[HamWAN PSDR] Connecting to a new tower

[Lionel Halvorsen]

Thanks! I will bring the laptop with me next time and try harder. Hopefully
that's all they're is to it.

-Lionel
Sent from phone. Please excuse any typod

On Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 11:16 Bart Kus <me at bartk.us> wrote:

> That is correct.  The most action required may be refreshing a DHCP lease
> after connecting.
>
> --Bart
>
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> On 9/12/2021 11:13 AM, lionelhlvrsn at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response. I didn’t connect a laptop, and I didn’t
> analyze the situation. I will next time.
>
> Reading between the lines, it sounds like you’re saying it should have
> simply worked and I should not need to do anything special when I connect
> to a new tower. Is that correct?
>
> *-Lionel*
>
>
>
> *From:* Bart Kus <me at bartk.us> <me at bartk.us>
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 12, 2021 11:07 AM
> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org> <psdr at hamwan.org>;
> lionelhlvrsn at gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Connecting to a new tower
>
>
>
> There is no simple answer to give for whatever may have gone wrong here.
> You need to understand IP networking if you're trying to troubleshoot
> networking problems.  It sounds like the RF side of things worked well at
> least.
>
> Did the modem DHCP an IP successfully?  Is your modem bridging or
> NAT-routing the phone?  Was a default route setup and reachable?  What was
> traceroute saying?  etc...
>
> Perhaps someone can recommend some basic networking tutorials for hams
> here.
>
> --Bart
>
> On 9/12/2021 10:47 AM, lionelhlvrsn at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Looking for some guidance.
>
> I have been connected to Gold Mountain from my house for about a year, and
> I have okay coverage. I have a Dynadish 5, which has five built-in LEDs to
> indicate connection strength. At home, I get one or two LEDs to light up,
> and I’m able to make calls over Hamwan with a VOIP phone.
>
> Today, I took my Dynadish portable, and set it up with good line of site
> to Paine, Westin, and Beacon. I had all five LEDs lit up when I aimed at
> Beacon. I had hoped to be able to plug in my VOIP phone and make a test
> call, but the phone got stuck at “Initializing DNS,” regardless of which
> site I tried.
>
> Took it all back home, set it up the same way on my roof, and was talking
> on the phone in under a minute.
>
> My assumption is that I need to re-initialize the Dynadish 5 when I change
> connection sites. Is this correct? If so, is there an easy way to switch
> over from one to another, or do I need to open up Winbox and follow the
> instructions in the “Connect” phase of Client Node Configuration? Or do I
> need to do something else? I’d like to be able to move from site to site
> without complications.
>
> Any advice/ideas are appreciated.
>
> *-Lionel*
>
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