Yes I too agree that SNMP management across the board would be a plus.
I am still working on developing a reliable and stable way to
graph and log signal strengths, errors, packets per hour, etc. (a.k.a
true network "health") across my network and once I reach a nice medium
in design I am sure the extra snmp management at the "edge" would be a
plus.
I am working in Linux, which is a negative only because the
current set-up and config/ management programs I have run in Windows,
and apart from using WINE to run them on a linux machine, I am still in
the process of adopting the management server into a linux format. (I
have heard of a JAVA based config program, still researching)I have been
using MRTG to piece together the system's attributes, including
graphing.
(NOTE: If anyone can tell me the specific SNMP value(s) Karlnet
uses to remote open a link test with the initiator, I would be most
appreciative. No word back from Karlnet themselves on that one, but I
don't mind, I will find it one way or another.)
Kenneth "Scott" Myers
Wireless Engineer
smyers@telsouth.net
(843) 842-7795 x 105
-----Original Message-----
From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Brett Hays
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:05 PM
To: Karlnet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Karlnet] SNMP on KN-50
I agree in terms of dhcp and nat on the KN50. I just wish it could
support
snmp so we could use Configurator across the board to manage the
network.
----- Original Message -----
From: "smyers" <wifiengineer@telsouth.net>
To: "'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] SNMP on KN-50
> As a user of the KN-50 instilled in the integrated 18db CPE, I have
had
> little to no problems with the way it is designed. For us, it is a
CPE:
> it is designed to get a customer on the network in such a manner that
is
> competitive with other ISP CPEs. Since cable modems are now around 50
> dollars, and most installations for ISDN, etc. dropping, the wireless
> CPE has to remain competitive. No other CPE equipment uses DHCP or
NAT
> that I am aware of. We require the customer to purchase a router from
> the local Staples (RP-614 netgear) and we advise that any special
> modifications to the setup of the router require a third party, such
as
> the local network/ repair company. This keeps us from the liability
of
> touching the customer's network, and opening up any "cans o' worms",
as
> well as maintaining the router, by requiring them to purchase it. It
> may not sound friendly, but with a large customer base, our company
> simply cannot afford the problems associated with customer LANs. I
have
> not had any negative feedback on this business model.
>
> Just my .02 worth.
>
> Kenneth "Scott" Myers
> Wireless Engineer
> smyers@telsouth.net
> (843) 842-7795 x 105
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Knuth
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:28 PM
> To: 'Norm Young'; 'Karlnet Mailing List'
> Subject: [Karlnet] SNMP on KN-50
>
> All,
>
> Since there has been much discussion on the lists I did some checking
> with the engineers.
>
> Bottom line: it is VERY doubtful that we can add SNMP support to the
> KN-50. There is simply not enough room in the chip to accommodate
SNMP.
>
> Kevin
>
> **************************************
> Kevin R. Knuth
> Business Development Manager
> North America
> 260-424-9690 Regional Office
> 614-822-5275 Corporate Office
> kknuth@karlnet.com
> www.karlnet.com
> **************************************
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Norm Young
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:23 AM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KARLNET RESPONSE_ Reduction of
> Karlnetfeaturesw/outnotification.
>
>
> I'd really like to see NAT/DHCP on the KN-50. We've been insisting
on
> customer's purchase of a router and that we manage it. However, it's
a
> slow slide into the hell of managing the customer's internal
> network/devices.
>
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Knuth" <kknuth@karlnet.com>
> To: "'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:19 AM
> Subject: RE: [Karlnet] KARLNET RESPONSE_ Reduction of Karlnet
> featuresw/outnotification.
>
>
> > In regards to your request list:
> >
> > 1. Once the initial Karlnet load is on, you will be able to upgrade
> > units on your own. So if you buy a KN-50 you will be able to do
> > future upgrades. 2. Working hard on 802.11a. Our initial BETA test
> > had issues- apparently revolving around the older Atheros chipset.
We
>
> > are waiting on two things: Newer radios and mini-PCI versions of
the
> > KN-100, as we cannot find many cardbus 802.11a radios with external
> > antenna connectors. You could use a flashrom with the RADIOLAN
> > radios. We do have support for that currently.
