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RE: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...

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Subject: RE: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...
From: "Caleb Carroll" <karlnet@pathcom.ca>
Reply-to: Karlnet Mailing List <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:42:32 -0600
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What version of the Karlnet firmware are you using?

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On 2003-Jun-27 at 1:46 PM Steve Deaton wrote:

>I changed some of our APs to ISP mode to try out the new board.  The
>board is working fine at my house, and I seem to have a better
>throughput, which is an interesting side effect.  Confirmed that signal
>testing from client side isn't working, which is important.  However,
>running a link test from the AP side works like normal.  Some of my AP
>ping times maintained sub-20ms, others started hopping from 20ms to
>200ms every 5 or 10 pings.  That is a ping from the Ethernet side of the
>AP to a client.  I turned ISP back off, and my pings fluctuate from 8ms
>to 30ms.  I wonder what causes the difference.  All have the same
>version of TC.  The ones that are working well are those with sectors,
>while the problematic ones have omni-directional antennas.  Think radio
>interference could be exaggerated with polling ISP mode?  Thanks.
>
>Steve Deaton
>IT Director
>Texas Broadband, Inc.
>(888)868.3835 ext 85 (office)
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
>[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Charles Chia Sheng
>Wu
>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:09 AM
>To: Karlnet Mailing List
>Subject: RE: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...
>
>yes
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
>[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of Bob Hrbek
>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:29 PM
>To: Karlnet Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...
>
>
>so this is basically an Ndis client?  and we have to change our netID's
>around to the same as the channel?
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bernie Beckel" <bernie@etech-connect.com>
>To: "Norm Young" <npyoung@applegatebroadband.net>; "Karlnet Mailing
>List"
><karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:57 PM
>Subject: Re: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...
>
>
>> Norm,
>> I think we are talking about the same boards.  I got some yestereday
>from
>CW
>> labs.
>> Mine only has one RF connector but it is plugged into the PCMCIA card
>via
>a
>> piece
>> of short coax.
>> I got our first one working today.
>> The network ID and the chan have to be the same on the AP you are
>connecting
>> with.
>>  I had to change a bunch of client radios and an AP to get this to
>work.
>> The signal meter doesn't work yet on the client but you can see the
>correct
>> signal if
>> you look at it from the AP side.
>> The RF connector is a reverse SMA.  The center conductor is female.
>> Like I said we may be talking about two different boards here.
>> Bernie Beckel
>> Crimson Wireless
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Norm Young" <lists@applegatebroadband.net>
>> To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:32 PM
>> Subject: [Karlnet] First install of Ubicom-based CPE...
>>
>>
>> > I've got a couple of Ubicom boards enclosed in the AntennasAmerica
>19dB
>> > panel/enclosure, and I'm trying to set one up for the first time.
>Seems
>> > simple enough, with a web interface, can't mess it up, right? :)
>> >
>> > However, after installation in a place I know has good signal
>(-84dBm)
>via
>> a
>> > Lucent Silver using the XP driver, I cannot get a signal.  There are
>a
>> > couple of possiblities, I think: 1) Wrong RF connector, or 2) the
>Ubicom
>> has
>> > much, much less RF sensitivity than the Lucent card. (Seems
>unlikely.)
>> >
>> > Since I've had to swap these boards out, (got 802.11b instead of TC
>boards
>> > by mistake) there is some question on which of the two RF connectors
>to
>> use
>> > on the board.  I've currently got it in the connector closest to the
>power
>> > connector.    Swapping it over to the other seemed to make no
>difference.
>> >
>> > I've set the Ubicom to the base station channel, (auto
>selection/scanning
>> > doesn't work) but it reports nothing.  The system passphrase is set
>> > correctly, but I don't see a place to enter the Network ID number
>like
>you
>> > have to with the SR-4000.
>> >
>> > Anyone else had a setup experience with this hardware?
>> >
>> > Norm
>> >
>> >
>> >
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