I remember Kurt. I also remember they dont like easy access to the reset switch. Tranzeo units work well but thank goodness for choice! -RickG
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Kurt Fankhauser <k...@wavelinc.com> wrote: > Well I don't know if many of you remember this issue but after about a year > of back and forth with Tranzeo and them playing the blame game on weather or > not there was an issue with CPQ/SL2's while running in router mode and the > NAT tables getting full, this issue has finally been solved! > > > > The issue was apparently due to the units not having enough onboard RAM > while running in router mode. > > Firmware version 5.0.4 - reduced the connection tables timeout values > significantly. I consider this a band-aid fix but it does fix the problem > and I'm happy. > > Firmware version 5.0.2 - still had the problem with the NAT tables getting > full. > > > > Now here is where things get interesting. > > Firmware version 5.0.3 - this version is not anywhere on the website for > download. Newer CPQ19's and possible SL2's are shipping with firmware 5.0.3. > A unit with this firmware will not upgrade to 5.0.4. If you try it then it > says that it is incompatible version. So I'm thinking what the heck? I can't > upgrade to the version that fixed the NAT problem right so I'm screwed!?! > WRONG, started digging around in the Tranzeo readme files and version 5.0.3 > says this "5.0.3 was created solely to facilitate changes on Tranzeo's > Production Line. There are no feature differences between 5.0.2 and 5.0.3." > > > > So they changed the production line huh? You are wondering what that means > right? They ADDED MORE RAM TO THESE NEWER BOARDS. Thus fixing the problem, > that's why there is no difference between version 5.0.2 and 5.0.3!!!! > > (see file attached log.JPG) > > > > Check this out all newer boards have the this following name in the software > "TR6-5.0.3CPQ-HWr3" > > > > HWr3??? Guessing that means Hardware Version 3 > > (see file attached HWr3.JPG) > > > > So they still haven't publicly come out and said "Hey yes there was a > problem, but now its fixed." And they probably never will admit it. I'm > guessing this is so the shareholders don't get spooked. Anyways I'm just > glad that its fixed. I remember loosing customers 2 years ago over this > issue before I even knew that the Tranzeo CPE was at fault. > > > > Just my 2 cents > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > _____ > > From: Bill Todd [mailto:re...@smartburst.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:56 AM > To: Kurt Fankhauser > Subject: Re: [WISP] Latest Tranzeo Firmware = Broken NAT ??? > > > > Kurt, > > Snicker....no. > > Talked to them at length. Gave them access to our network. SNMP and the > whole deal. Lot's of test driving, ooohhhs and aahhhs and remarks like, "We > found some interesting things." Then...nothing but crickets chirping. > > We have rolled back all units and are continuing to migrate away from their > products. It's a shame. > > 900 mhz units seemed to get messed up the most by 4.02. Can't tell you why. > Some had to go back to Tranzeo. > > Bill > SmartBurst > > Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > > Bill, > > > > Have you found a solution to this yet? Tranzeo seems to have been doing > nothing as newest firmware release still has the problem. > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > _____ > > From: Bill Todd [mailto:re...@smartburst.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:40 AM > To: Kurt Fankhauser > Subject: Re: [WISP] Latest Tranzeo Firmware = Broken NAT ??? > > > > Getting customers back online first. > > Our owner will likely do that, but will forward your email to him. > > -Bill > > Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > > Have you emailed Tranzeo Support on this issue? What was their response? If > you havn't you need to email them and CC: me because they apparently are not > even working on this issue. > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > _____ > > From: wisp-ow...@part-15.org [mailto:wisp-ow...@part-15.org] On Behalf Of > Bill Todd > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:13 AM > To: w...@part-15.org > Subject: Re: [WISP] Latest Tranzeo Firmware = Broken NAT ??? > > > > We are seeing that too, same thing it isn't on all radios with 4.02, but > enough of them that it's now officially breaking working radios. We only > upgraded to fix non responsive GUI, (and liked the config backup option) but > we won't do ANY more of these. Gotta go swap out customer radio this > morning. It's a 6019. > > Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > > All was running fine on our CPE's running version 3.6.7 and did the upgrade > to version 4.0.2. Now every CPE that is running in router mode doing NAT > will randomly not pass new traffic. Example: running a constant ping to the > AP all of the sudden will start dropping pings. But the funny thing is that > if you are doing a download the download will not be interrupted at all. Try > to check email or bring up a new page and nothing. After a while the pings > will start replying and then normal surfing will resume. > > > > > > > > This problem took forever to diagnose and finally narrowed it down to the > new 4.0.2 Tranzeo firmware running on CPQ's and SL2's only while doing NAT. > > The temporary fix for clients that have noticed the problem is to set the > Tranzeo back up into bridge mode. Once in bridge mode all problems go away. > > All access points are Mikrotik based running 3.15 firmware. This problem > does not happen on a Mikrotik based CPE doing NAT. > > > > > > > > Been emailing Tranzeo tech support for over a week and they are again > playing the blame game and pointing the finger at Mikrotik telling me that > Mikrotik doesn't do double NAT even though double NAT has been working fine > for the past 5 years until now. Running NAT on the CPE side and then on the > core router. > > > > > > > > Can anyone else verify this as Tranzeo claims that they can not reproduce in > the lab. > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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