RE: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question

[Todd Barber]

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Chris,               We were looking at using a D-Link and an external.  I wasn’t sure if it had enough umph to reach into the home so we tried out the APPO.  The cost is about the same and I am still waiting on an SMA to N-male adapter for the D-link.                   I just discovered we were still running 1.46j on the APPO.  All our other APs had been running rock solid so I never even thought to look for an upgrade.  Since I upgraded to 1.48j the customer has been up solid.  Only a couple of hours but at least twice as long as previousJ               We are located in Colorado also.  We haven’t noticed any problems with our CPE installs and power.  We do have all our AP sites running on UPS systems though.               I see your over in the Wellington area.  I’ll try and remember to send some referrals your way.  We are over in the Eaton area.  Please feel free to send some ours. J   Todd Barber Skylink Broadband Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] 970-454-9499   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colorado Wisp Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Repeater Mode Question   Todd,   We have not tried the APPO setup, but have a couple of customers in the same situation.  We installed an aBo at the barn and the customer runs consumer gear (Linksys, D-Link) to their house.  This works well plus allows them to roam on their property.  Are you running vertical or horizontal from the AP at the tower?    Also, the power grid sucks in Colorado, we now require every customer to purchase a $40 Battery BackUPS.  In the barn installs, the customer put all of gear in a plastic tote to keep everything clean.   Chris --- Colorado WISP llc. http://www.cowisp.net Bringing high speed internet to rural communities. P.O. Box 55 Wellington, Colorado  80549 970-218-5295   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Barber Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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