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by jmcguckin
Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DHCP option 82 support?
Replies: 1
Views: 750

DHCP option 82 support?

Does switchOS or RouterOS support DHCP option 82? I'd like to use Mikrotik to connect directly to our customers, but we need option 82 support.

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:21 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60G radio repeatedly drops link
Replies: 2
Views: 1155

Re: 60G radio repeatedly drops link

Ok, upgraded to 6.48.3 on both ends of link. No link flaps so far today, but it's too soon to declare victory. We usually see a day of improved results after a fw upgrade, then a return to form. /int w60g print stats gives me: CPE] /interface w60g> print stats name: wlan60-1 beamforming-event: 286 t...
by jmcguckin
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:57 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless disconnection messages explained!
Replies: 86
Views: 177077

Re: Wireless disconnection messages explained!

I set wireless, debug but I never see any wireless debug messages in the log. Lots of wireless, info messages though.
by jmcguckin
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60G radio repeatedly drops link
Replies: 2
Views: 1155

60G radio repeatedly drops link

uptime: 11w5d12h33m52s version: 6.47.1 (stable) build-time: Jul/08/2020 12:34:22 factory-software: 6.45.7 free-memory: 33.4MiB total-memory: 64.0MiB cpu: MIPS 24Kc V7.4 cpu-count: 1 cpu-frequency: 650MHz cpu-load: 0% free-hdd-space: 3420.0KiB total-hdd-space: 16.0MiB write-sect-since-reboot: 2596244...
by jmcguckin
Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:11 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link unstable
Replies: 25
Views: 7869

Re: 60ghz link unstable

This is infuriating. I have one CPE that is rock solid on another 60ghz link, so I have installed matching version of the OS on this link. Still, it resets the link several times a day. Is there a setting I can enable where it will give more debug information as to why a link flaps? We used to have ...
by jmcguckin
Fri Dec 11, 2020 3:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Filtering log with REGEX?
Replies: 2
Views: 703

Re: Filtering log with REGEX?

Thanks!

Joe
by jmcguckin
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Filtering log with REGEX?
Replies: 2
Views: 703

Filtering log with REGEX?

Does Regex work with /log pr? I can't seem to figure this out. Could someone supply some examples?

In this particular instance, I'm trying to show only the lines with 'link up', 'link down' in the lines.

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:02 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Unstable 60G link
Replies: 1
Views: 862

Unstable 60G link

This link is bouncing up/down every 15 minutes. 60G Cube Lite to WAP 60: CPE side: /interface w60g> monitor 0 connected: yes frequency: 64800 remote-address: 04:D6:AA:69:97:B6 tx-mcs: 3 tx-phy-rate: 962.0Mbps signal: 40 rssi: -58 tx-sector: 52 tx-sector-info: right 0.4 degrees, up 1.8 degrees distan...
by jmcguckin
Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: /int w60g sta print question
Replies: 0
Views: 362

/int w60g sta print question

AP] > /int w60g sta pr Flags: X - disabled, R - running 0 name="wlan60-station-2" parent=wlan60-1 remote-address=24:18:1D:99:64:88 mtu=1500 mac-address=04:D6:AA:AF:CE:F7 arp=enabled arp-timeout=auto put-in-bridge=parent 1 R name="wlan60-station-3" parent=wlan60-1 remote-address=2...
by jmcguckin
Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Old versions of RouterOS?
Replies: 1
Views: 740

Old versions of RouterOS?

I have a CUBE Lite 60Ghz radio that shipped with 6.45.7. I have found that 6..45.8 is a stable release that works good for me, but that version does not appear on the
MikroTik software download page. Is there another way to download older images? Is there an archive?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:55 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: w60g questions
Replies: 0
Views: 684

w60g questions

1) The Mikrotik w60g interface online manual differs from what I'm seeing: /interface> w60g sta pr Flags: X - disabled, R - running 0 name="wlan60-station-1" parent=wlan60-1 remote-address=04:D6:AA:68:AE:F0 mtu=1500 mac-address=04:D6:AA:AF:CE:F7 arp=enabled arp-timeout=auto put-in-bridge=p...
by jmcguckin
Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link up/down several times a day
Replies: 11
Views: 4611

Re: 60ghz link up/down several times a day

> What antena? P2P or P2MP?

CubeLite

1st CPE station on a P2MP setup
by jmcguckin
Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link up/down several times a day
Replies: 11
Views: 4611

Re: 60ghz link up/down several times a day

CPE: /system> routerboard pr routerboard: yes board-name: Cube Lite60 model: RBCube-60ad serial-number: BF620BB6D239 firmware-type: qca9531L factory-firmware: 6.45.8 current-firmware: 6.45.8 upgrade-firmware: 6.45.9 log shows these messages: 08:45:52 interface,info wlan60-1: link down 08:45:52 inter...
by jmcguckin
Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:22 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link up/down several times a day
Replies: 11
Views: 4611

Re: 60ghz link up/down several times a day

one antenna is 60+ ft above the ground, the other radio is 23 ft above street level. It would how to be a *really* tall truck!
by jmcguckin
Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:50 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link up/down several times a day
Replies: 11
Views: 4611

60ghz link up/down several times a day

About 5/6 times a day, my 60ghz link goes up/down: 15:58:48 interface,info wlan60-1: link down 15:58:48 interface,info wlan60-1: link up 15:58:48 interface,info wlan60-1: link down 15:58:48 interface,info wlan60-1: link up 16:00:03 system,info,account user rancid logged in from 157.22.18.2 via ssh 1...
by jmcguckin
Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:47 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link unstable
Replies: 25
Views: 7869

Re: 60ghz link unstable

Update anybody?

