Hey All,
I am experimenting with the Aruba Instant Product Line in my own home and have purchased 4 IAP-105's as a result. I am currently using 2 of them and having some pretty odd issues that I did not have with the lower-end Meraki piece when testing. Basically I am seeing HUGE packet loss of about 15-20 %.
It seems like the packet loss only occurs on one of the AP's but I haven't tested extensively enough at this point. The wired network is near-perfect with little-to-no packet loss.
It seems that the problem most occurs when trying to access bandwidth on any serious level. When streaming videos the network will rarely be able to watch anything (even the lowest quality connections). This is with any kind of device from 5 Ghz to 2.4 Ghz. When I look at my uplink Transmit Rate it is generally 300 Mbps or in the mid-200's.
However, when I look at my speed graph is when the problem becomes apparent. Here is my graph while working with bandwidth-intensive work including FTP & Video Testing for a new company intranet. (See Attachment: ArubaSpeedMacbook.png)
This same graph can be created on any device by simply browsing or using the WiFi at all. For example, if I were to pick up my Android phone and try to go to a website, the following will happen. Both of these are via 5 Ghz. (See Attachment ArubaSpeedAndroid.png)
As a test I created a 2.4 Ghz Network and began running speed tests in order to simulate bandwidth usage. The same thing happened.
Out of the 4 there is another that is having something somewhat similar where every time I connect to the Access Point it will restart itself as soon as any kind of bandwidth is used (Speedtest.net will restart the AP every time). Support asked me to send that in for repair. This is kind of similar because it happens whenever.
Hoping that there is a simple explanation for this type of behavior! I have a support contract but I am awaiting their callback and it's been awhile - trying to get work done here! :-P
Thanks for any support or help you guys can offer on this issue!