Is it possible the u.fl connectors have come loose? I have had a few issues w/ the u.fl connection coming slightly loose during the tower climb -
Thanks Dan Metcalf Wireless Broadband Systems www.wbisp.com 781-566-2053 ext 6201 1-888-wbsystem (888) 927-9783 [EMAIL PROTECTED] support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jason > Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 3:04 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Big trouble with my first AP... > > David, > > I was afraid I sounded like a newbie... Anyway, I've had the radios on > different channels and the same ones; would this effect the signal > strength or the s/n ratio? Signal strength is where the problem is. > Also I wasn't worried that the coax or antennas were damaged, the radio > itself was my worry . I tried both polarities on the antenna I was > testing with. > > David E. Smith wrote: > > Jason wrote: > > > > > >> I have a difficult question for the list. I was testing my 1st > >> routerboard/mikrotik ap this evening with terrible results. Let me give > >> you the rundown of what I have and what has happened. > >> > > > > [ snip: a fairly typical kinda setup ] > > > > Forgive me for going through all the really obvious newbie stuff, but the > > sooner we can rule it out, the sooner we can get to the juicy stuff. :) > > > > Are the three APs on the same channel, or three different channels? And > > are they using the same SSID or different ones? Also, did you make sure > > your rootenna was correctly polarized to point to the AP? > > > > > >> One other thing which might be the cause is that while I was setting up > >> the mikrotik/routerboard I activated the 3 cm9 radios not realizing that > >> they were set for the 5 Ghz band. They were probably like that for an > >> hour until I got to that part of the setup. Perhaps something is wrong > >> now or are the cm9's forgiving? > >> > > > > That shouldn't be a problem. The CM9 will change over to the new frequency > > pretty much immediately, and I can't imagine how running the AP on the > > wrong channel would have damaged the coax run or the antenna. (Not saying > > it's impossible, just very unlikely IMO.) > > > > David Smith > > MVN.net > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 04/06/2006 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.0/304 - Release Date: 04/07/2006 -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
