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by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Today ( 3/21/2024 ) I performed the following on my public-access Mikrotik btest server I host. IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: MikrotikBtestServer btest password: MikrotikBtestServer - ROS upgrade/update From: 7.13.5 To: 7.14.1 - I also changed the btest username and pa...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM
Replies: 14
Views: 6989

Re: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM

The conversion of a Mikrotik AC powered router or switch to DC is pretty straight forward. On the AC power supply , find your common , +24 and +48 wires. Remove the AC power supply(s). Cut the power supply output wires somewhere that if needed , you can re-splice them together. Note: The +48 volt st...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Mikrotik Speed Test

I recently spotted this selection on one of my Mikrotik CHRs ( must be something that recently came out with a newer ROS version ).
*** fyi - my network is allowed to do anything to my btest server ***
Mikrotik-speedtest.jpg
Tools --> Speed Test
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hello all, testing from São Paulo, Brazil, Vivo 200mbps fiber link: Captura de Tela 2024-02-02 às 07.27.52.png I would love to know the reason for this see-saw behavior... re: ... I would love to know the reason for this see-saw behavior... ... You were testing using TCP. TCP is a protocol that sen...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2248

Re: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?

I am really starting to think a KVM hypervisor ( open source ) might be a possible SR-IOV solution to get my Mikrotik CHRs with SR-IOV running at the speeds I am looking for. If you're not using the vSphere HA stuff (like vMotion etc)... then it should be easy to switch away from VMWare. Personally...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

@TomjNorthIdaho I do apologize for running 3 tests last night before reading the rules :? . I will be sure not do that again. Also since this is the first time I have done one I didn't pay attention to the fact that you can set a duration flag. I sincerely appreciate the service you are providing. ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2248

Re: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?

Btw, here is the new Broadcom VMware licensing model for those unlucky ones who lack the original perpetual licenses. "Foundation" is needed to enable SR-IOV, DirektPath (PCI Passthroug) etc. A one-year subscription is about 40% more expensive. VMware lic.jpg wow - trying to get Mikrotik ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2248

Re: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?

Yesterday , I found out that the VmWare ESXi essentials license does not support SR-IOV. The SR-IOV feature is available in a VmWare ESXi Enterprise license. So , lets do some math , what's 18 times the cost of a VmWare ESXi Enterprise license ??? I also have a funny feeling about this whole Broadco...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:58 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2248

SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ?

SR-IOV with CHR - What hypervisors are you using ? I've been using CHR's under VmWare ESXi for a long time now. I am wanting to change from VmWare ESXi to another hypervisor that supports SR-IOV so that I can get my CHR's running faster ( 10-Gig to 40-Gig or faster if possible ). I would like to ask...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

VLAN configuration is tricky in many different products. Often there is no good overview of what you are doing. It can be done VLAN-centric (you define VLANs and specify which ports are tagged members and which are untagged members) or it can be done port-centric (for each port you can set which VL...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:41 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Splitting /24 between two BGP peers.
Replies: 4
Views: 504

Re: Splitting /24 between two BGP peers.

I just worked on this a couple of weeks ago - and got mine running. I am assuming you are BGP peering to something where both BGP servers ( yours and theirs ) are using private AS numbers. What you can do to split the load on a /24 BGP network between two remote BGP peers is configure as prepend on ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Feature requests - CHR on Bare Metal for faster Network throughput

Feature requests - CHR on Bare Metal for faster Network throughput Note: This topic is about achieving very fast network/Ethernet throughput ( as in 10-Gig and faster network routing throughput) I would like to see a CHR that can be installed on a Bare Metal server. Here is my reasoning and justific...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

the btest CHR ROS speedtest server I maintain was just now updated
- from ROS ver 7.13.2
- to ROS ver 7.13.3
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

OK - If you see your IP address list in the image below - and you continue to btest to my btest server without waiting 24 hours between btests, I am going to place your IP address on a 1-year block. All of the IP addresses listed below were supposed to wait 24 hours - but did not wait the required 2...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Im having problems reaching your server it might be a regional problem i did a traceroute from 2 locations still couldnt reach the servers ip the last ip it reached from both was 23.162.144.1 (probably the main router of your server) Im from greece central macedonia both locations use the same isp ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

the btest CHR ROS speedtest server I maintain was just now updated
- from ROS ver 7.13
- to ROS ver 7.13.2
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

ISP just upgraded me to what they claimed was 1.6gbps ...

Thanks to your server i was able to test that !

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I like your ISP , they say they are selling you a 1.6 Gig account and-however you are able to speedtest/measure 1.7 Gig --- nice. Many ISPs over sell what they can deliver.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:19 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Dec 26. 2023

Moments ago , I updated the btest server I manage.

Was CHR ROS ver 7.12.1
Now CHR ROS ver 7.13

All btest time based access lists /address lists were cleared during the upgrade/reboot

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

I think using 250 ports may cause problems, for example a crowded restaurant... It didn't even come to my mind you might plan on connecting businesses, let alone hospitality ones, this way. Indeed if the whole restaurant is watching youtube, or even worse, if the restaurant has a cloud-based order ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

Thank you for sharing, I am starting to do the same process, only by using netmap instead of src-nat, I aim to reduce the number of rules. It's not the number of firewall/nat rules that slows down throughput and places a large CPU load on the system. What slows down a system is how many rules have ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

