OK, everything is back working, and I have my dBm back!!

Not a comedy of errors, but two factors intertwined to create this problem:

  1. 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 ...
  2. After much more screwing around, I found out that for version 6.12, the LEDs are not configured by default !!!  Remember, I had done a "reset-configuration" ...


So, for others that update to v6.12, here are the relevant lines in the setup:

/system leds add type=interface-status interface=ether1-local leds=user-led
/system leds add type=wireless-signal-strength interface=wlan1-gateway leds=led1,led2,led3,led4,led5

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" ...

I have no clue as to why my dBm dropped, and why I now have my prior values back ...

-- Dean


-----Original Message-----
From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@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.  ... I decided to reset the configuration (using the command line) ... 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.