What I was trying to say is that it was the firmware that helped, not the hardware.
Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998-5555 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue >I have seen it occationally on this tower and others but this one is really > bad. I'm planning on replacing the WRAP with a WAR or Mikrotik. Hopefully > that helps. > > Thanks! -RickG > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Mark Nash <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Rick, we have had a problem with a couple of StarOS APs where all the >> associations stop passing data. You reboot (maybe a couple times) and it >> comes back as normal. We originally thought it was a problem with the >> hardware, then we replaced all the hardware (the site had original WAR4 >> with >> SR9). Then after we replaced it with a WAR4-WP188 board & brand new SR9, >> the problem was still happeneing. >> >> We haven't had the problem in a few weeks now after upgrading to the >> latest >> firmware (1.4.10b). >> >> Mark Nash >> UnwiredWest >> 78 Centennial Loop >> Suite E >> Eugene, OR 97401 >> 541-998-5555 >> 541-998-5599 fax >> http://www.unwiredwest.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RickG" <[email protected]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:23 PM >> Subject: [WISPA] tower issue >> >> >> > OK, here a good one! (aka, how I spent my weekend in a blizzard!) >> > >> > One of my towers has a single WARP/StarOS connected to a 5GHz grid for >> > backhaul and a 15dBi omni for the local connections. >> > On Saturday, after making some small changes, I rebooted it and it >> > would >> > not >> > allow me to connect via wireless any longer - or my customers :( >> > So, I go to the tower, connect up via ethernet and everything is a >> > usual >> > but >> > I see all associations but only a few client have ip addresses. I can >> ping >> > the few clients but the packet loss is huge 80-90%. I then reload my >> > backup >> > but still get the same thing. I try changing channels, but still the >> same. >> > I >> > then systematically begin replacing parts starting with the radio card. >> > Eventually, I replaced EVERYTHING but still have the problem. One note: >> > occasionally, twice of maybe three times, after a reboot, all came back >> > normal. The third time, I left well enough alone for now but of course, >> > you >> > know what will happen the next time I reboot. >> > >> > Any ideas??? >> > >> > -RickG >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
