I agree with you here. This is what I need to be doing also. I have had to go back up after thinking everything was ok. That is not fun.
LaRoy Scott Carullo wrote: > When we do this we replace the whole box so all the delicate work, pigtail > and connector issues, small screws, gasket issues etc can be dealt with in > the office. If you treat it like any other commercial solution (motorola, > trango etc) you would do the same thing and it would work when you plugged > it in cause you programmed it ahead of time. > > Or, if you have someone else to do it remotely then thats a bonus because > they can also tell you if you broke anything else while you were working up > there.... Not something you want to find out after you hit the ground :) > > Scott Carullo > Brevard Wireless > 321-205-1100 x102 > > -------- Original Message -------- > >> From: "Data Technology" <w...@dtisp.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:42 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Changing cards in Mikrotik >> >> Yes I know it is easy to just sit down and configure the card but, >> I do the tower climbing myself and with even a small 40-60 ft tower, by >> the time you get down, get the gear off and get to a computer the >> adrenalin is flowing and you may tend to make a mistake. And after a >> 160 ft tower you (me) are more tired and you can overlook something that >> > > >> you would normally catch in an instance. >> >> I guess there are pros and cons to both ways. >> >> LaRoy >> >> >> Scott Carullo wrote: >> >>> It takes less than one minute to configure an interface? >>> >>> Just because you put a like card in there doesn't mean ROS should >>> > assume > >>> its the same freq, same power output etc. I think its actually better >>> > it > >>> lets you set it up instead of assuming a like replacement. My 2 cents >>> >>> Scott Carullo >>> Brevard Wireless >>> 321-205-1100 x102 >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> >>> >>>> From: "Data Technology" <w...@dtisp.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:19 PM >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Subject: [WISPA] Changing cards in Mikrotik >>>> >>>> As much as I Love Mikrotik, I HATE the fact that you have to >>>> > reconfigure > >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> when you change out a card. >>>> I don't see why Mikrotik did not design it to work like StarOS. >>>> >>>> I have 1 StarOS AP still running and I had to change out a CM9 that >>>> > went > >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> out. >>>> This AP has not been touched in probably 4 years. >>>> I just took out the old card, put in the new one and the users were >>>> passing traffic before I could close the lid. >>>> This was one of the few good things I liked about StarOS. >>>> >>>> Ok, just feels good to rant and rave every now and then. >>>> >>>> LaRoy McCann >>>> Data Technology >>>> www.dtisp.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> ---- >>> >>> >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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