RTS (Request To Send) will let the AP know when it has a packets to send. The AP will then tell the other client radios to shut up and let the one that sent the RTS to send it's packets. I haven't had to change the RTS or Frag settings on our SmartBridges AP's yet, only on our Aironets. On links that have really bad problems I've set the AP side Frag to 1800 and RTS to 1800 (and matched the client side too).
It hasn't totally stopped all packet loss but it has lowered it quite a bit. The lowest I've had to set the RTS is 1736.
Hope this helps.
Dan Petermann
Wyoming.com
At 04:42 PM 6/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
I have had little effect by fiddling with the rts settings or frag settings, :( I think that a 24 would be overkill but I don't do ptp links often
I wish I knew what I was doing wrong I tied changing one client's rts and frag all over the place to try to get rid of some bad packetloss but it didn't seem to have any helping effect at all. Still have the same problem, my question is if there all set to default can changing one of the units properties help that unit without having to change the rest? Also what are these settings on the ap used for?
Chris
PS Almost all of my clients are seeing packetloss
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From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 1:21 PM
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Nish
Is there any documentation anywhere about altering the fragmenataiton and
RTS settings on an APPO or would I ever want to mess with those?
Also, I have two APPOs that I'm using to backhaul about 60 clients
through. The APPOs are about 2.2 miles apart, clear line of sight. I am
currently using 18dB flat panel antennas. Some customers seem to think
they are running slower than they should be. Would going to 24 dB
parabolic grids be overkill on this short of a link? Also, how many
clients can I reasonably backhaul through that link?
Thanks
Sam
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