Cantenna - possible solution wind issues

[Donovan]

Hi guys,

After months of having a connection that drops when the wind blows, I took the step of having some pringles. I put the modem + pringles can on the antenna into the roof, stuck it in a packet to keep the dust off, directed it nicely then ran the network cable down to my router, and I've had no disconnects today. None - and it's REALLY windy.

It feels wierd, I still find myself looking out the window at the trees, hoping that I don't get dropped

My signal has improved from 3% with one light to around 12% with 2/3 lights. Ping time has dropped quite a bit - from 450+ms to 250ms average. Packet loss dropped from 12% to around 4%.

Jhbgirl and others, it may be an idea to try doing this - stick it in the roof. Oh, and I re-installed the new firmware and it works well now.

 

[MrJones]

Think I need to invest in some pringles... Why isn't some enterprising person importing the cantenna so that we can but it locally???

Please mommy make the bad man stop. (Bad Man = Sentech)

 

[Donovan]

Oh no wait... um, it did disconnect now now. So it's not a solution to everything, BUT, the wind is blowing all the time and surprisingly it's lasting more than an hour at a time. Usually it wouldn't even connect.

 

[Robone]

MrJones, I bought a cantenna when I was in the USA earlier this year, and it was an improvement on the ricoffy, pringles etc. and even tried a few other designer cans, but after still sitting with disconnects just when I needed a signal, I decided to spend the bucks and install a good dish antenna.

Sure I had fun experimenting, but adding it all up, It would have been better to spend that little bit extra and do it properly.

I am still hanging onto my cantenna in case of what, I don't know, but just in case.

My signal jumped from 12 odd % to 30 + % and no disconnects.

 

[Razer0]

hmm i read somewhere that if u can get the signal above 50 or so, the pings will improve. Right now i have no antenna and im at 33% or so, so will getting a satellite dish in place improve my signal thus getting better pings?

 

[nonroker]

that's one of those early "theories"
it's been proven to be utter cr@p

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256k ... BAH..more like 25.6k
FSCK YOU Sentech!! [!]

 

[arf9999]

I found the only real solution to the latency issue.

Resolving host 'www.sentech.co.za'
Pinging [66.18.65.124] x 4 with 32 bytes of data

Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=28 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=31 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=31 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=31 ms
Min=28 : Max=31 : Ave=30 ms : Packetloss = 0%

<b>Find another way of connecting</b>[]

-A



<i>Sold my soul to the great Satan: Telkom ADSL. Yes they're evil but still better than Sentech</i>

 

[Robone]

Okay you win

Resolving host 'www.sentech.co.za'
Pinging [66.18.65.124] x 4 with 32 bytes of data

Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=131 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=90 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=150 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=111 ms
Min=90 : Max=150 : Ave=120 ms : Packetloss = 0%

But can you take it with you?
Can you download more than 3 gig? not sure if we can either.lol
Can you have fun taunting the orcs?
Come on you miss this don't you?

 

[arf9999]

Robone,

Since my cancellation has not been finalized, I'm still taunting the orcs! I can download more than the 3G, it just costs a fscking fortune!

and yes, this forum is MUCH more interesting than the ADSL one....there's too much bleating about caps over there. They have no perspective []

 

[keithr]

I get the following via smoothwall (signal 40%, but +-1.6kms on the rear end of single node tower 50 - Hurlyvale with 28dbi antenna)

PING 66.18.65.124 (66.18.65.124) from 66.18.86.80 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 66.18.65.124: icmp_seq=1 ttl=250 time=112 ms
64 bytes from 66.18.65.124: icmp_seq=2 ttl=250 time=89.8 ms
64 bytes from 66.18.65.124: icmp_seq=3 ttl=250 time=102 ms
64 bytes from 66.18.65.124: icmp_seq=4 ttl=250 time=89.4 ms
64 bytes from 66.18.65.124: icmp_seq=5 ttl=250 time=118 ms

 

[Brolloks]

Pinging www.sentech.co.za [66.18.65.124] with 32 bytes

Reply from 66.18.65.124: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=249
Reply from 66.18.65.124: bytes=32 time=265ms TTL=249
Reply from 66.18.65.124: bytes=32 time=297ms TTL=249
Reply from 66.18.65.124: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=249

Ping statistics for 66.18.65.124:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss)
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 140ms, Maximum = 406ms, Average = 277ms

Also via smoothwall on Mintek

BAH!!

MyWireless 128, Tower: 82, Signal: 13%, SNL: 6, ber: 42%, node: 3