Both brands of the high-powered card are getting a lot warmer than your typical
Orinoco card. We've solved the temperature problem very simply by leaving
covers off or adding a small fan in some cases.
Signal information - Yes that's quite interesting... When you use the
configurator wireless link test all of the high-power cards except one, shows
believable values for Local SNR, signal, noise. The Remote values are always
SNR 1, Signal -94, Noise -95 The exception to this is one high power Zcomax
card that shows believable values for both Local and Remote. We have no idea
why this one card provides different results. The important thing is of course
that it works...
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On 2003-Mar-02 at 8:32 PM Dan Metcalf wrote:
>Are both higher powered cards overheating? Also are you able to pull
>snr from the radio's?
>
>Dan Metcalf
>Wireless Broadband Systems
>http://www.wbsysnet.com/
>781-577-2780
>dan.metcalf@wbsysnet.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
>[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]
>> On Behalf Of Caleb Carroll
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:44 PM
>> To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
>> Subject: [Karlnet] Intro
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've been using Karlnet for about a year and I only just now stumbled
>> accross this mailing list. I've been going through the past threads
>> looking for some of the problems I've experienced.
>>
>> I've seen a few posts regarding Karlnet's "support" for Linux. If
>anyone
>> is looking for help with the Linux drivers, pay a visit to my FTP
>site.
>> You will find RPM's and documentation for getting the Linux TurboCell
>> drivers working. ftp://ftp.pathcom.ca/i-Path/TurboCell/Linux
>>
>> About me.. I'm managing a small WISP west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
>> The company I work for, Pathcom Wireless Inc., provides high-speed
>> internet service in an area of roughly 1000 square miles using 13 base
>> stations (Karlnet SA-4400 on AP-1000). Backhaul from each base
>station to
>> our fiber gateway is via various high-bandwidth radios.
>>
>> I've been using high-power, 23dBm Prism 2.5 based PC Cards sucessfully
>in
>> RG-1100's and AP-1000's for a few months now with only one problem
>that
>> re-occured a couple of times: overheating. The two brands that I've
>used
>> are: Zcomax XI-325HP (Expensive, $179!), Netgate (re-branded Senao)
>NL-
>> 2511CD Plus Ext2 ($95 from www.netgate.com)
>>
>>
>> What I could use some help with:
>>
>> - I was trying to set up a Wi-fi hotspot and wanted to use a high
>power
>> card. I was shocked when I discovered that although the AP-1000 with
>one
>> of the Netgate cards operates flawlessly when setup as a TurboCell
>base
>> station, the AP-1000 will not finish booting when it is set up as an
>> 802.11b compatible access point!
>>
>> So far, I've tried to work around the problem by:
>> - Flashing the Netgate card with 4 different versions of the base &
>> station functions firmware from Intersil.
>> - Trying to use one of the Zcomax cards in 802.11b access point mode.
>> (same problem, AP-1000 will not finish booting)
>>
>> Anyone have experience with using Prism 2.5 based cards in 802.11b
>mode?
>> According to Karlnet release notes for v4.31 firmware, Intersil Prism
>2.5
>> based cards are supposed to work in both TurboCell and 802.11 mode.
>See:
>>
>http://www.karlnet.com/Documents/ReleaseNotes/Software%20Release%20versi
>on
>> %204.31.htm#_Toc32119586
>>
>>
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