I ended up makin a text file and uploaded the text file to the CHR via winbox , then ran the file as a script ( I think my file was a .rsc file ?? ) --- Anyway - that way worked well and pretty fast. North Idaho Tom Jones I was talking about this, yes its better to import it to the CHR .rsc or prep...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

nice

It is a good thing to see that when an ISP sells a 1 Gb internet subscription - that the customer can actually measure speeds to/from the Internet at 1 Gb internet subscription speeds. Where were you testing from ?
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

re: ... wondering that how do you print all these rules on your CHR ... forget about pasting it in - way to many lines of code and chances are high of a dropped line. I ended up makin a text file and uploaded the text file to the CHR via winbox , then ran the file as a script ( I think my file was a...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:55 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: ccr1036-12g-4s 2.5 /gb max throughput under NAT
Replies: 10
Views: 4266

Re: ccr1036-12g-4s 2.5 /gb max throughput under NAT

I'm doing CGNAT for 500+ people on a 1036 with 2.5-3Gbps of traffic at peak and only 5-10% of CPU load running RouterOS 7.11.2. Minimal firewall rules (to protect the router itself) and minimal shaping (about 30 of the 500+ customers). Is your CGNAT doing normal NAT44 or NAT444. NAT444 maps port ra...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: ccr1036-12g-4s 2.5 /gb max throughput under NAT
Replies: 10
Views: 4266

Re: ccr1036-12g-4s 2.5 /gb max throughput under NAT

IMO , I had a similar throughput issue when I first started using Mikrotik NAT ( Nat 44 ) with a large number of connected clients ( ~ 1,000 clients ). I then changed to a CGN NAT-444 and wow ! - everything got much faster. I use a couple of Mikrotik CHR's for my NAT-444 functions. North Idaho Tom J...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

November 14'th 2023 - I updated the public access btest server
from ROS version 7.11.2
to ROS version 7.12

All btest jail access-lists were cleared when I rebooted this server after the ROS update/upgrade

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

FYI

During the last two weeks , there has been 1,525 unique Internet IP address that have performed btest(s) to the server.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

FYI; 8 days ago I rebooted the btest server. Today , 8 days later , there has already been well over 1,000 unique IPs that have performed a btest bandwidth speed test to the server. At that rate , that might be greater than 50+ thousand btest(s) a year. That's a lot of bandwidth & packets. North...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

IMO - if you want to graph your network , consider using something like Cacti, or Zabbix , or LibreNMS ( or any other Network Monitoring software ). I prefer a fast non-bloated switch/router that is not also using disk space or cpu processes or memory processes to capture and store graph into. Then ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Mikrotik SUCKS
Replies: 82
Views: 12275

Re: Mikrotik SUCKS

I would like to see Mikrotik gain a huge product market share in all Layer-2 ( switches ) and layer-3 ( routing ) markets ( and wireless products ). I've been in the electronics and computer communications industry for almost 50 years now. I've seen countless software and hardware products come and ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mikrotik SUCKS
Replies: 82
Views: 12275

Re: Mikrotik SUCKS

IMO - Vlan configuration in Mikrotik ROS ( Winbox , Web and CLI console ) is near impossible to get it right the first time. I've been doing computer network communications since the mid-70s ( almost 50 years ). I still don't have Mikrotik Layer-2 switch Vlans working. With other switches & rout...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:50 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Band steering - "priority" to 5Ghz
Replies: 33
Views: 22908

Re: Band steering - "priority" to 5Ghz

Re: RSSI of 2.4Ghz: about -50 RSSI of 5Ghz: about -70 Move your wireless client device much closer to your dual-band AP. Then see what you default connect to. A -50 connection on 2.4 GHz might be a faster connection than a -70 connection on 5 GHz. Normally , connection rates will shift up to faster ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I create a new server for bw test on datacenter Jakarta if you come from Indonesia or Asia feel free use this bwtest IP : 103.161.184.37 Username: mid Password: midtest What are your bandwidth QOS settings & time test limits on your btest server ? I ran a btest to it this morning and it started...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I updated the btest server.

To: ROS version 7.11.2

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:14 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

From NYC with Verizon FIOS fibre optic service contracted at 300 Mbps service. RouterOS 7.11 on CRS326-24G-2S+ Tx avg: 338.5 Mbps max: 350.3 Mbps Rx avg: 302.8 Mbps max: 307.4 Mbps To me , it looks like they auto configure their bandwidth configurations with some extra bandwidth padding - which is ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Aug 16, 2023 5:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Get public IP when router is behind NAT and gets private IP
Replies: 22
Views: 4921

Re: Get public IP when router is behind NAT and gets private IP

To find out the Public IP address your networks are NATting to , go to www.whatismyipaddress.com
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I updated the btest server.

To: ROS version 7.11

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: What will happen if I "accidentally" put Passive PoE (48-57V) into a netPower 16P?
Replies: 4
Views: 3078

Re: What will happen if I "accidentally" put Passive PoE (48-57V) into a netPower 16P?

See subject... I'm configuring a bunch of GPEN21s, and part of the config is that we set the "upstream" port (port 2) to "force on" for PoE output (instead of the default "auto on"). This is being done because in some cases, the GPENs are not supplying power to an upst...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:38 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Home invasion
Replies: 18
Views: 3825

Re: Home invasion

Because I see green angle-polished-connectors ... Never never never never plug a green fiber connector into a blue fiber connector - else you will break the glass where the two ends meet. Also , you have to know the connector type on a SFP module and the fiber cable. Some are angled and some are not...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Zabbix SNMP high polling problem
Replies: 2
Views: 589

Re: Zabbix SNMP high polling problem

Hi, I have a mikrotik CCR1072-1G-8S+ with firmware 6.48.6 LTS on which I have hundreds of virtual interfaces (c-vlan , s-vlan). I have some problem with snmp monitoring done by Zabbix 6.0 LTS. occasionally the items stop polling, the monitored interfaces (about 800) have a polling time of 40 second...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: WinBox v3.39 released!
Replies: 96
Views: 57919

Re: WinBox v3.39 released!

