Hi Everyone!  I have a problem with my wireless access point and I would
appreciate any info/comments if you have any expertise in this area - I'm
not an expert but I've kept it running for 4 years without a problem.  It's
about 4 years old, it's an Aironet AP4800-E 2.4ghz DS 11mbps Ethernet access
point, supports 802.11b standards and is connected to our existing wired lan
and provides wireless network access to my warehouse users that use old
model ibm thinkpads running win98, email, internet and as400 terminal
emulation. The access point is pretty much dead - stopped working sometime
yesterday morning.  The unit powers up and I can gain access to it only for
@15-20 seconds by telnet or by browsing to it's ip address.  I thought at
first that the unit had somehow lost it's settings and that's why the
wireless users couldn't connect to the unit.  But from what I can tell by
telnet'ing or browsing to the unit when I power it up, the network settings
are intact, the SSID is intact, ip address, subnet, dns settings, etc. are
all fine.  I can perform bried diagnostics like radio signal strength which
runs for a few seconds so it seems that it can work but just quits after a
few seconds.  It doesn't power itself off, it remains powered on and the
signal led remains lit (not flickering, just constantly lit), the LAN and
radio led do not remain lit and black out after 15-20 seconds (they're both
normally rapidly flickering) and that's it.  Has anyone seen this kind of
behavior from a wireless access point?  Is 4-5 years the lifespan of such a
unit?  I am getting a used replacement Cisco 340 series access point in a
couple of days from our other office and I will ask local mgmt to foot the
bill to pick up a few more ap's just for redundancy purposes and to add
better coverage in our whse.  Any info is appreciated, TIA...Rob,wpg.

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