What is meant by 'updating kernel and OS"?
by jmcguckin
Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: SNMP queries cause routers to crash
Replies: 0
Views: 548

SNMP queries cause routers to crash

Hardware is CRS309-1G-8S+IN, software is the most current, repeated SNMP queries cause the RouterOS tp crash. (e.g. Cricket or MRTG). It takes a couple of days, but is repeatable.

Is there a known problem with either this hardware or the software?
by jmcguckin
Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:07 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz logging
Replies: 5
Views: 2201

Re: 60ghz logging

I had link quality problems with 6.47. Downgrading appears to have fixed my problems...

Joe
by jmcguckin
Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: Radius??
Replies: 1
Views: 813

Radius??

We're using a radiusd from the dawn of time. It works with all our other equipment, but not Mikrotik.

Is there some setting to make the Mikrotik work with ancient radiusd servers? Have they changed the protocol?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link unstable
Replies: 25
Views: 7869

Re: 60ghz link unstable

Ok, no link flapping for 24 hours. Downgrading seems to have fixed my problem.

Thanks All,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:21 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link unstable
Replies: 25
Views: 7869

Re: 60ghz link unstable

I down graded to 6.45.9 and now things seem better. The link has not dropped after rebooting (5 hours) and monitor shows the error packets are fewer with lower amounts of errors.


Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: What does the output from /interface w60g print stats mean?
Replies: 0
Views: 673

What does the output from /interface w60g print stats mean?

/interface w60g> print stats name: wlan60-1 beamforming-event: 54 tx-io-msdu: 0 tx-sw-msdu: 21 991 971 947 776 tx-fw-msdu: 83 886 080 tx-ppdu: 27 471 533 513 158 tx-ppdu-from-q: 22 497 060 038 144 tx-mpdu-new: 21 990 115 817 984 tx-mpdu-total: 22 024 871 393 792 tx-mpdu-retry: 587 378 589 696 rx-ppd...
by jmcguckin
Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: RouterOS commands?
Replies: 1
Views: 743

RouterOS commands?

Are RouterOS commands written in a scripting language or hardcoded into the CLI?
If scripted, are they changeable? For example, I'd prefer that /interface/w60g/monitor display the values horizontally.

How do I retrieve the MCS, RSSI and SIGNAL values without using monitor?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:47 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 60ghz link unstable
Replies: 25
Views: 7869

60ghz link unstable

one end is WAP60, the other end is Cube Lite60 Logs showing link going down/up 20+ times a day. Also, monitor show packet error rates in the 20% range. Cube lite60: /system> routerboard print routerboard: yes board-name: Cube Lite60 model: RBCube-60ad serial-number: BF620BB6D239 firmware-type: qca95...
by jmcguckin
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can each wireless user connect to their own VLAN?
Replies: 6
Views: 4276

Can each wireless user connect to their own VLAN?

We have a previous wireless setup, the we'd like to implement with the MikroTIK radios. Currently, each wireless user has their own vlan. The AP is configured as a trunking port on the ethernet and the wireless interface. How would one configure the mikrotik similarly. How would one configure the st...
by jmcguckin
Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:55 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Bandwidth management for wireless users?
Replies: 1
Views: 1435

Figured it out.

disabled fast path in a couple of locations and enabled use-ip-firewall. Also, set queue type to ethernet default, otherwise the bandwidth was pretty choppy. I'm doing the rate limiting in the CPE device and setting the target to the ether device. It seems to work equally well if I choose 'queue' or...
by jmcguckin
Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: Queue icon color in web fig??
Replies: 1
Views: 1085

Queue icon color in web fig??

I notice the icon is Red or Green. What is the color supposed to mean?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:14 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Bandwidth management for wireless users?
Replies: 1
Views: 1435

Bandwidth management for wireless users?

I have a WAP60G

How do I limit the bandwidth wireless users can use?

I've tried numerous permutations of simple queue and I seem to be having no effect.

Can someone please post an example?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Just bought a hEX POE -what now?
Replies: 4
Views: 1678

Re: Just bought a hEX POE -what now?

I want to make a hybrid port with VLAN1000 for the tagged traffic.
I want untagged traffic ti be NAT'd to the outside (WAN) interface
by jmcguckin
Wed Jan 15, 2020 5:33 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Just bought a hEX POE -what now?
Replies: 4
Views: 1678

Re: Just bought a hEX POE -what now?

Can you help with #3? I don’t know where to begin with the config. If it was Cisco, i’d describe it as a trunked port with a native vlan.

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:04 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Just bought a hEX POE -what now?
Replies: 4
Views: 1678

Just bought a hEX POE -what now?

