Re: [WISPA] UBNT Rocket M5 Throughput

2011-10-25 Thread Mike Hammett
I haven't deployed any Rocket PtP links with less than 55 signal. Have you followed UBNT's best practices guide? http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/Best%20Practices.pdf Next step, hit up their forum or their support. Matt at UBNT worked some magic on one of my links and it has been solid ever

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Rocket M5 Throughput

2011-10-25 Thread Stuart Pierce
Have you tried to not use auto for ack and set the ack for 1.5 times the distance ? -- Original Message -- From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:38:39 -0500 I haven't

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Rocket M5 Throughput

2011-10-25 Thread Steve Barnes
This sounds like an odd thing to try but have you tried switching which end is the AP and the STA. I Have not found UBNT PTP links to be anywhere close to symmetrical and have had 2 different times that switching the AP end to improve signal and troughput. Also with some help of Justin Wilson

[WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Chuck Hogg
I thought I would post back on here what we did and our results. These are preliminary. Equipment: 1 x 320AP Configuration with only one sector: Power set to 19.9dB (per the manual for legal power settings) AP set to -65 power leveling Client signals at the AP were -65 (or thereabouts, this

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Rocket M5 Throughput

2011-10-25 Thread Patrick D. Nix, Jr
You've given me a lot to consider. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 24, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Tom DeReggi wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net wrote: Can't rely on the noise level reading indicated on a live link's status screen. (although we tend to put a lot of weight on the noise shown using the Spectrum

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Eric Muehleisen
Thanks for posting your results Chuck. I've been looking into this idea for a while, but never pulled the trigger. I presume you used the Moto stock sectors? -Eric On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com wrote: I thought I would post back on here what we did and our

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Chuck Hogg
Yes. Regards, Chuck On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Eric Muehleisen ericm...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for posting your results Chuck. I've been looking into this idea for a while, but never pulled the trigger. I presume you used the Moto stock sectors? -Eric On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Do you have a reference for calculating the proper cable lengths and antenna spacing based on frequency when using splitters in a configuration like this? Thanks, -Kristian On 10/25/2011 06:39 AM, Chuck Hogg wrote: I thought I would post back on here what we did and our results. These are

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Chuck Hogg
It is my understanding that they need to be of the same length. That was our design, all the same length...we used 18 LMR 240 for this situation. Regards, Chuck On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Kristian Hoffmann kh...@fire2wire.com wrote: Do you have a reference for calculating the proper

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Josh Luthman
Premades? Or did you make your own and get as close as humanly possible? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com wrote: It is my understanding that they need to be of the

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread lakel...@gbcx.net
You are not really talking a phased array here. Lengths should not be critical. - Reply message - From: Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:39

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Chuck Hogg
No they were pre-made/tested by Titan Wireless. Regards, Chuck On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: Premades?  Or did you make your own and get as close as humanly possible? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St

Re: [WISPA] Boost Your WiFi Signal Using Only a Beer Can

2011-10-25 Thread Aaron D. Osgood
+1 TOPIC CHANGE: I have received several requests from customers who are looking for some sort of WiFi signal booster that attached to their laptop's USB and enhances reception through their internal WiFi radio (sort of an external antenna for their internal built in WiFi radio, if you will).

Re: [WISPA] Boost Your WiFi Signal Using Only a Beer Can

2011-10-25 Thread David E. Smith
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 14:14, Aaron D. Osgood aosg...@streamline-solutions.net wrote: I have received several requests from customers who are looking for some sort of WiFi signal booster that attached to their laptop's USB and enhances reception through their internal WiFi radio (sort of an

Re: [WISPA] Boost Your WiFi Signal Using Only a Beer Can

2011-10-25 Thread Josh Luthman
http://ubnt.com/wifistation Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:21 PM, David E. Smith d...@mvn.net wrote: On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 14:14, Aaron D. Osgood aosg...@streamline-solutions.net wrote: I have

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Jim Patient
Interesting, care to post the test results? I'm interested to see what the actual attenuation is on these cables at 5.7GHz. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Hogg Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:06 PM To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Eric Rogers
I have often wondered if it would be better to have two antennas in one given direction, with one being \ pol and the other antenna being used for / pol. I wondered if special diversity would allow us to achieve better penetration results to clients without using splitters. Basically order

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Chuck Hogg
Eric: The whole purpose of this test was to create an omni effect. You're talking about something totally different, and I have often wondered that as well. I think there was a company that did this a long time ago, Luxul maybe? You would buy their antenna array..and they claimed a lot but

[WISPA] Fiber Termination Kit

2011-10-25 Thread Matt
We are looking to trench some fiber to a new tower a few hundred foot away. Was wandering how cost effective to cut and terminate our own fiber for this would be? Its close enough for cat-6 to reach but was thinking just dropping fiber instead to avoid needing arrestors. What fiber does

Re: [WISPA] Fiber Termination Kit

2011-10-25 Thread Philip Dorr
We currently use AMP Lightcrimp Plus, but are looking at using Belden FiberExpress Brilliance in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQtiUTY-6zs http://www.graybar.com/documents/belden-fiberexpress-installation-guide.pdf On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Matt lm7...@gmail.com wrote: We are

[WISPA] Net Neutrality

2011-10-25 Thread Tony Iacopi
Hi there, Just got off the phone with my FCC attorney and the Net Neutrality rules are back on and we are to comply by Nov. 20th. Has anyone done anything regarding this, we are working on it but would like to know what others are doing. Let me know. Thanks Tony Iacopi 831-902-0700

Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality

2011-10-25 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
If you are a Title II regulated telco, they might apply to you. As an operator of a privately funded broadband network, Net Neutrality does not apply to you. You paid for it, you can do what you want with it. Matt Larsen vistabeam.com On 10/25/2011 4:46 PM, Tony Iacopi wrote: Hi there,

Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality

2011-10-25 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/25/2011 07:43 PM, Matt Larsen wrote: If you are a Title II regulated telco, they might apply to you. As an operator of a privately funded broadband network, Net Neutrality does not apply to you. You paid for it, you can do what you want with it. Legally, per the letter of the

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Rocket M5 Throughput

2011-10-25 Thread Tom DeReggi
Let me give you an example of Firmware voodoo... Noise detected for link was like nothing on numerous channels... Started with Firm 5.4.1 link acting weird. So downgraded to 5.3.3. Rocket GPS on one side, Rocket on other. Couldn't downgrade lower, because Rocket-GPS wont allow it. Embedded