inches a part and the rb411 gets eth port whacked every time while the RB532 - and anything else in your inventory keeps on ticking. It is a board weakness even though I don't have the understanding of electronics

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Patrick Shoemaker
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Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Dennis Burgess
Ok, then we have 433Ahs up on a 1400 foot tower that gets struck, though they are mounted at 500 foot, and have not had an issue. --- Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer WISPA Board Member - wispa.org Link Technologies,

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Jayson Baker
If you don't ground both ends you're creating a huge antenna to pick up static and drain it right into your board/POE. Always use shielded connectors on both ends, and ground both ends. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Scott Carullo sc...@brevardwireless.comwrote: While we are on the STP

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Jayson Baker
It did for us, but we always ensure a good electrical ground from end to end. Maybe you're not soldering the drain wire to the connector, the connector isn't making a good connection to the plug, etc. Just for grins, I did some research on lightning, as stated on NOAA's site, Florida has the

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Jayson Baker
Thousands between Colorado and Costa Rica On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Scott Carullo sc...@brevardwireless.comwrote: And you have RB411's hung everywhere? Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message From: Jayson Baker jay...@spectrasurf.com

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Old batteries are worth money. The local napa will take them for free. marlon - Original Message - From: Brian Webster To: WISPA General List Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator And don't forget the disposal costs of

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Josh Luthman
Better yet exchange them to discount your new battery... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth. --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Tue, Aug 4,

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
That should always be done at the CPE. Otherwise your over the air traffic stays high as devices keep trying to shove traffic through too small ports. marlon - Original Message - From: sa...@michianawireless.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Jayson Baker
IMO, if you don't solder it, it's almost pointless. It must make an excellent electrical connection to be worthwhile. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Scott Carullo sc...@brevardwireless.comwrote: I've never soldered the drain wire to the connector. Do you do that now because you have always

[WISPA] Service Lead

2009-08-04 Thread Jerry Richardson
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Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Mike Hammett
When I was running 2.9.51, they worked fine, but they couldn't handle v3. Actually, I do have some full 133s (not the c version) out there running v3. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: Josh

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Reed
From way back when I was an electrical engineering student, ground one end. Or ground every 10 to 20 feet along the run. Otherwise you have the potential for a ground loop, which means you have current running through the shield and then through the tower. That can induce it's own noise

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Eric Muehleisen
Scott, So do you solder or ground the shielded end at any point or just ground the drain wire only? -Eric Scott Reed wrote: From way back when I was an electrical engineering student, ground one end. Or ground every 10 to 20 feet along the run. Otherwise you have the potential for a

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Josh Luthman
Well what are you grounding on either end? At the base of the tower you actually go to earth - the radio itself isn't ground - the earth is, so only the ground at at the bottom. On 8/4/09, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: From way back when I was an electrical engineering student,

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread jp
We typically hook the drain wire up to screw terminals on a buss bar, like you'd use for the neutrals/grounds in a breaker panel. They are only a few dollars at the hardware store. This buss bar is usually bolted to the grounded rack or copper grounding plate that the coax lightning arrestors

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Reed
Depends on the cable. For most of it, I just run the drain wire to the ground block. For the BDDN cable, I found some ground clamps that are like alligator clips with screws. You put one jaw inside the shield, one between the shield and the jacket and the teeth pierce the shield. If I can find

[WISPA] Form 477

2009-08-04 Thread Mike Hammett
This is a reminder to file your form 477. It was pretty easy this time, I just had to geocode new customers and note what tracts where I lost customers... then I just copied the cells over from the last filing, making adjustments as necessary. Maybe WISPA should have an auto reminder each

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Curtis Maurand
Fuel cells, too. http://www.fuelcellmarkets.com/products_and_services/3,1,599,17,7561.html Christopher Erickson wrote: The right type of batteries could give you 15 to 20 years of service. And adding a pair of solar panels and an MPPT solar charge controller could increase your backup

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Blair Davis
I use MikroTik Queue's for my D/L limiting. My border router is big enough to handle quite a few clients... os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I understood that download limiting can only be properly done by queuing and delaying the user's uplink requests/acks since managing the actual

Re: [WISPA] Defective Microtik

2009-08-04 Thread Jayson Baker
Scott, I guess the best thing to keep in mind is... do whatever works for you. If you're talking tower: We ground at both ends, because the ground potential is the same at both ends (i.e. the tower, the building DC/AC source, routers, switches, etc. are all tied to a common ground). If you're

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Chuck Profito
Let's not forget small nuclear power as sold in 1951! ... http://xrl.in/2u36 -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Maurand Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:39 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small auto

[WISPA] Tranzeo TR-SL9 Performs Worse than TR-902s in NLOS Conditions

2009-08-04 Thread Kelly Shaw
Dear WISPA Friends, We've been testing the latest Tranzeo TR-SL9 radios and are seeing some weird issues. In line of sight conditions, the radio performs superbly. But when using these same radios in near line of sight conditions, they perform 10-20 dBi worse than the equivalent TR-902

Re: [WISPA] WTB: MikroTik RB/411 with blown ethernet ports

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Carullo
I am accumulating RB450Gs with bad eth ports. Some ports work fine router works no problem. Is it the same deal for these cause I need them fixed ;) Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message From: Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com Sent: Friday, July 31,

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Curtis Maurand
Sorry, I should have posted this page. no moving parts. http://www.idatech.com/ Tom DeReggi wrote: Patrick, All excellent points, and reality checks. Thanks for the feedback! Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message -

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread jp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator The soviets made portable radioactive generators to power lighthouses and beacons; 87 years and you've only used half your fuel. On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 11:19:31AM -0700, Chuck Profito wrote: Let's not forget small nuclear

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread RickG
I do the same but wonder if there is a better way? Doesnt this load unwanted traffic on the backhauls? -RickG On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Blair Davisthe...@wmwisp.net wrote: I use MikroTik Queue's for my D/L limiting. My border router is big enough to handle quite a few clients...

[WISPA] Anyone have 2.1.1 firmware for the NS5?

2009-08-04 Thread os10rules
I have a system running a few NS5's using firmware 2.1.1. I just bought another NS5 and it's got newer firmware and won't connect to the others and I'm hoping it's because of the firmware and that if I regress to 2.1.1 in the new one all will be OK. I've contacted Ubiquiti and after a

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Jason Wallace
What we've done to date is throttle at the CPE; we have always chosen cpe's with this capability. It was super important because we started in a very rural area with a satellite as our upstream...painful because of FAP's and such. We've moved on. The above method keeps the congestion lower

Re: [WISPA] Throttle

2009-08-04 Thread Butch Evans
On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 01:51 -0400, sa...@michianawireless.com wrote: Question: Which is better? Throttle the cpe at the cpe or at the router? This depends on several things. If your cpe can handle it, I like to limit uploads (at the very least) on the cpe. Currently we have a router setup at

Re: [WISPA] Small auto start generator

2009-08-04 Thread Tom DeReggi
Thanks PS. Isn't Hydrogen Fual Cell the technology Spring just got like $X billion grant to pioneer? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org