Speaking of firmware, has anyone tried DD-WRT on a UBNT? -RickG On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Robert West <[email protected]>wrote:
> Mike, > > The Bullets with the loose lan connectors was supposed to be a problem in > the first few production runs of the new ones so that problem hopefully is > gone. UBNT is taking care of the ones with the bad solder jobs but it's > still a pain in the butt to ship and wait for the returns. I'd feel safe > now with the Bullets. The wrong firmware, boy, that's a new one! But the > plus is that it's just a name on the main page, the hardware is essentially > the same so it should work no different. > > As far as connectors on the antennas, I think it's just our old way of > thinking. Everything we have used in the past, connector and cable wise, > has been heavy duty, made for our big and clumsy hands. Over tightening > and > yanking on wires for make sure they're secure is standard procedure but the > SMA connectors are very small and the antenna leads are stiff and thin. I > found it all to just be a small learning curve and once I did it a few > times > I overcame my old thinking. :) The new nano's for instance, a much better > access door design but at first I was just as aggravated with it as the > ones > on the NS2's until I did it a few times now it's a snap to open and close. > > I'd say just jump in and order what you can find. The firmware is pretty > stable now, my links are solid and for the money it's less painful when > putting in a new AP. I used a mix of Mikrotik and new Ubiquiti for some > new > AP's and CPE's and they all played well together perfectly. I'm now slowly > pulling out the MT where I can and replacing with UBNT when I can get it > and > moving the MT to areas where I have mostly MT. > > As far as their haste to bring these things to market. Well....... that's > the fault of a lot of us out here yelling for them to ship now! I'll > accept > the hic-ups as a trade for having it installed out in the field. I gotta > deal with bad Microsoft operating systems day in and day out, I can add > dealing with these little issues too. > > Bob- > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:35 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ready for prime time? > > I was almost ready to pull the trigger on some Ubiquiti equipment for > a new project. The scent of low price is alluring. Then I start > reading about connectors pulling out, connectors not soldered on > properly, and the wrong boot code on boards. > > Is it too early? Should I wait a bit before I dive in? Has the > haste to get product into the distribution stream compromised quality > control? Is the low price just too good to be true? I'd be > interested in some constructive thoughts and analysis. > > Thanks mg > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > 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/
