RE: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question

[Todd Barber]

Alex,               I checked the radio today and ensured it would automatically re-associate if power was removed.  I got everything up and running and it died again in about an hour.  I would like to try the beta firmware on this unit.  Could you please provide a link?  Thanks.    Also, I have one or two clients that occasionally have to power cycle there ABO units.  I would like to try the 1.8 firmware on them.   Todd Barber Skylink Broadband Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] 970-454-9499   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sB Tech Support Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question   Under normal operation in repeater mode, it shouldn’t causes all clients associated to the upstream AP to disassociate. Even it does, it will automatic re-associate back by itself. Yes, the beta firmware 1.4j9 has the watch-dog feature added to address this occasional disassociation. Please take note NOT to check “Disable client-to-client communication” when in repeater mode, this will block your access to the primary AP since repeater mode is communicating to AP and its clients wirelessly.     Alex sB Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Bounds Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question   IMHO, repeater mode does not work. It causes all clients previously associated to the upstream A/P to disassociate. SB will tell you this was fixed with a recent firmward upgrade, but I'm not so sure. Can anyone else testify on this? ----- Original Message ----- From: Todd Barber To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:28 PM Subject: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question   We have a new customer who does not want to put any holes in their home and does not want to have a long cable run from the good LOS location on their property.  We suggested we might be able to set up an APPO in repeater mode at the good LOS location (big barn) and then use an AB indoor on his system inside.    This is the first time we have used the APPO in repeater mode.  Here is the setup:   APPO with 24 dBi grid in repeater mode mounted on his barn. AB indoor client unit about 50 yards in front and to the left of the 24 dBi grid.   Both the radios have good rssi and link quality.  Everything ran fine for about 4 hours last night.  This morning the APPO had lost association.   My questions:   If the APPO in repeater mode looses power will it attempt to re-associate on its own when power is restored?   Is this a stupid setup because I have a 24 dBi grid aimed right back at one of our main AP radios in repeater mode?  (When it repeats will it cause issue with the parent device?)   If the APPO in repeater re-associates itself after a power loss, will the AB indoor try and re-associate itself with the repeater?   I’m thinking the power in the barn isn’t all that great and if the APPO needs to be manually re-associated after a power loss this will be a pain in the ass.    Any feedback on repeater mode oddities would be greatly appreciated.  If this turns out to be to flakey, we plan on placing a regular client on the barn and then using a D-Link with an external antenna to shoot back to the house and the AB indoor.    Todd Barber Skylink Broadband Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] 970-454-9499