Wireless access points - a bizarre failure mode!

["Mark Harrison <Mark@xxxxxxx>" <Mark@xxxxxxx>]

As those of you who frequent the UKHA IRC channel will be aware, I've 
been having problems with my secondary access point.

This, a Linksys WAP11, is used in "remote bridge" mode, and is
used 
to connect a small LAN in the kitchen (where I couldn't run CAT5) to 
the main house LAN. When I say "small", I mean "single
box", 
specifically a Rio Receiver.

For the last 10 days or so, the Rio just couldn't connect, despite 
the fact that the bridge was flashing away its little "LAN"
light.

Despite several attempts at re-configuring the bridge, it just 
wouldn't play.

Finally, I decided to unplug it and move it to another room (in the 
belief that, maybe, I'd done something to the aerials that meant it 
wouldn't get a signal from the kitchen.)

As I was unplugging it, I noticed that the mains adaptor was slightly 
pulled out of the mains socket (which is hidden behind the sideboard 
in the kitchen.)

... It turned out that, as it was half-in, it was somehow getting 
enough power to power up, and respond to reconfiguration requests 
over the USB port, but NOT getting enough power to get a radio lock.

Mains pushed back in, everything sprung back into life.

A warning of a bizarre thing to check.

Regards,

Mark

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