Could you take a picture? Can you easily replace the watertight w/ the
old plastic type?
Dan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On
> Behalf Of Norm Young
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:22 PM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Yup, this is the RSU unit. You can still remove the back plate, but
the big
> problem, as I see it is attaching a different cable for longer runs--
which
> would be most of my installs. The CAT5 waterproof feedthrough on the
back
> plate has been replaced with a proprietary, presumably waterproof
connector.
> Great if your runs are less than that of the provided cable...really,
really
> bad if they are longer.
>
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dan.metcalf@wbsysnet.com>
> To: "'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:00 AM
> Subject: RE: [Karlnet] New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
>
>
> > Norm,
> >
> > Is the RSU-01101 unit? Can you no longer remove the back plate? Can
you
> > take pictures?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> > [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Norm Young
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:47 AM
> > > To: Karlnet Mailing List
> > > Cc: Reg Mallory
> > > Subject: [Karlnet] New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
> > >
> > > Just thought I'd weigh in on this new connector. While I
appreciate
> > the
> > > attempts to improve, and the relatively long outdoor-rated
Ethernet
> > cable
> > > that comes with it, I'm sorry to report that I actually liked the
> > previous
> > > setup.
> > >
> > > While it required taking off the back of the panel, it allowed me
to
> > attach
> > > any length of Ethernet cable I needed for my installs (and some
of
> > them
> > > have gone as long as 420'--thank you for including that 48vdc
power
> > supply).
> > > This setup requires an Ethernet join, which isn't included, and
really
> > > doesn't work as a number of my installs are mounted on poles that
have
> > LOS
> > > to our AP (mountainous, lots of trees here) and the cable goes
through
> > a
> > > conduit back to the point of use. Also, my experience with the
> > Ethernet
> > > join is that in trying to wrap it to make it waterproof loosens
the
> > > connection, making it unreliable...and I really, really hate
> > callbacks.
> > > Another criticism is that to pull through walls, ect. I'm going to
> > have to
> > > clip that RJ-45 end off almost all the time anyway.
> > >
> > > With this current setup, I'm really screwed, because I'd need to
> > solder a
> > > join somewhere, rather than just pulling the cable included with
the
> > CPE and
> > > replacing it with the stuff I buy by the box. I hate to say it
folks,
> > but
> > > you've made this unit very, very difficult for me to use.
> > >
> > > I'm probably going to have to pull the cabling you've included,
and
> > somehow
> > > make a waterproof feedthrough (like the old unit)---heck, I feel
like
> > I'm
> > > going back in time to the old RGs!
> > >
> > > The best solution is to provide a waterproof female RJ-45
connector on
> > the
> > > CPE...or please, please, please, just go back to the previous
setup.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Norm Young
> > > Applegate Broadband LLC
> > > Wireless Broadband Internet for the Applegate
> > > npyoung@apbb.net
> > > www.applegatebroadband.net
> > > 541.846.7135 or 541.846.4122
> > > Yahoo IM: npyoung
> > >
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