Symmetricom My S100 won’t track satellites, Possible cause of tracking problems How to fix

Also check that the configuration settings are set to a VT100 ASCII terminal using 9600, 8, N, 1 and hardware flow control.

Try pinging the S100 from your management PC, and the PC from the S100. Then use traceroute (see “Traceroute” on page 75) to check the path between the two; this should give you some useful data that will solve the problem.

My S100 won’t track satellites

Possible cause of tracking problems:	How to fix:
Antenna not positioned correctly	Be sure antenna is on the roof or location with
	at least a 30-degree view above the horizon,
	and at least two meters above other active
	receiving antennas and shielded from
	transmitting antennas
Cable is cut to the wrong length, causing dB	Replace with cable of correct length
gain problems
Incorrect connector(s) at the end(s) of the	Replace with correct connector
cable(s) or along the cable run, causing dB
gain problems
Incorrect use of splitters, including signal	Replace with splitter that does not “share”
splitting to another GPS device or cable cut to	signal, on a cable of correct length
wrong length

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