Yep. I like it, don't work. Well........... For just a bit. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 1:17 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT Nano5M Secondary RJ45 Port PoE Burnout!
Cool idea though On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:45 AM, Robert West wrote: > Yep. Secondary port.............. Bullshit. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 12:36 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT Nano5M Secondary RJ45 Port PoE Burnout! > > I had some trouble with an NS5M running 5.2.1 RC2. > > Short version: > > I had some weirdness tonight. I was looking at network traffic with > Wireshark and noticed "CDP - Cisco Discovery Protocol" (UBNT calls it > "extra > reporting") traffic coming from one of the NS5M's on my back haul. I > had turned that off. I browsed into the unit in question and sure > enough enable extra reporting was checked again! I unchecked the "enable extra reporting" > box and apply the settings many times and it kept coming back checked. > It was a long process to get the settings how I wanted but I finally > got everything the way I wanted it, though no matter what I do the > "POE passthrough" box remains unchecked even though I checked it and > applied the settings many times. It is passing POE so I'm just > disregarding the checkbox and hoping it's just a glitch in the UI. > > Long version: > > I took notes through this process for my own reference and to make > sure I could tell the story accurately to UBNT. > > (Through the process below I tired various browsers to make sure the > problem wasn't due to some fluke in one of the browsers) > > Using Wireshark I noticed extended reporting coming from an NS5M which > is running Station WDS (one end of a back haul), firmware is 5.2.1 RC2. > In NS5M web interface I turned off extended reporting. > Hit "change" then "test" but after unit rebooted it wasn't showing > itself to be in the test mode (and the associated count down to > restore settings was not showing) and extended reporting checkbox was back on. > Unchecked extended reporting (again) and clicked apply this time > instead of test. > Unit went off line and the BulletM2 (my point of access) on the NS5M's > secondary port never came back up. (I was accessing the NS5M through > the > BulletM2 at this point) Had to power cycle NS5M to revive the > NS5M/BulletM2 combo. > Came back up with extra reporting checkbox checked. > > Downgraded to 5.2. > The combo came back up for a minute, then dropped off line again, then > came back up and stayed up. Extra reporting checkbox still checked. > Decided to try changing another setting. I picked the "lock to AP MAC" > and put in the MAC address of the other end of the back haul. Hit > test, the unit rebooted and came back with the "log to AP MAC" field blank. > > Downgraded to 5.0.1, then upgraded back up to 5.2.1 > > Connected via ethernet and reset to defaults. > Start programming the unit. Manually set ack timing. Setting stuck. > Turned on pass through, after reboot checkbox was unchecked. Tried it > again, again the box is unchecked after the unit reboots. > > Restored to defaults again. > Tried disabling extra reporting and turning off ack timeout auto > adjust and turning on POE passthrough all at the same time. None of > the settings stuck (according to the web interface but the Bullet M2 > on the secondary port was up. > Set the necessary changes on the wireless and network tabs. All > settings stuck without a hitch. > Returned to Advanced and set POE ack timeout auto adjust off and > disabled extra reporting off (without changing POE passthrough - it > was unchecked but passing through) and those settings stuck. The > unit's behavior is as I want it. I was even able to lock the unit to > the AP's MAC address. The only discrepancy is the POE passthrough is > unchecked even though it's passing through (as I want it to). > > I'm thinking about TFTP'ing in the 5.2.1 RC2 firmware since it sounds > like TFTP'ing the firmware in rewrites/partitions more of the unit's > memory than upgrading the firmware via the web interface. > > I'll post this to the UBNT forum tomorrow. > > Greg > > On Sep 25, 2010, at 11:08 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> Nope. No dice. Played with it after I took it down. Did a hard >> reset > then............. PoE is always on no matter what the checkbox says. > Before reset, PoE did not work no matter which port power was put into. >> >> Downgraded, upgraded, just can't turn that sucker off. Maybe I need >> to > show it a picture of my first wife..............! >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Philip Dorr >> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:38 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT Nano5M Secondary RJ45 Port PoE Burnout! >> >> input power in the "secondary" port and use the "main" port to power >> the second radio >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Robert West >> <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> Eh? What ya mean??? >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Philip Dorr >>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:14 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT Nano5M Secondary RJ45 Port PoE Burnout! >>> >>> It works perfectly fine if you power through the secondary port. >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I was skeptical of the poe passthrough sicne I first saw it and >>>> this is > why. >>>> On repeaters, it would be so tempting to just run one wire but I've >>>> stuck with two. It will be interesting to see if it gets fixed. >>>> Thanks for sharing! >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Robert West >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Today I finally figured out an Issue I've been having with a >>>>> NanoStation5M. I have a customer who wanted service, was in >>>>> trees but had a hot signal out at the road. Dug a 4 foot hole, >>>>> put in 2 >>>>> 10 foot sections of rigid conduit and 5 bags of concrete. Ran an >>>>> underground line of Cat5e, double shielded and flooded cable with >>>>> ground wire to his house. That was 5 months or so ago. At the >>>>> beginning of August, he called me and said his neighbor wanted >>>>> service. Same trees so I took the AirGrid down, put up a Nano5M >>>>> and plugged a Nano loco2 into the secondary port and shot it at a >>>>> second Nano Loco2 at his place. Replaced my weird Airgrid >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Worked perfectly, everyone happy. 2 weeks ago I get a call, >>>>> neighbor not working. I go out, no power light on the Nano at the >>>>> pole. I figure, bad crimp... Take it down, make up a new wire to > connect the two, fires up. >>>>> All good. 2 days later, same issue. I reset it all to defaults, >>>>> reconfigure, all okay. 2 days later, same thing. I downgrade >>>>> firmware to 5.2. Couple of days later, no signal again. I'll >>>>> also add I was getting some "weird" lag at the AP that this setup >>>>> was feeding off of. So I was fighting two battles. Then today, I >>>>> find that the PoE Pass Through check box is empty. DUH! I check >>>>> it, apply, comes back empty. I do it again, same issue. I go out >>>>> and I can connect my laptop through the secondary port but it will >>>>> not give > any voltage. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I checked my lag time issue at the AP. GONE! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I then checked in the UBNT forums..... It's an issue. After 20 >>>>> days PoE on the secondary Nano port starts to die. Replaced it >>>>> with another Nano5M, working fine but looks like I'll be coming up >>>>> with another MacGyver solution to service this dude.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just so ya knows. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bob- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> - >>>>> - >>>>> - >>>>> ----------- >>>>> 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! 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