I tried to update my Winbox on several of my computers to v3.39

All of them give me "ERROR: Upgrade file was corrupted"

corrupted-001.png
Manual upgrade :lol:
OOOooo , I guess I should read the post first then do ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:52 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: WinBox v3.39 released!
Replies: 96
Views: 57919

Re: WinBox v3.39 released!

I tried to update my Winbox on several of my computers to v3.39

All of them give me "ERROR: Upgrade file was corrupted"
corrupted-001.png
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Performance issue
Replies: 2
Views: 472

Re: Performance issue

Take a look in these Mikrotik forums and go to General --> Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s) I maintain a Mikrotik CHR speedtest server. Although it has 10-Gig interfaces to the Internet , I limit it to somewhere around 3 to 9 Gig. Read the rules and understand how often you can test b4 it wi...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: Performance issue
Replies: 2
Views: 472

Re: Performance issue

The CCR2004-16G-2S+ id more of a switch than it is a router. The The CPU is a 4-core 1200-MHz AL32400 ARM 64-Bit CPU. This CPU is OK for simple routing , however I suspect it is not fast enough or powerful enough to handle routing & firewalling & NATing at near 10-Gig throughput rates. On my...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I updated the btest server.
From: ROS version 7.10.1
To: ROS version 7.10.2

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

Re: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi

Lil off topic - but still related to file-servers ... Take a look at TrueNAS I run a dozens of TrueNAS file servers. When configured correctly , they can be pretty fast. For example , I have a TrueNAS file-server with 1-TB RAM and about 256-TB of solid-stade SSD drives with 100-GIg network interfac...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

Re: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi

Lil off topic - but still related to file-servers ... Take a look at TrueNAS I run a dozens of TrueNAS file servers. When configured correctly , they can be pretty fast. For example , I have a TrueNAS file-server with 1-TB RAM and about 256-TB of solid-stade SSD drives with 100-GIg network interface...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

Re: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi

What brand ( operating system ) is the file server ? One possible thing you might be able to do ( depending on your file-server ) ... - WAN interface to your default gateway router to get out to the Internet - Multiple inside LANs on your file-server ( for PCs inside one of your networks ). This all...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: SONAR - anybody using SONAR in an ISP Mikrotik network?
Replies: 3
Views: 495

Re: SONAR - anybody using SONAR in an ISP Mikrotik network?

Yes to both, and we have been delivering dual stack to all customers since 2017. We just upgraded to Sonar v2 less than two months ago. However, our solution may not work great for everyone, as we use PPPoE, and a lot of ISPs do not. I am one of those ISPs that does not use PPPoE. I am running SONA...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Terminal paste issue
Replies: 13
Views: 4415

Re: Terminal paste issue

I have the same problem with winbox and notepad. I don't see this issue with any other ssh/telnet client so the suggestions offered, while helpful in most cases, don't really apply here Re: ... don't really apply here ... I assume you know you can ssh and/or telnet into a Mikrotik - so It sure does...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Terminal paste issue
Replies: 13
Views: 4415

Re: Terminal paste issue

one of the problems with pasting into a cli on any device might be the following: - each time there is a <CR> ( carriage return ) in the paste , the OS performs something and while it is in the process of performing something ( aka processing the command line , new paste data continues coming into t...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: SONAR - anybody using SONAR in an ISP Mikrotik network?
Replies: 3
Views: 495

SONAR - anybody using SONAR in an ISP Mikrotik network?

Question: SONAR - anybody using SONAR Version 1 or Version 2 in an ISP Mikrotik network? Note: SONAR is set of programs an ISP would use for Billing & bandwidth management & customer management & inventory If you are using SONAR , I would like to ask you a couple of questions: - Do you h...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Terminal paste issue
Replies: 13
Views: 4415

Re: Terminal paste issue

I met a strange behavior in copying configuration text from a notepad TXT file and paste into winbox terminal windows (right click-paste) in ros 7.10.1 : pasted text put in and out safe mode, often random characters are displayed, causing bad command name. All is fine pasting the same text (from wi...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

Re: Performance: 10Gbps - VLANs, and WiFi

I'd like to set up my home lab with a few different VLANS like: Trusted - Can go anywhere Untrusted/Guest - Can only go out WAN IoT - Can't go out WAN I currently have a CRS309 to act as a core switch, and an RB5009 that I use as my router, along with an old Cisco managed switch, which I'm going to...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Done. Is there any prize? :)

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BartoszP , thanks for the 1-million screen snapshot.
Only took 7 years and a petabyte to get there ...

Re: Done. Is there any prize?
I did get a free cup of coffee at work this morning , does that count ?


North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

I think of ISPs that have no plans to add IPv6 networks to their customers somewhat like those who use a 1998 Windows-95 computer. They will only upgrade when their stuff quits working. Same with IPv6 , there will always be ISPs & customers & web sites who will remain IPv4-only and will not ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

If there is no drop-dead date established , then there will always be those who continue to be IPv4 only. If you have traffic signs for miles indicating " Left lane closed ahead " but no cones blocking the left lane , there will always be those who stay in the left lane. IPv4 need to die w...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

Simply forcibly switching to IPv6 "suddenly" has a huge environmental cost. You can't even imagine how much garbage it would create and how much it would cost to rebuild all the billions of devices that already exist that only go with IPv4. ISPs could also forcefully switch to IPv6 and th...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Just noticed a few moments ago ...

