Hello, If this guy is trying soo hard to put you out of business, he or she may not have time to do business for themselves!!! Turn about is fair play!!!
Scott -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Vester Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore Yep, that would be them. They ran perfectly from Friday night when we put them up until last night when one of them locked up and had to be pinged to revive it. It could be just a fluke, or it could be the a**hole competitor that is trying everything in his power to put me out of business. Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Moreno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:24 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > are the new ones with the new chips the ones with the white > powercoated mounting > brackets? > > Quoting The Wirefree Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Gloria, > > Glad to hear that you are up and running smoothly. I too am working > > well with the new (Singapore acquired) units (aPPo's and aBi's). > > Out of 13 units I have replaced in the field, all but one have been > > flawless. I started a continuous ping on that one to keep it up. > > This one unit has ever-so-slightly Non-LOS. It has about a 88% RSSI > > and average LQ of 88%. However, if you look at my MRTG charts, you > > will see that the LQ is actually swinging ALL OVER THE PLACE due to > > the NLOS. > > > > I am planning on jumping up there on Friday to point it at the new > > repeater location (if it has clean LOS). > > > > Sully > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Vester > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:11 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > > > I think in my case I can conclusively say it was a radio issue. I > > had four radios on the water tower, all installed at the same time > > the same way, sharing the same UPS, etc., one of them hasn't failed > > once, the other three all went down at least once a day - Ethernet > > port died and the unit locked up solid. Replaced one of them with a > > new unit from distributor and it had the same problem. Replaced the > > POE's and power supplies, same thing. Got new radios from Singapore > > and put them up Friday night and they haven't gone down once. So I > > think that pretty well proves it was the radios. I am sending all > > four of them back to Singapore today so they can figure out what is > > wrong with them. > > > > Gloria > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tom Haynes <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:59 PM > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > > > Set up a constant ping (windows = ping -t xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Most > > down radios will come back up after several minutes of pings. Keep > > pininging and the rasios should stay up. If they do go down, the > > should comeback up in a few minutes. This is only a workaround to > > some other problem, wether it is an install issue or a radio issue > > is not yet knows. SB says install issue in most cases and installers > > say radio issue. In either cas SB will normally approve a an RMA if > > you feel it is a radio issue. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Good > > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:25 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > Gloria, > > I have been gone for a while and have not read the 1000 of > > messages I have.. Tell me about the pinging of the units (a history) > > I have a few units that keep going down and would love to hear this > > "pinging" session would help out for now. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Haynes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:20 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > > > After a few weeks of constant pinging, I stopped and the link has > > never gone down again. I don't even worry about it during a > > thunderstorm anymore :-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Vester > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:52 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > Sully, Thanks for the info - appreciate you keeping us informed. A > > lot of us are getting some of these new units and are also holding > > our breath hoping they solve the problems. Of course, we are all > > hoping that we will one day be able to breath again and not have to > > baby-sit our APPOs and keep checking their status with fear in our > > hearts that something is going to be down. I am still pinging the > > hell out of mine to keep them alive until the new ones get here and > > am in constant fear that something might happen to the machine > > running the ping and I will lose one again. The last thing I do each > > night before I go to sleep is check to make sure the ping is still > > running and they are all up, and it is the first thing I check when > > I wake up. It sure would be nice to go to sleep one night not > > worrying that all the APPOs are going to be down when I get up. > > Best of luck to you - I sure hope for your sake, and all our sake's, > > that these new ones work the way they are supposed to. > > > > Thanks, > > Gloria > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: The Wirefree Network <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:33 AM > > Subject: [smartBridges] [good and bad] New aPPo from Singapore > > > > Well.I have some good and bad news about my new "gold sticker" aPPo > > units. > > > > BAD NEWS > > As you can see by the attached (small) pic.the RSSI at several > > clients has been steadily going down hill since replacing the unit > > at 1400 yesterday. Believe me, I could paste about 15 clients that > > had 100% RSSI and since 1400 have steadily been going down hill. > > > > GOOD NEWS > > The unit is working.and has not (yet) crapped out like the others > > did with bad chips. > > > > BAD NEWS > > With the steadily decreasing RSSI.I don't know how long anyone will > > hold up. > > > > GOOD NEWS > > There are some differences between this aPPo install and the last. > > I used a different antenna (same brand and rating-but different), > > and a different (yet shorter) pigtail between the antenna and the > > radio. So.this could point to the antenna and pigtail.not the radio. > > > > BAD NEWS > > Maybe I'm wrong here.but if the new pigtail and antenna were flaky, > > I would imagine that it would be a sudden affect on the RSSI of my > > clients, not steadily falling??!?! > > > > So..bottomline is..I am now holding my breath. > > > > More to come. > > > > Sully > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Wirefree > > Network > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:43 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [smartBridges] New aPPo from Singapore > > > > Well..I burned in my settings for my head-end with simpleDeploy last > > night.I then added the MAC list. No problems at all.took 30 > > seconds. > > > > I just jumped up on the roof and swapped out my crappy aPPo in about > > 15 minutes. ALL MY USERS CAME BACK ONLINE INSTANTLY AND HAVE NOT > > YET DROPPED OFF!! Woohoo!! Maybe I shouldn't yell so loud.it has > > only been 20 minutes so far. But.my 2 previous bad ones crapped out > > in less than 10 minutes. > > > > Exception to the above being: the users with bad airBridge units > > have not come back online yet, but they were already down. My > > sub-contractor is going to be swapping out 10 units tonight. > > > > Oh.one more thing to add to the new aPPo's..the two metal brackets > > that are connected to the aPPo are now powder coated to match the > > aPPo box. In other words, they are no longer shiny stainless steel. > > Just one more way for you to identify new from old. > > > > Will keep you posted!! > > > > Sully > > > > P.S. I am feeling good about this!! Next week may be a busy week > > if these new units hold up!!!!! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Chance > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:14 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Received New Units today from Singapore > > > > Wow this sounds VERY positive but .... I get the feeling im not > > gonna get these nice pimp units from ecomm am I cause I ordered 2 > > days ago im gonna get stickered ones aren't I :-( "Please update > > with cd" :-( > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: The Wirefree Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 1:51 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I am sitting here burning in new settings for 18 airBridge units and > > 2 aPPos, to be R&R'd tomorrow. I just wanted to pass on a couple > > quick observations that I had noticed with this DIRECT SHIPMENT from > > SINGAPORE. > > 1. Little RJ-45 cable protector has been softened up and no longer > > takes a pair of vice-grips to disconnect it from the NIC (could > > still be a bit thinner though) > > 2. They have now included, in the aPPo box, 2-types of COAX > > sealant for the RF connector. > > 3. The boxes themselves have GOLD stickers on it and so does the > > units. (looks like they were triple checked) > > Anyway...looks like sB really is listening to even the seemingly not > > so significant suggestions from the forum. Sully > > > > > Martin Moreno > Blazen Wireless > 909-907-4106 > www.blazenwireless.com > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > 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://archives.part-15.org > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm 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://archives.part-15.org ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm 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://archives.part-15.org