> > 3. I am checking on the SNMP support. But it seems to me that there
> is
> > a technical reason it is not there (meaning- I do not think it can
be
> > added), But I am checking!
> >
> > Some of your other points are harder to answer. Such as:
> >
> > Why is work going into hotspots instead of 802.11a or upgradeable
> > KN-50s. Actually, it is all going on. We have teams of engineers
> > working on different projects. The Hotspot product (WARP) was
driven
> > by market demand. We essentially have teams divided on the
following
> > projects:
> >
> > Karlbridge- This is our standard product with our custom kernel for
> > TurboCell and 802.11.
> > Hardware- Development of our own hardware and systems platforms
> > UBICOM- Development of features for UBICOM processors
> >
> > And 2 internal projects that I cannot mention at this time.
> >
> > I understand that from your viewpoint it often looks like Karlnet is
> > not progressing very fast. What is actually more common is the
> > following
> > scenario: Karlnet is contracted by XYZ corp to add features to
their
> > EOM version of a UBICOM reference design. That work is added to our
> > knowledge base, so even if we do not fully implement the features of
> XYZ
> > corp, we have the ability too. That is how NAT/DHCP came about. We
> > have developed the feature for someone else, now we can put it in
our
> > own version too. The TurboCell module gets in the way a bit, so
that
> > requires some changes. You must always remember, we are working the
> > processor pretty hard with TurboCell, so it is not easy to add other
> > features.
> >
> > What are we working on now? Well, 802.11a support, new systems, and
> > enhanced features for the KN-50 are our primary projects.
> >
> > Hope that this clarifies some of your concerns!
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > **************************************
> > Kevin R. Knuth
> > Business Development Manager
> > North America
> > 260-424-9690 Regional Office
> > 614-822-5275 Corporate Office
> > kknuth@karlnet.com
> > www.karlnet.com
> > **************************************
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> > [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Paul Horak
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:42 PM
> > To: Karlnet Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Karlnet] KARLNET RESPONSE_ Reduction of Karlnet
features
>
> > w/outnotification.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the update Kevin. I hope you don't mind me
> > giving my 2 cents worth.
> >
> > I have tested a lot of different wireless solutions
> > and I think Karlnet still has the best solution out
> > there. However, I have also become a little frustrated
> > with Karlnet over the last year or so and worry about
> > the future. For someone with software so far ahead of
> > the game a while ago, there doesn't seem to have been
> > much progress and others are catching up fast. I
> > wonder if development time at Karlnet is stretched to
> > the limit? If so, I would happily get rid of DHCP,
> > NAT, etc. and just buy a $50 router to do it (but
> > please tell me first :-)).
> >
> > For me the key things I would like to see soon are:
> >
> > 1. Upgradable KN-50 type boards (having to send units
> > back for an upgrade is a disaster waiting to happen in
> > my view)
> > 2. 802.11a support (so we can use 5GHz)
> > 3. SNMP support in the KN-50s
> >
> > When I heard many months ago that 802.11a support was
> > going into beta test in 'a week or two' I thought you
> > would have a killer solution. The Turbocell software
> > is very good and I have yet to see another outdoor
> > wireless product more suitable for an ISP. I don't
> > understand why devlopment time is going into Hotspot
> > support and other features when basic problems like non-upgradeble
> > KN-50s and lack of drivers for 802.11a still exist.
> >
> > If possible, I would love to hear what Karlnet
> > consider priorities for future devlopment. I hope it
> > is NOT NAT/DHCP support on the KN-50s....
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --- Kevin Knuth <kknuth@karlnet.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I wanted to give you an update. I have been off
> > > work this week, but I
> > > still read email and was very concerned about the
> > > thread I was seeing
> > > here (yes, Karlnet DOES monitor this list and YES we
> > > do listen to
> > > customers). ;)
> > >
> > > Anyway- We are adding NAT/DHCP back into the Sx-4000
> > > series licenses.
> > > This is NOT a limited time offer.