It's gonna hit 1-million soon

North Idaho Tom Jones
almost-1million.png
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: High CPU usage
Replies: 4
Views: 1418

Re: High CPU usage

What is your " CRS326-24S+-2Q " doing ? If you are Layer-2 switching ports , then there is almost zero CPU load. If you are Layer-2 bridging ports , then you are forcing all packets to go into the CPU , get some CPU processing , then go out the other interface. This can be very CPU consumi...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

IPv4 only should have a drop-dead date ( as in all IPv4 through the Internet will be turned off ). Something like in 5 to 10 years max ( no exceptions ). IPv6 has been out and running for 20+ years. Re: IPv4 ; On 3 February 2011, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) issued the remaining f...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

However I currently have 75% of my traffic over IPv6... On 2014, when this topic is open, 0%..... Every ISP should be doing dual-stack ( IPv4 and IPv6 ). I have two /32 IPv6 arin assigned blocks. That works out to ( 2 times ( 4,294,967,296 (2^32) ) I will never run out of IPv6 address space. And so...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

OOOooo - and one huge, big advantage All real ISPs with lots of customers will sometimes receive this notice: Notice of Claimed Infringement - Case ID ####### With the document containing: <IP_Address>x.y.z.227</IP_Address> <Port>#####</Port> WIth NAT444 , it is quick, simple & easy to find look...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

@ tom, My NAT444 configuration uses jump rules/tables , If IP & port range is this then jump here and scan only a few lines to find what to NAT to/from. hmm, interesting 🤔 which platform did you use to perform this setup? i mean: MT or Linux boxes? since I read that jump statement. in your curr...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

FYI - If you are a normal NAT44 customer , then there is really no way to be somewhere out on the Internet and connect to a server/router/device at your home. To do so would require a static port-forward or the use of a middle-man server. If you are a NAT444 customer , then If you know the port rang...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

IMO I think NAT444 is often much faster with a far less CPU load than normal NAT44 is because : - Normal NAT44 has to sequentially scan the NAT translation table for each inbound & outbound packet to/from a customer. This can be very CPU time consuming and memory consuming when under heavy NAT l...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

I don't use NAT, I just give REAL public IPs to clients, with IPv6 and MTU at 1500, because clients pay me for the service, so I give them The Service... and a CCR by each 512 customers !!! too much Bling-bling 8) re: ... a nd a CCR by each 512 customers !!! ... Nope I use two Mikrotik CHR routers ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

I don't use NAT, I only give REAL Public IPs to Customers, because customers pay me for the service, so I give them a service... My ISP offers two types of accounts ; Residential ( NAT444 ) Business ( Live IP addresses ) My ISP offers multiple account speed options also. If a customer wants Live IP...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions
Replies: 45
Views: 22809

Re: Maximum number of NAT users / sessions

IMO - I discovered a couple of years ago than when an ISP has a large number of users ( thousand + ) and you are using a Mikrotik to NAT tens of thousands of RFC-1918 ( 10.0.0.0/8 , 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12 , or carrier grade nat 100.64.0.0/10 ) do not use the normal Mikrotik NAT ( aka NAT44) ,...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I updated the btest server.
From: ROS version 7.10
To: ROS version 7.10.1

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Forum moderation volunteers
Replies: 238
Views: 36459

Re: Forum moderation volunteers

I'll volunteer to help.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I updated the btest server.
From: ROS version 7.9.2
To: ROS version 7.10

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

From the SF Bay Area on Sonic 10Gbps fiber with a CCR2004. I tried to do TCP but it was much slower; I tried to restart the test and it stalled on connecting. Not sure if I'm in jail, I only had it running a couple minutes at most :] UDP: Tx cur: 3.9 Gbps avg: 3.9 Gbps max: 4.2 Gbps Rx cur: 99.4 Mb...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

June 06,2023

This morning , I updated the btest server.
From: ROS version 7.9.1
To: ROS version 7.9.2

All btest-jail counters were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

Hello, Feature request: Add button to log entry so one can create firewall rule to remote address. Log is seen by admin to reveal some undesired activity. Copypasting is time consuming. Consider adding a button which will call New Firewall rule, with pre-filled IP from Log entry. This is supposed t...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon May 22, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

May 22 2023

This morning I updated the btest server
from ROS ver 7.9
to ROS ver 7.9.1

FYI - btest jails were reset/cleared again

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu May 04, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Yo , Your IP address: x.x.4.14 was in the Address-List ( from a recent prior test ) , I just now cleared it.

Hello Tom,
if possible, could you please remove my IP address from your ban list again?
Zhup , I just now cleared the list again.
North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu May 04, 2023 3:45 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

I suspect that there are no near-future tik plans for a many-ports 100-Gig switch ( or for WhiteBox switch support ). Which is why I have some Sonic 32-port 100-Gig switches on the way to my NOC ( and several more soon after that ) - I can't wait any longer for tik. ** Once you go 100-Gig , all oth...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu May 04, 2023 12:29 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

What if... just bare with me for a sec, but what if RouterOS 10 had a SONiC installer/image and you could install RouterOS on a white box open networking switch. Why wouldn't hardware/software vendors want to use standards for routers/switches? If the software could take advantage of the switch ASI...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 03, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Yo , Your IP address: x.x.4.14 was in the Address-List ( from a recent prior test ) , I just now cleared it.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 03, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Yo , re: I was doing my test from PC behind the NAT

If you are testing from behind a NAT/Fire-Wall , then there is probability that it will prevent some TCP and/or UDP tests to you and possibly from you.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 03, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Yo zhup ...

Post a traceroute to my btest server.

