Yeah, I guess you're right. It took me nearly a week of hair-pulling to learn the same lesson. I just hope I've got the problem nailed this time.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eje Gustafsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roger Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Macintosh taking an aBO out with it? > IMNSHO any install with more then one PC requires a router. > Then you don't have to mess with their problems on their computers. > If there is a problem you unplug all units from the router plug in > your laptop and show them it's working good and if they want you to > fix their broken computers then it is on the clock. > > This way also you don't get their local network traffic out on your > wireless network. If they fuss about paying that price for the router > (we sell routers for $63 /w 4 port switch in them) then simply just > ask them if they want anyone on the internet and on your wireless > network to have unhindered access to their computers ? > > Best regards, > Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com > Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 > - Your Full Time Professionals - > eBay UserID : macahan > --- > searchable smartBridges mailing list archive. > http://www.mail-archive.com/smartbridges40part-15.org/ > -- > RH> Yeah, I know. And "at one time" in this case is only about two months ago > RH> when they got a couple more Macs and had me install wireless internet. A > RH> total of four Macs and two PCs at their location. And it's important to > RH> emphasize, I *think* one of the new Macs is killing the aBO. When it does > RH> they think my wireless internet service stinks. I need to be out signing up > RH> new customers, not chasing down problems not caused by me. Then again, what > RH> if it were another brand of wireless bridge I had chosen to install out > RH> there ... would I be better or worse off? > > RH> ----- Original Message ----- > RH> From: "rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RH> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RH> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:42 PM > RH> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Macintosh taking an aBO out with it? > > > >> Re: your footnote... No one ever want to here what they at one time paid > >> a lot of money for is junk :) even though it is.. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Hartley > >> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:31 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: [smartBridges] Macintosh taking an aBO out with it? > >> > >> > >> I've been quietly going insane for the past week trying to solve one > >> customer's problem. Each time I think I've got it solved it comes back > >> again. The solution de jour is as close as I can tell they have a > >> Macintosh that when you give it the shut down command it just freezes up > >> and doesn't shut down. When that happens, it may very well make the > >> airBridge Outdoor freeze up or partially freeze up for all the other > >> computers on the LAN. > >> > >> There has been no router at their location, only static IPs all around. > >> I changed that today and put in the only type of router (a consumer el > >> cheapo) I had on hand and made it the DHCP server. So far the LAN is > >> doing okay with my testing even when the Mac freezes up, I couldn't get > >> it to break down like it has been doing for the past week. Any guesses > >> what's going on with a Macintosh killing the aBO, or am I again barking > >> up the wrong mast? > >> > >> footnote: They won't take my advice and dump the Mac, they'd rather dump > >> the internet. > >> > >> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > >> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > >> smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > >> the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > >> Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > >> > >> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > >> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > RH> smartBridges <yournickname> > >> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > RH> smartBridges) > >> Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > RH> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > RH> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > RH> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > RH> Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > RH> --- > RH> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
