Site | Modem Signal Level in % and dBm | Taped USB-Modem |
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Playa1 | 28-30% -93 dBm (Antenna) |
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ABC2 | 64% -78 dBm | yes |
Hiland3 | 64% -78 dBm |
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WValley4 | 61% -80 dBm | yes |
ESlope5 | 75% -74 dBm (Antenna) |
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WSlope6 | 86% -70 dBm (Antenna) | yes |
River7 | 75% -74 dBm | yes |
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As of noon Nov 14, all 7 stations are set up and reporting.
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When wslope6 was setup, ChrisG reported that the LEDs on the router and modem indicated that it was having problem establishing a connection. I believe the LEDs looked similar to what he saw with the spare isfs8 system when powering it up in the base trailer. Putting an antenna in the window solved the problem at the trailer.
From http://www.eol.ucar.edu/deployment/field-deployments/field-projects/pcaps/ISFS/FieldNetwork
the LED on the USB760 modem (a little round LED which is about impossible to see in the sunlight) indicates the following:
USB760 LED | status |
|---|---|
solid green | powered but not connected |
blinking green | connecting or is connected - what . What you want to see |
solid red | service not found, searching for service |
solid orange | error has occurred. Reset the device. If this does not resolve the issue, it must be replaced. |
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Perhaps one of the little 6" whip antennas would help at this site, if placed as high as possible on the mast. If we still believe the signal is low, we may need a higher gain antenna.
Update on station 6 mystery. Sun Nov 14, 8:40 pm
~maclean/tcpdump.sh on eol-rt-data now indicates that station 6 is now reporting from 69.98.142.231. That IP is now pingable, but ssh fails with a timeout. dyndns.com still has the same IP address, 75.220.246.241, registered on Nov 12 12:01 pm