Also , what is your public IP address ?
I can take a look at my firewall rules in my BGP & OSPF routers , and in the btest server lists.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 03, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

... I just now updated the btest server ... Hello Tom, I did the bandwidth-test, but without result - see attachment. I do not know if my settings are OK. . Should I wait 27h to repeat the test now? Yo zhup ... Have you been able to btest to my btest server b4 ? Can you ping my btest server ? Try a...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 02, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

FYI - May 02, 2023 I just now updated the btest server From: 7.8 To: 7.9 All btest-jails ( IP access lists ) were reset/cleared during the ROS upgrade/update. IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: MikrotikBtest btest password: MikrotikBtest Note: If you are btest-ing to my bte...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 02, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM
Replies: 14
Views: 6989

Re: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM

Looking at replacing 8ish of our tower sites with the 24 or 48 port switches running 10-15 PoE ports off them constantly. What the max you've used for the PoE output? We run some high power radios off the 3850s we are looking to replace. I would love more information. I am using all Mikrotik AP PoE...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon May 01, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM
Replies: 14
Views: 6989

Re: 24V-DC-Mod-on-CRS328-24P-4S+RM

Just wondering how these are doing, specifically PoE off them. All of the Mikrotik switches I have DC-modified are working great. I especially love the 2 to 4+ days of DC-UPS battery fall back ability when the AC utility power goes out. Most of my DC modified Mikrotik switches are located at remote...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

Re: ... If you go that way and want redundancy (which makes sense there totally) you want 2 switches ... Just now putting in the purchase/request for two 32-Port 100-GIg switches running Sonic Enterprise. Would of been nice to have Microtik as a possible switch solution - but I can't wait any longer...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

Well, the CRS504 is not designed for server-rooms - it has all the wrong features. It's made for a city/metro network as I see it. Go buy white-box/bare-metal 100G switches if you need it for you servers. Don't see the point why Mikrotik should make it. Two VmWare ESXi servers with two 100-Gig port...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR perfomance with vmware
Replies: 18
Views: 1683

Re: CHR perfomance with vmware

re: - If you have more than one VmWare ESXi server , you might want to consider setting delayed_ack = 1 re: Where and how can I configure it? to enable delayed_ack = 1 ssh into your VmWare ESXi server type in this cli command ---> vsish -e set /net/tcpip/instances/defaultTcpipStack/sysctl/_net_inet_...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 28, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR perfomance with vmware
Replies: 18
Views: 1683

Re: CHR perfomance with vmware

xeonz , FYI , One of the primary reasons I have so many CHRs ( all with P unlimited license ) is because I run a KISS network ( Keep It Simple Stupid ). None of my CHR routers are do-everything routers. Each CHR router is dedicated to one simple unique function. Example of how I use my CHR routers :...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:48 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

re: ... order for 10,000 units ... How many 100-Gig switches are all of the world's network server rooms planning to order through the next 5 years ? How many of those 100-Gig switches will have more than four ports ? Does Mikrotik have any 100-Gig switches with more than four ports ? A Mikrotik ONI...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

i hope MikroTik is working on a 8 x 100g switch but it will take months to come, i think maybe until the next year, and off course it will be far more expensive adittionally an 8 x 100g switch puts MikroTik on a predicament, almost in the obligation to release a possible CCR2316 with 4 x 100g + 12 ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

I am with you - I could use some, too, but you are likely right - there simply is no ready SOC to put in. What is there is propietary and not available to Mikrotik, Hence asking for the 6 port. The switch chip they use can actually handle 6x100g ;) And given that they use this switch chip already -...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Please make a 6x100g switch...
Replies: 20
Views: 4096

Re: Please make a 6x100g switch...

...using the same chipset that is in the high end router / switches now (i.e. Marvell Pristera). The CRS504-4XQ-IN is just a little too limiting. Yes, 4 ports are good - but you lose one port for an uplink and possibly 2 for a chain. That leaves 2 or 3 ports usable. On a 6-port switch - which the c...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR perfomance with vmware
Replies: 18
Views: 1683

Re: CHR perfomance with vmware

Is it any perfomance tests for CHR working on vmware? I am trying to get 10gbps with simple routing + nat load balancing (per connection classifier feature) and I cannot get more than 5gbps. I use 8 core CHR ver 7.6-7.8 with vmxnet3 network cards at esxi 7. I don't see cpu bottleneck (no CHR cores ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Re: ... MikroTik provides a public bandwidth test server ...

Goooofffff eeee A I ?


I provide this test server ( North Idaho Tom Jones ---- Not Mikrotik )
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to free up space so I can upgrade to v7?
Replies: 6
Views: 1640

Re: How to free up space so I can upgrade to v7?

Try
- disabling / removing anything in Tools->Graphing
- removing any backups in flash ( but download a backup copy to your PC first )
- Remove any scripts you don't need ( back them up first to your PC )
- remove unnecessary files in flash
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: x86 ( Mikrotik x86 ROS and hardware switching )
Replies: 0
Views: 293

x86 ( Mikrotik x86 ROS and hardware switching )

Topic: x86 ( Mikrotik x86 ROS and hardware switching ) If/when an x86 system directly boots a Mikrotik x86 ROS - and more than one ethernet interface is added to a bridge , Does "Hardware Offload" work ? If so , is this true - Hardware Offloading where a switch chip is actually connecting ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Thanks for the Server Tom,

Decent result from a 1000Mbps/250Mbps line in South Africa
For a tcp both directions at the same time, I would say you have an A+ stable Internet connection.
Sustained flat lines during any speedtest/btest are always good.

