I have a couple of StarOS backhauls that will only work in AP mode in one direction. This is very frustrating, but I have not been able to find a solution to it, so I just deal with it. I'm using firmware 1.3.23b with atheros cards (Mikrotik R52H).
Matt Larsen vistabeam.com Butch Evans wrote: > On Tue, 2009-09-29 at 23:55 -0400, RickG wrote: > >> Cant be faulty since they both will connect to other radios fine. I >> checked, double-checked, and triple-checked the configs and they are >> correct. Really, StarOS is too easy to make an error. Any other ideas? >> > > Does StarOS have a "scan" feature? If it can "see" the AP, but not > connect, I'd be looking for 1 of 3 particular problems. First, it is > possible (probable?) that you have something different in the security > settings (encryption). Second, it is possible that you have the AP on a > non-standard frequency that the client is not including in it's "scan > list". The term "scan list" is a Mikrotik term, but it is common for > most Linux based devices that use the "stock" Atheros driver to only > scan the "standard" predefined center frequencies. The third > possibility that I can think of is a possibility that the AP has some > sort of mac filtering that is not allowing the connection from this > client. Again, I'm not familiar with StarOS, so I'm not sure that is > even a feature. > > I would start by swapping the functions of the 2 radios (make the AP the > client) just to see if a connection can be made that way. Double-check > the settings I mentioned above as well. Another thing to try is attempt > to connect to the AP with a different client just to ensure the AP > function is operating correctly on the radio you are running as AP. > Just a few things to try...Hope this helps. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
