my experience, perhaps someone/ anyone might be able to enlighten us further: this is where an amp comes in real handy. with the web config stuff sometimes your settings don't stick so good. IE: tx and RX speed settings often revert as well. an amp lets you see if your antenna selection is working. often your readings will be the same (100%) if you are sitting on top of the WAP with the secondary (and accidentally active) antenna connection right in front of you or through the roof to an amped antenna. An amp lets you see your activity (blinking light). I wonder what other devices might allow you to see this. The most difficult experiences I've had with the reverting settings problem is tuning a backhaul. No AMP (just a panel antenna) and your client wap gets a decent/poor connection back to the AP off of the connector alone. I've seen wap11's revert like that after sporatic lockup. that part is no good. Best defense I've found is (aside from buy better AP's) is to install one of those old USB adapters you don't do anything with in your attic attached to a directional antenna. Exclude it from any nearby AP's by mac and extend the USB cable from the attick to (in my case) my bedroom. Point the antenna at your troubling AP. When the far away AP acts up, I can jack in using that USB connection in my bedroom to get into the remote frontside AP and further: connect into the remote backhaul that is malfunctioning but is still available via ethernet port (they almost never go down on their eithernet port). ususally a simple reboot gets everyone and everything back online. Long story short (sorry to go on and on) this is better than climbing into someones attic, or driving to the other end of the neighborhood and lurking in the car. Maybe I've saved someone the drive of shame here or maybe I've just wasted a couple of everyones minutes. Hope it's the first of the 2.
Anyone else got any handy techniques for "repairing the ghetto net" on the fly? here: I'll throw one more out: Target sells a small thing near their light bulb section that is used to remote control an AC jack (lights, coffee maker, etc) it goes at the plug and the wall. It also comes with a remote control that looks just like a car alarm with an on/off switch. it says it will work up to 100 feet I think and it only cost $13! really handy for troubleshooting and client "headache prevention". I got one more question: those of you playing with the 54G stuff from linksys: any reports on backward compatability? Anyone try connecting a WAP11 in client mode? anyone try this with the 54G 4 port port combo unit? I'm pretty sure they won't/don't according to linksys support but I'm looking for a real world experience. thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:58 AM Subject: [BAWUG] WAP11 or WAP54G antenna connection > Hello Everyone, I am looking at connecting an antenna to a WAP54G, same as > WAP11 i believe, The problem is there are two connectors, Does anyone know > which one i connect my antenna to and if i disconnect the standard antenna > on the other connector? > > Thanks > > Richy > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27/01/2003 > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