North Idaho TomJones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: CHR Winbox ESXI 7
Replies: 11
Views: 4338

Re: CHR Winbox ESXI 7

On my CHRs , I use P-Unlimites licenses. Some additional things I do: - I do not use any CHRs for do-everything routers, - I always have two vmnic3 interfaces to each of my CHRs. One for the primary input interface and the second interface is normally 802.1q trunk Vlan interfaces. In my CHR ISP/Wisp...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: CHR Winbox ESXI 7
Replies: 11
Views: 4338

Re: CHR Winbox ESXI 7

Question , is the total CPU count for all virtual machines less than the total cores you physically have ? Question , what is the license level you have on your CHR ? Also - try changing your MTU to 1500 for everything ( VmWare ESXi server ) and your network switches and any MTU settings in vm machi...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:07 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: CHR Winbox ESXI 7
Replies: 11
Views: 4338

Re: CHR Winbox ESXI 7

If you have a VmWare ESXi server that is showing high CPU usage - try this : - In the BIOS on your physical VmWare ESXi server , disable hyper-threading. - Limit the total number of CPUs assigned to virtual servers to have a combined CPU usage of one less than the actual of physical CPU cores you ha...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ROSE storage
Replies: 18
Views: 5418

Re: ROSE storage

O.K. I have RB 4011 based on arm... WHERE should I put SATA or NVMe disks ??? and how??? Please add a freakin' sentence which will describe it just a bit more.... Ok, where does it say that all ARM devices are supported? ... It is assumed that as you read, you can also think! Sooo, JohnTRIVOLTA Do ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: CHR Winbox ESXI 7
Replies: 11
Views: 4338

Re: CHR Winbox ESXI 7

I run many virtual CHR ROS routers ( both v6.xx and v7.xx ) on several VmWare ESXi servers. They work well and they are fast and reliable. Those CHRs can only hit 10-GIg , because I only have 10-Gig nics on my physical VmWare ESXi servers hosting these CHRs. I use vmnic3 ethernet interfaces. North I...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests ( AP log connection nv2 signal strength )

Re: Feature requests ( AP log connection nv2 signal strength ) Years ago , Mikrotik added the ability for an AP to log " connected, signal strength " when a client connects to an AP. Below is a log example of Mikrotik AP logs AP using the wireless Protocol: 802.11 : mar/02 09:04:31 wireles...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

One of the reasons I use "North Idaho Tom Jones" is that in the past when I simply use "Tom Jones" I will always get the following? "Do you sing ? " "Any relation ? " "I bet you wish you had his money ? " "Theeee Tom Jones ? " "Do you ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

North Idaho Tom Jones
You really care about your name, it's always the most prominent thing in each of your posts and it's repeated in a completely useless way,
since it's also the nickname and on the avtar...
North Idaho Tom Jones
is that better ?
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

Feature request for Winbox ( this is NOT a feature request for ROS ) I suggest an updated version of Winbox that includes the Mikrotik btest.exe functions. Currently without this new feature: Winbox can only btest ( speedtest ) between any two Mikrotik devices. Currently , the btest results indicat...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Just for my own clarification. The current “Bandwidth Test” from the Winbox is not what we are looking for? This is what I use from Winbox itself without any issues. GregC , Looking at your post/image , you are using a Windows computer that is running a Windows Winbox program. Your Winbox is then c...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Side note There is a tool which runs on windows natively, can be used as client and server. It enables just that. It is called... Btest.exe and available from MikroTik download section. But I like the idea to have it included in Winbox. I am aware of btest.exe and I have use it myself many times. H...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Newsletter 111
Replies: 24
Views: 19632

Re: Newsletter 111

Some nice new products :)
I would like to see a Mikrotik switch ( similar to the new CRS510-8XS-2XQ-IN ) , but with 8 to 16 100-Gig QSFP28 ports.
I am working on upgrading my networks/servers/switches from 10-Gig to 100-Gig ( nothing less than 100-Gig ).
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Re PC computer speedtest(s) verses Mikrotik's btest - any thoughts on this suggestion ? I think I would like to see an updated version of Winbox ( or something similar from Mikrotik ) where Winbox has a built-in btest server/client. This could enable the following types of speedtests : - PC Winbox b...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Are there any European servers that are up and working? I only get about 400 mbit to the US ones though my ISP is a gigabit fiber. I get about 900mbit using speedtest.net What's interesting though is that tools/profiling reports less CPU usage with speedtest.net at 900mbit than the local cpu stats ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

FYI - Today ( Monday 9:AM PST ) , I upgraded the btest server from CHR ROS version 7.7 to version 7.8

All btest-jails have been cleared/reset.

Happy btesting :)

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless-fp "Ce, Ceee, eC, eCee, eeCe, and eeeC"
Replies: 15
Views: 113449

Re: Wireless-fp "Ce, Ceee, eC, eCee, eeCe, and eeeC"

Of special note: If you have a eCee configured AP A eC client should get an eC connection A Ce client should get a Ce connection A Ceee client should get a Cee connection A eeeC client should get a eC connection A normal C ( 20-MHz ) client should get a ( 20-MHz ) C connection If I am correct - A XX...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless-fp "Ce, Ceee, eC, eCee, eeCe, and eeeC"
Replies: 15
Views: 113449

Re: Wireless-fp "Ce, Ceee, eC, eCee, eeCe, and eeeC"

Note - Below , the bolded 20 is the frequency the radio is set to. Normal 20 MHz wide is C C = 20 MHz wide ( Total is 20 MHz wide --- 20 ) Ce ; C = the center 20-MHz wide frequency the radio is set to e = an additional 20-MHz wide frequency that starts above where C stops. ( Total is 40 MHz wide ---...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hi Tom, Thank you for providing this free test server. Also tested for less than a minute on an asymmetrical 1G/50M link from Berlin, Germany. Tx/Rx: 53.0 Mbps/955.7 Mbps Kind regards, SecOps7 Are you having any strange issues/problems with your " asymmetrical 1G/50M link from Berlin " ? ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I did test your server from two remote locations (FL, OH). Both did work at the time, but I can no longer connect. That said, I swear that I did my best to stay away from exceeding the 10 minutes and followed the rules mentioned above. How can I tell if I inadvertently exceeded my time limit? I am ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

