make that ARE there any.... On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Marco Coelho <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there any large metal surfaces immediately in front of the radio > (antenna)? I've seen the metal rim of a brick fireplace stack cause > erratic behavior until we moved our antenna up a couple of feet. > > Marco > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Josh Luthman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Bump it up about 10 degrees and see if that helps your multipath issue. >> >> Does the signal strength stay at -57 or does it fluctuate? On MT gear it's >> very easy to identify it as you'll see -55 for the most part, then -70 for a >> quick moment. I'm assuming you're using Canopy here - watch the alignment >> tool page (I suggest having it refresh every 3 or 4 seconds) and see if it >> jumps around. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >> improbable, must be the truth." >> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Mark McElvy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am curious if anyone thinks this is multipath and has a suggestion on >>> how to fix. >>> >>> >>> >>> This just happens to be my dads house, radio mounted to a j-mount on eve >>> of house, clear LOS to tower <1 mile away, -56 signal. This eve is over >>> the porch roof to the east and signal shoots over the south plane of the >>> roof which is an approx 30deg angle. I was over this morning and he is >>> complaining the Internet is not working and I go in to do some >>> troubleshooting. I setup a constant ping to the AP and I am getting >>> <1ms, I start to browse and the pings jump to >300ms and random lost >>> packets. >>> >>> Configure a new radio in the house and have a -75 signal in the house, >>> try the ping thing again and all seems fine. I replace he radio on the >>> roof and I am back to the poor ping times again. >>> >>> >>> >>> Now I don't understand multipath as well I should but it seems to make >>> sense in this case. Is it possible to reduce or remedy without moving >>> the radio to a totally different location? >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark McElvy >>> AccuBak Data Systems, Inc. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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/ >> > > > > -- > Marco C. Coelho > Argon Technologies Inc. > POB 875 > Greenville, TX 75403-0875 > 903-455-5036 >
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