DWL-900AP+ and MAC munching

[Akash]

Sorry! :-)

I am using Firmware 2.5 on all machines... except one, which has
firmware 2.3.  The problem however started before the 2.3 was on.

2.57 is out but I cannot get a version which has more than 17dB transmit
power, which does not work for me.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Mead [mailto:craig.mead at pagesmith.com.au]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 28. Mai 2003 07:15
> To: Akash; wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: DWL-900AP+ and MAC munching
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having very weird problems when I plug my DWL-900AP+ into a hub
or
> > switch.  Somehow, sometimes pings even to local machines time out.
We
> > have a DSL cable modem that seems to function fine but just stops
> > working whenever an AP is plugged in (in client mode) at any point
in
> > the network.
> > Did anyone else have the same problem?  I have a feeling it is due
to
> > the way the AP deals with MAC addresses, and maybe inadvertently it
> > 'steals' the paths and reroutes it to the AP which is at a remote
> > location.
> > Would a solution be to enable MAC filtering and only enable the
machines
> > that are really going to use it, as well as our internet gateway
> > machine?
> >
> > Any help would be great!
> >
> > Akash Heimlich
> 
> 
> First thing, latest firmware?