How do you set one of these up that's not public but can be used internally for company use? If you are wanting to setup an internal ( not exposed to/from the Internet ) btest server , just connect a Mikrotik router ( one one Ethernet cable needed ) to the LAN/inside of your network. Then go to the...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: Best Bandwidth Solution [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1056

Re: Best Bandwidth Solution [SOLVED]

When an ISP has bandwidth bursting configured to their customers , many ( if not all ) customers maxing out their accounts for the bandwidth they have purchased will see their video quality get better, then get worse, then get better, then get worse and sometimes see temporarily frozen video ( or s...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Best Bandwidth Solution [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1056

Re: Best Bandwidth Solution [SOLVED]

Burst settings to allow a customer to burst ( temp increase bandwidth ) , then when the burst period has timed-out ( finished ) have the customer bandwidth fall back to normal or anything slower is always a bad idea that will create problems for customer connected to an ISP. A fixed maximum bandwidt...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

re: I appreciate the offer, but since I don't really know what I'm doing, I think I need more than a 10 minute window every day to test. That's why I was wondering if there was something I could pay for for a couple of days. Well , here is a potential hardship for anybody offering a Mikrotik btest s...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Reply to: SomyNopathc -and- thorax From: North Idaho Tom Jones Please read some of my posts reguarding how to use the public access bandwidth servers I maintain: IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: MikrotikBtest btest password: MikrotikBtest To test bandwidth to my bandwidth...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

heads up

I updated the bandwidth speed-test server from 7.6 to 7.7
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Pfsense - Mikrotik switch High Availability setup
Replies: 12
Views: 3012

Re: Pfsense - Mikrotik switch High Availability setup

Somewhat related to your topic "Pfsense - Mikrotik switch High Availability setup" Never use a Mikrotik CHR in a VmWare ESXi Cluster High Availability setup. The Mikrotik license on a CHR will self destruct when there is a failure in the Cluster which results in a Mikrotik CHR router getti...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

This morning , I got a FaceBook question from somebody asking if the btest server was on-line. Hmmm, I just now took a look. The BW Test server was on-line , however the BTest Server Settings somehow was no longer checked ??? I rebooted the server and it came back with the setting checked again. Go ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Run script when ping on specific IP is detected [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 2248

Re: Run script when ping on specific IP is detected [SOLVED]

hmmm, re: ... ping this IP the script will run ... ? Some clarification is needed to fully understand what is wanted. ---- which is desired re this post --- - ( # 1 ) If a local Mikrotik can ping an IP , then run a script on the local Mikrotik ? - ( # 2 ) If a local Mikrotik pings a 2'nd remote Mikr...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:22 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Run script when ping on specific IP is detected [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 2248

Re: Run script when ping on specific IP is detected [SOLVED]

Netwatch will allow you to : - Run a script one time when an IP stops pinging - Run a script one time when an IP starts pinging Note: My netwatch scripts recheck multiple times when an IP stops pinging b4 it runs a script. I do this to allow for false no-pings such as a network had a 10-second glitc...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be
Replies: 30
Views: 10648

Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

I seriously doubt that Mikrotik will come out with a "WiFi 7" product in less than 2 or 3 years from now. It also looks like Mikrotik totally missed the "Wi-Fi 6e" market. Some ( non-Mikrotik ) WiFi 7 , Wi-Fi 7 products are shipping right now . IMO , Mikrotik has great reliable w...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

October 18 2022

Just now performed a firmware upgrade on the public btest server.
from: ROS ver 7.5
to: ROS ver 7.6

Note: All btest-jails were cleared ( so if your IP was in btest-jail , it is no longer in btest-jail as of this moment.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

to owm it may concern folks, is it possible to test my wan2 instead of wan1 in this test? because i cannot find a way to test may isp2 because it always test the first isp.. thank you It mostly depends on how you have a wan1 and wan2 configured. If Wan2 is an automatic fall-back if/when Wan1 goes d...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I'm getting an auth failure using btest/btest as the crednetials ?
Read the VERY FIRST post of this thread carefully.
If you get an authentication failure, the server is up.
:)
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Should be OK now ...
OK, thanks for the forgiveness :)
BTW, are there any logs? Were you able to see how much my IP was pulling?
I cleared the logs when I cleared the btest-jail address-list(s) counters.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Excuse the double post, but after reading through this entire thread and employing some of the scripts that have already been posted. I feel relatively safe putting this out here. Please don't make me regret it. IP: 38.104.52.187 Username: btest Password: btest Please let me know if you guys are ab...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

August 31 2022

Just now performed a firmware upgrade on the public btest server.
from: ROS ver 7.4.1
to: ROS ver 7.5

Note: Prior to rebooting the btest server , there were 961 unique IP address in btest-jail. The reboot reset the btest-jail address-list back to zero.

Nort
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Tuesday August 9'th 2022 7:45-AM

I just now upgraded the btest server
From: 7.4
To: 7.4.1

When I performed the ROS update/upgrade/reboot , all btest jail timeout access-lists were cleated back to a fresh start.

