any success stories with MikroTik 802.11n and legacy radios?

[ldvaden]

have you had success with MikroTik 802.11n APs, legacy radios

• Yes, they work well together.
• Yes, they work.
• No, they don’t work.

THANKS for your input; lightning totally wiped out a main tower and we’re going to rebuild it starting Monday, but was wondering if we’re going to leave some subscribers with legacy radios without service.

For example, the Tranzeo CPE-200 (mac 00:02:6f, the Senao/Engenius/Prism)?

For example, the Ubiquiti PS2 and/or NS2?

We’re thinking about using the UBTik + Ubiquiti dual-pol sectors
(see http://www.balticnetworks.com/maxxwave-ubtiktm-hp-for-ubiquiti-antenna-systems.html).

Again, THANKS for your input.

kind regards/ldv

[ldvaden]

@ldvaden

We’re thinking about using the UBTik + Ubiquiti dual-pol sectors
(see http://www.balticnetworks.com/maxxwave-ubtiktm-hp-for-ubiquiti-antenna-systems.html).

Again, THANKS for your input.

kind regards/ldv

So, there is only one (1) UBTik evangelist in this world?

[0ldman]

Looks interesting.

I’ve run some N stuff, mostly just testing and have had no issues aside from my Thinkpad T40 (Intel 2100 802.11b) will not associate. Everything else will.

This laptop will not connect to my other AP’s either.

[ldvaden]

@0ldman

Looks interesting.

I’ve run some N stuff, mostly just testing and have had no issues aside from my Thinkpad T40 (Intel 2100 802.11b) will not associate. Everything else will.

This laptop will not connect to my other AP’s either.

0ldman,

Did you get a hall permit to leave the other place?

[0ldman]

I try to scurry back and forth so whenever the teacher looks up I look busy.

[ldvaden]

@0ldman

Looks interesting.

I’ve run some N stuff, mostly just testing and have had no issues aside from my Thinkpad T40 (Intel 2100 802.11b) will not associate. Everything else will.

This laptop will not connect to my other AP’s either.

Have you tested a Tranzeo CPE-200 (mac address 00:02:6f)?

How about the Zinwell/Deliberant (mac address 00:05:9e IIRC)?

That’s 45% of our herd of CPEs.

[0ldman]

No. We’re a 95% MT shop.

Currently trying some UBNT clients.

I have laptops, phones, etc, tested on the network.

[ldvaden]

@0ldman

No. We’re a 95% MT shop.

Currently trying some UBNT clients.

I have laptops, phones, etc, tested on the network.

My problem is that I am addicted to RouterOS but have 45% Tranzeo CPE-200s from the good old days when radios were built to last instead of to be disposed of, 10% Zinwell/Deliberants acquired while awaiting the LS2, and then the balance are LS2s, PS2s and NS2s, and as of late NanoBridge M2s.

I hate like hell to give up RouterOS in favor of UBNT’s CPE configured as an AP like a lot of the kids in the WISP business do.

Therefore my interest in the UBTik combined with the dual polarity sector antennas from UBNT.

The channel hopping feature which came out in 5.3-beta2 is interesting in that it has grown to be impossible to manually configure channels in the 2.4 GHz spectrum these days even in rural north Texas.

BUT, I’m reminded of my addiction and the baggage we carry from our business model which says the rate-payer owns the last mile of their connection to the public Internet.

Thus, if you want to continue this in email in case someone feels this is not appropriate material for the MikroTik forum , Venezuela Argentina Denmark England Norway at texoma dot net.

However, I would argue there must be at least one other ISP/WISP with a mature herd of CPEs that may have started before integrated MikroTik solutions were available.

That reminds me that we enjoyed using the RIC-522 for up to 10 mile links and I wish there was a follow on MIMO product.

kind regards/ldv