[HamWAN PSDR] Metal 5SHPn firmware 6.12 is current (addendum)

[Kenny Richards]

The Winbox application allows the Layer2 connection....


On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Mike Culver <mculver at extencia.com> wrote:

> Can't find the cheat sheet; however I also thought that I bricked my unit.
> Was able to connect to it and re-flash.; if memory serves me correctly it
> was with software that scanned for a Mac address and connected via Layer 2.
>
> Hopefully someone here remembers how to do this, or better yet can point
> you to instructions on the manufacturer's website.
>
> Mike
> WA9QHP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Dean Gibson AE7Q
> Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 1:44 AM
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring
> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Metal 5SHPn firmware 6.12 is current (addendum)
>
> Well, this did not end well.
>
> As you can see from Nigel's SNMP data for my site, right after I installed
> firmware v6.12 at 9pm, my wireless signal strength dropped by about 10dB.
>  In other respects, everything seems to work, and I at first I thought
> perhaps it was the rain.  However, we've had rain on and off all day, and
> as you can see from Nigel's site, the signal strength was fairly uniform
> until the very sudden drop at 9pm.
>
> Reboots did not solve the problem, so I reverted to v6.10 using the
> "downgrade" command line option.  That did not improve the signal strength,
> so I upgraded back to v6.12.  I checked all the configuration settings, and
> everything looked normal.  Data transfer through the radio worked fine.
>
> So, I decided to reset the configuration (using the command line) to make
> sure nothing had changed.  I'd done that a couple times a month ago, with
> no ill effects.
>
> However, this time it appears to have "bricked" the radio.
>
> 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.
>
> I'm going to bed.  Sunday morning I will go out onto the roof and attempt
> to reset the unit via the pinhole.
>
> I hope this is not indicative of MikroTik quality.  I'm glad the thing is
> not up on a tower ...
>
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