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RE: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only withHermes/Rubybasedradios?

To: "'Norm Young'" <lists@applegatebroadband.net>,"'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only withHermes/Rubybasedradios?
From: "Dan Metcalf" <dan.metcalf@wbsysnet.com>
Reply-to: Karlnet Mailing List <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:55:03 -0500
List-post: <mailto:karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Whats the difference between the two?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]
> On Behalf Of Norm Young
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:23 PM
> To: Bob Hrbek; Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only with
> Hermes/Rubybasedradios?
> 
> This is what I've heard:
> 
> This issue has been addressed and we are NOW SHIPPING KN-50 with the
> following Product ID's:
> 1) KIT-0009 KN-50 with TurboCell Ethernet Bridge Software for Hermes
II
> 2) KIT-0008 KN-50 with Hermes II radio and TurboCell Ethernet Bridge
> Software
> 
> Norm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Hrbek" <bhrbek@jagwireless.net>
> To: "Norm Young" <lists@applegatebroadband.net>; "Karlnet Mailing
List"
> <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only with Hermes/Ruby
> basedradios?
> 
> 
> > I've not heard that Karlnet fixed the KN-50 problem.   I'd love to
stop
> > pulling those stupid cards out and replacing them with REAL Hermes
> cards.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norm Young" <lists@applegatebroadband.net>
> > To: <bradlists@mnns.com>; "Karlnet Mailing List"
<karlnet@wispnotes.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only with Hermes/Ruby
> > basedradios?
> >
> >
> > > Hi Brad,
> > >
> > > My understanding is that the Ubicom based radios don't have this
> problem,
> > > and are 100mW.   The KN-50s did have this problem, but has now
been
> > > addressed by Karlnet.  (I have several new KN-50 cards ready to go
> into
> > > units this morning.)   I like the KN-50s, been using them for
about as
> > long
> > > as they've been out, and really like the MapleNet i19 and BWR
modules
> they
> > > come in.  Very slick  installs.   To recap the Ubicoms have 100mW
> Prism
> > 2.5
> > > radios that do what Prism 2.5's do--namely have good power but
don't
> > report
> > > signal/noise correctly.  (Anyone know if there's a set dB you can
> subtract
> > > to make it correct?)  The KN-50's have been very robust in the
field,
> have
> > a
> > > 33mW radios, and report signal/noise correctly.   Only downside is
> that
> I
> > > require all my KN/Ubicom customers to purchase a router which I
set
> the
> > > password on and maintain.  It would be nice if I could NAT to one
IP
> on
> > > these units...but, pretty darn good for $300/complete CPE.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brad Gass" <bradlists@mnns.com>
> > > To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:03 PM
> > > Subject: [Karlnet] KN-50 Software Issues - Only with Hermes/Ruby
based
> > > radios?
> > >
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I'm currently planning, and about to seriously get into deploying
a
> > > significant number of new wireless clients, and I want to use the
KN-
> 50
> > > units, but want to get some clarification on the issues reported
with
> > > them.
> > >
> > > First, before I go any further, I do understand that Prism based
> radios
> > > don't properly report signal strength on the client side, and the
> other
> > > issues involved.
> > >
> > > But are the issues with packet loss on the KN-50 based units
specific
> to
> > > those containing Hermes/Ruby based radios, or are they also
present in
> > > units with Prism radios?  Does it matter what the base station is
> running
> > > for a radio - Hermes/Ruby or Prism based?  WEP?
> > >
> > > Reason I ask is that I have several (a mix actually) Ubicom based
> Karlnet
> > > clients running, and have had them running for some time now, and
none
> of
> > > them exhibit the packet loss bug that seems so prevalent and
serious
> of
> > > late.  But, none of them are real KN-50's, and all have Prism
radios
> in
> > > them, and all are running 128 bit WEP, with Hermes radios in the
base
> > > station.
> > >
> > > So, my question is does this bug appear with Prism radios in teh
KN-
> 50's
> > > too?  Does the current KN-50 software load support the use of
Prism
> based
> > > radios if I were to swap the Hermes/Ruby radios out for Prism
based
> ones?
> > > Does WEP seem to compound the bug any (more)?
> > >
> > > Just having a bit of trouble finding out exactly under what
conditions
> or
> > > hardware configurations this issue appears, and trying to find a
> > > workaround before deploying any more Karlnet hardware - or not
> deploying
> > > it at all.
> > >
> > >
> > > Brad
> > > _______________________________________________
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> >
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