> > >
> > > >From what I gather, the decision to pull the
> > > Sx-4000 licenses was a
> > > based in a belief by our engineers that with the
> > > KN-50, there was no
> > > real benefit for the sx-4000 licenses anymore.
> > >
> > > Clearly this is incorrect!
> > >
> > > So- bottom line- You wanted a Sx-4000 license with
> > > NAT/DHCP- and you got
> > > it!
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > > **************************************
> > > Kevin R. Knuth
> > > Business Development Manager
> > > North America
> > > 260-424-9690 Regional Office
> > > 614-822-5275 Corporate Office
> > > kknuth@karlnet.com
> > > www.karlnet.com
> > > **************************************
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> > > [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Steve Deaton
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:34 PM
> > > To: 'Karlnet Mailing List'
> > > Subject: [Karlnet] Reduction of Karlnet features
> > > w/out notification.
> > >
> > >
> > > Just FYI, not trying to start any flaming, but be
> > > aware that karlnet is
> > > working on removing features like NAT & DHCP from
> > > the SR-4000 & possibly
> > > others. We started flashing CPE's for our
> > > contractors to have next week
> > > & were met with an absence of NAT and DHCP as
> > > options. This was a
> > > change that was made last night without
> > > notification, thus I am posting
> > > here.
> > >
> > > Our standardized install entails contractors picking
> > > up RG's or KN's
> > > with NAT & DHCP so they always have a standard
> > > installation & don't need
> > > to understand IP addressing. This is important when
> > > you have several
> > > different subnets that they will be connecting to
> > > (i.e. different towers
> > > & channels). We then connect remotely on an
> > > as-needed basis & change
> > > settings if requested (i.e. client needs a public or
> > > static IP), but by
> > > default they're getting a NAT IP. We have found
> > > this to be the best way
> > > to simplify things for installers.
> > >
> > > I'd appreciate input on this concept as I know
> > > Karlnet monitors this
> > > thread. If many ISP's use the NAT & DHCP it may
> > > help motivate them in
> > > our favor. If not, it will help karlnet relieve
> > > overhead by not
> > > offering these features in the future. To confirm,
> > > if you're using
> > > bridging or routing as a normal setup, this won't
> > > effect anything, so
> > > don't stress. However, if you normally implement
> > > NAT/DHCP it may not be
> > > there anymore as of 7pm last night. You will still
> > > pay the same for the
> > > licenses, but received reduced features unless you
> > > notify karlnet. We
> > > found them to be interested in working with us to
> > > meet our needs, so
> > > this is more of a speed bump than a brick wall.
> > > They have offered to
> > > edit our web login, possibly all web logins, at license-it.com to
> > > offer options for NAT/DHCP, so voice your approval or
> > > disapproval so that they
> > > know what their users like.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Steve Deaton
> > > IT Director
> > > Texas Broadband, Inc.
> > > (888)868.3835 ext 85 (office)
> > > 979.289.0148 (office)
> > > 979.289.5117 (fax)
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> > > [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On Behalf Of Ben Polson
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:38 PM
> > > To: Karlnet Mailing List
> > > Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Conversion of SNR values to
> > > dB
> > >
> > > Thanks Phil. Sure, I'd love to see what this has
> > > produced for you.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> > > > [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of
> > > Phil
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:33 PM
> > > > To: 'Karlnet Mailing List'
> > > > Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Conversion of SNR values to
> > > dB
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure if it is correct but I've been
> > > dividing by 2 and then
> > > > subtracting 95. I can show some examples of my
> > > S/N graphs that I
> > > > generate for all of our customers and APs if
> > > anyone wants to see them.
> > >
> > > > (not attached of course)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ben Polson [mailto:bsp@bandwave.net]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:33 AM
> > > > To: Karlnet Mailing List
> > > > Subject: [Karlnet] Conversion of SNR values to dB
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know the algorithm to convert the
> > > INTEGER values returned
> > > > from the OIDs for signal and noise into dB values?
> > > >
> > > > A signal value of 86 and noise value of 10 aren't
> > > as helpful as the dB
> > >
> > > > values. Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > -Ben.
> > > >
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