Re: [Karlnet] AP1000 keeps loosing one card

[Chris Conn <cconn@abacom.com>]

helio@compuland.com.br wrote:
> Hi:
>
>  Unfortunately turning off watchdog reboot timer on the base station do not
> solve the lockup issue. I've done that a week ago. Today, 10 minutes ago,
> one base locked one of it's cards again. Luckily I was able to connect to the
> bridge remotely using the other card in the bridge and a remote reboot solved.
>
> What Karlnet say about that issue ? Does not seem to be a isolated
> problem...
>
> I'm running Karlnet ISP BASE 4.02 in a brand new AP1000 with two
> Orinoco gold Cards. 

Hello,

Would you mind checking it when it is down/locked-up under "Interface 
Monitor"; choose the dead card and look to see if the "Operational 
Status" is UP or DOWN.  if it is listed as DOWN, I have seen this 
problem before, but only with AVAYA radios.  Putting a Orinocco silver 
instead (with 8.10 firmware, even if the 4.x code seems to want to 
downgrade them...) seems to have solved the problem.  We swapped 3 AVAYA 
radios before using an old dusty Orinocco.  I am told that Orinocco and 
Avaya cards are different as they use a different driver, however the 
FCC ID and markings are quite similar to not say identical.

If it is up, can you check to see if you still have "Turbocell Station 
Entries" for that card on the base?  Are there continual retransmits but 
no packets to these satellites?  If so, it is another problem we came 
across on many occasions and we believe by using a PRISM2.5 card we have 
solved it.  There are some list readers that can hook you up with one. 
They are higher output as well so you can increase your signal 
considerably.  Too bad Karlnet hasn't given those PRISM cards the 
ability to report proper signal information so the wireless link tests 
look aweful...

Chris