Oh, I caught something on your website. Whats with channels 12-14? I never tired those. -RickG
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com>wrote: > Often good signal levels but rotten throughput. > > Or good signal to the customers and rotten at the ap. > > http://www.odessaoffice.com/wireless/survey.htm > > That's a good look at what interference can and does do to you if it's the > wrong (right?) kind. > > I assume you've tried a different channel already? That's one of the first > things I always do these days. > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> > To: <e...@wisp-router.com>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue > > > >I agree but such a sudden change? I mean like day & night. Interesting to > > contemplate though. What does interference look like if IT is affecting a > > tower? > > -RickG > > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:08 PM, <e...@wisp-router.com> wrote: > > > >> Never assume a problem is ever interference no matter how rural you are. > >> This is one of the biggest problem I see people are doing. > >> > >> /Eje > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:04:44 > >> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue > >> > >> > >> I agree with you and actually intend on replacing it. But, I doubt it's > >> related since this setup has been running on this particular tower since > >> 2004 (I bought the company this way). Also, it is set up on several > >> others > >> with no issues. I failed to mention these towers are in very rural > >> locations > >> so I doubt there is any interference. > >> > >> -RickG > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Marlon K. Schafer < > o...@odessaoffice.com > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > Not sure if it's related or not, but high gain omni antennas are > >> > usually > >> a > >> > great big no no. They tend to send more signal UP than in the > >> > direction > >> of > >> > the customers. > >> > > >> > I'd replace it with an 8 or 9 db unit just on principal. You'll > >> > probably > >> > find that most customers will actually get a BETTER signal. > >> > > >> > laters, > >> > marlon > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> > >> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> > 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: wireless@wispa.org > >> > > > >> > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > > > >> > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > WISPA Wants You! 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