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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">OK,
everything is back working, and I have my dBm back!!<br>
<br>
Not a comedy of errors, but two factors intertwined to create
this problem:<br>
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<li>Since configuring the radio after a configuration reset
requires the use of WinBox (until you get IP addresses set
up), I moved the network connection from the radio to its
normal router on the DMZ, and connected it to a router on my
LAN via an extension Ethernet cable and a "dual-RJ-45-jack
adapter". The port light on the router associated with the
radio connection was off. This morning when I went to
disconnect the cables, I saw the port light on the router
flash momentarily. Junked the dual-RJ-45 adapter and used
another one (I had previously tried a different cable), and
I had WinBox access to the radio! Everything worked except
for the LEDs ...<br>
</li>
<li><b>After much more screwing around</b>, I found out that
for version 6.12,<b> the LEDs are not configured by default</b>
!!! Remember, I had done a "reset-configuration" ...<br>
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So, for others that update to v6.12, here are the relevant
lines in the setup:<br>
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<p><b><font color="#3333ff"><tt>/system leds add
type=interface-status interface=ether1-local
leds=user-led</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>/system leds add type=wireless-signal-strength
interface=wlan1-gateway leds=led1,led2,led3,led4,led5</tt></font></b><br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Now that I know I can configure the LEDs
with other options, I'll try some. On the IBM PC, I wrote a
program for the keyboard LEDs called "Motel" ...<br>
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I have no clue as to why my dBm dropped, and why I now have my
prior values back ...<br>
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-- Dean<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: PSDR [mailto:<a
href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>]
On Behalf Of Dean Gibson AE7Q<br>
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 1:44 AM<br>
To: Puget Sound Data Ring<br>
Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Metal 5SHPn firmware 6.12 is
current (addendum)<br>
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Well, this did not end well. ... I decided to reset the
configuration (using the command line) ... it appears to
have "bricked" the radio.<br>
<br>
It draws about 160ma (about the value from a week ago,
when I first measured it). There is no light on the side
of the unit, and the Ethernet port is dead.<br>
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