I'm unfamiliar with programming Mikrotik. A couple of questions: 1) Out of the box the router is programmed to bridge the last 4 ports together. How would I assign a different subnet to each port? Extra points: Let's configure DHCP on each of those interfaces. 2) DHCP-RELAY? 3) I bought this box wit...
by jmcguckin
Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: What does "defconf" mean?
Replies: 6
Views: 8627

What does "defconf" mean?

Looking at the output from 'export', I see lines like ...=defconf, or lines where "defconf" is used in a comment.

What does 'defconf' mean? Is it some sort of comment or is it functional?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: 60 ghz questions
Replies: 1
Views: 803

60 ghz questions

How far apart vertically must I seperate W60 AP’s?
Can i reuse channels on adjacent sectors?

Thanks!
by jmcguckin
Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: typical config for dedicated p2p connection (eg Wireless wire)
Replies: 2
Views: 1051

typical config for dedicated p2p connection (eg Wireless wire)

I wish to setup a 'Wireless Wire' type of connection with a W60 one one end and a LHG60 on the other.

(Not an off the shelf configuration I can just buy...)

Can someone provide a sample config?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:20 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Bandwidth control on W50G P2MP system?
Replies: 0
Views: 994

Bandwidth control on W50G P2MP system?

I have a WAP60G with level 4 software. I want to have multiple stations with different bandwidth configured for each. For example, one station might be 100Mb, another might be 200Mb and another one might be 400Mb. How do I configure this? Surely this is a common task and there must be an example han...
by jmcguckin
Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:39 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: wAP 60G question
Replies: 0
Views: 760

wAP 60G question

Is there a way to point one unit at another and then let a list of frequencies and AP's (and signal strength's) the local unit can detect?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: Out of the box problem with GUI
Replies: 3
Views: 1139

Re: Out of the box problem with GUI

Joe,

I do press the ‘save configuration’ button at the lower right side of screen. I was able to set a static ip via the cli, but i don’t know how to set default route via the cli.

It’s odd that the gui doesn’t work on this router. It has worked on others.

Joe
by jmcguckin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Out of the box problem with GUI
Replies: 3
Views: 1139

Out of the box problem with GUI

Brand new wAP60 AP I'm trying to enable DHCP to I can upload the latest firmware. I login via HTTP, get the quick config screen. I press the button to gen an address "automatically", then press 'configure. However, the config never changes. It still wants to use IP 192.168.88.2 and accessi...
by jmcguckin
Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: P2MP QoS questions
Replies: 0
Views: 750

P2MP QoS questions

I've seen a few examples on the board where folks are seeing up QoS for outbound traffic, but don't
you need to set it up for both directions? What about P2MP applications? Does QoS need to be setup for each
associated station?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Annoyed with Mikrotik 'Support'
Replies: 8
Views: 2004

Re: Annoyed with Mikrotik 'Support'

> Phase array 60 degree beamforming

Yes, but is that the width of the beam? What the total area covered by the radio? One would think that is some multiple of 60.
by jmcguckin
Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Annoyed with Mikrotik 'Support'
Replies: 8
Views: 2004

Annoyed with Mikrotik 'Support'

Everytime I contact support, I have a list of 4 or 5 questions, they reply answering just the first question. Is there a limit on the number of replies they give? I purchased a wireless wire and noticed that both units are WAP-60g AP units. Are they the same hardware for ap and station. How many deg...
by jmcguckin
Thu May 30, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless wire problem?
Replies: 0
Views: 881

wireless wire problem?

I have a pair of wireless wires installed. One side reports /interface w60g> monitor 0 connected: yes frequency: 58320 remote-address: 24:18:1D:27:C3:F5 tx-mode: dmg tx-mcs: 3 tx-phy-rate: 962.0Mbps signal: 40 rssi: -58 tx-sector: 36 tx-sector-info: center distance: 72.37m tx-packet-error-rate: 23% ...
by jmcguckin
Thu May 30, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless wire problem?
Replies: 0
Views: 723

wireless wire problem?

I have a pair of wireless wires installed. One side reports /interface w60g> monitor 0 connected: yes frequency: 58320 remote-address: 24:18:1D:27:C3:F5 tx-mode: dmg tx-mcs: 3 tx-phy-rate: 962.0Mbps signal: 40 rssi: -58 tx-sector: 36 tx-sector-info: center distance: 72.37m tx-packet-error-rate: 23% ...
by jmcguckin
Tue May 28, 2019 12:43 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: How do I delete these lines from config
Replies: 1
Views: 933

How do I delete these lines from config

Lines like
/interface ethernet [ find default-name=ether1 ] speed=100

Also, how do I re-enable auto-negotiation on an interface?

Thanks,

Joe
by jmcguckin
Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to change frequency on wap60g?
Replies: 0
Views: 699

How to change frequency on wap60g?

I tried changing the frequency and it asks me for numbers. I experimented with typing in different numbers but it gives an error each time If I list the interfaces there are 2 60 gig interfaces listed. Which one is the physical interface? Could someone show an example of changing the frequency on a ...