Happy networking everyone :)

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I will be turning up a new 2'nd 10-Gig Internet feed sometime soon ( possibly today or a day or so ). Is anybody interested in some 10-Gig btest-ing ? If so , let me know. North Idaho Tom Jones Hi Tom do you have other Hardware for 10-Gig btest-ing? With the btest on 23.162.144.120 the "Remote...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: hardware idea for a multiport switch
Replies: 90
Views: 122485

Re: hardware idea for a multiport switch

In the next few years we will be wanting 200 Gbit/s QSFP56 then a few more and it will be 400 Gbit/s QSFP-DD. The demand for bigger and bigger links is growing. Today , I need/want qty 4 to 8 100-Gig many port switches ( 2 and 4 port 100-Gig switches do not even come close to what I now need ). We ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:54 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: hardware idea for a multiport switch
Replies: 90
Views: 122485

Re: hardware idea for a multiport switch

I could sure use at lease four 16-port 100-Gig Mikrotik switches ( or even better 16 100-Gig ports and 16 10-gig ports ).

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: 2.4 ghz AP for 2000 users
Replies: 8
Views: 1251

Re: 2.4 ghz AP for 2000 users

Use 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz both at the same time. Use 20-MHz wide channels. In the center of your area, you will need about 6 APs with tight small sector antennas facing out. On the outside border of your area, you will need 6 to 10 APs with tight sector antennas facing in. All APs need to be in bridge m...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Heads up I just now upgraded the btest server From: CHR ROS version 7.3.1 To: CHR ROS version 7.4 ** All btest jails are now empty/cleared again. Everybody gets a fresh/new btest up to 10-Minutes - then you will need to wait for 25+ hours ( read my notes below ). IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:42 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.
Replies: 35
Views: 3782

Re: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.

Re: ... Hmmm ... way to crowded where I live. ... I have several hundred APs and around 1,300 Mikrotik wireless clients. A few years ago , I wrote a script which performed a site-survey on on every wireless Mikrotik in/on my network in North Idaho and eastern Washington. I counted 10-thousand + wire...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.
Replies: 35
Views: 3782

Re: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.

Re: In Europe, this band is only available for 200mW EIRP indoor and 25mW EIRP outdoor use. And only up to 6425 MHz. So it is not useful for links That is why there are country code settings in APs. Country code settings define frequencies and power limits. Some APs hide the country code settings. T...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.
Replies: 35
Views: 3782

Re: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.

Under ideal near perfect conditions, 2.4 GHz WiFi will support up to 450 Mbps or 600 Mbps Under ideal near perfect conditions, 5 GHz Wi-Fi will support up to 1300 Mbps Under ideal near perfect conditions, WiFi 6E will support up to 3.6Gbps ( about 3 times the speed of 5 GHz ) The maximum theoretical...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.
Replies: 35
Views: 3782

Re: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.

keep in mind today WiFi 6E is not supported on majority of client devices Re: ... WiFi 6E is not supported on majority of client devices And that is one of the reasons WiFi6E is so desirable and needed at this time. in any WiFi 5 GHz populated area , do a site-survey and frequency usage check and i...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

Re: I don't know many people willing to spend nearly $2,000 USD for home Wi-Fi, and another $1,000 USD for a each flag-ship smart-phone of the few supporting 6E today (apple still dont support 6E) - My Samsung z-fold is blazingly fast when I am connected to a wireless WiFi 6E AP. - The price tag for...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.
Replies: 35
Views: 3782

Re: Best wireless AP for 500-1000 mbit MT connection.

WiFi 6E can solve a lot of the wireless bandwidth problems and it also offers about 3x more non-overlapping channels. As for trying to deliver 500 to 1-Gig total wireless throughput to customers using only 5 GHz ... You will need multiple 5 GHz sector APs and the APs will need about 50 to 100 feet s...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:29 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

IMO , I think we are loosing potential sales of customer in-home wireless routers because Mikrotik does not have any WiFi 6E devices. Here is an example where the ORBI WiFi 6E shines. - A customer or business ( or you ) has a large area or home to cover with WiFi. - No single WiFi AP can cover the e...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I will be turning up a new 2'nd 10-Gig Internet feed sometime soon ( possibly today or a day or so ).
Is anybody interested in some 10-Gig btest-ing ? If so , let me know.


North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Mikrotik Intercell LTE APs
Replies: 59
Views: 21533

Re: Mikrotik Intercell LTE APs

Help - I have a FCC license for band 41 ( which is pretty much 2502 -through- 2690 (( 100-MHz of spectrum )) ). I have no idea what is needed for equipment, servers or configurations to select, purchase, configure and turn up a LTE base station ( AP ). At this time I am only needing data ( Internet...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:28 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: What is the purpose of /system/license/generate-new-id
Replies: 5
Views: 3801

Re: What is the purpose of /system/license/generate-new-id

It would be a nice feature to show a warning message about what happens when you generate another license-ID --- where a simple text message warns you what will happen to an existing license & how to move a license from one CHR to another CHR , then ask "do you really wish to continue ?&quo...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

The IP address 92.43.155.117 was in btest jail and had a remaining waiting period of 6 days 12 hours 23 minutes.
I just now remove it from btest jail.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

June 13'th 2022
I just now updated the ROS CHR btest server from 7.2.3 to 7.3.1

All btest jails and waiting periods have been reset ( cleared ). That means the waiting period is again reset/cleared.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Info June 13'th 2022
FYI - at this time ...
There are 213 unique btest(er) IPs in the 27-Hour waiting period.
There are 915 unique btest(er) IPs in btest jail.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hi, Thank-you. I just tested our new fiber drop for ~30 seconds down then up...seems your setup worked perfectly. Quick question...does my testing for a total of under a minute then stopping the testing mean waiting 27 hours to the next ability to test? I don't want to be an abuser with your server...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hi everyone, I in Houston and just activated my 40g symetrical internet. any suggestions on how to test it? I have a CCR2216-1G-12XS-2XQ You could try to locate multiple btest servers and try multiple btests at the same time. - that is if you can find enough btest servers to be able to add up to 40...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests - SwOS package for ROS

I would really like to see an optional SwOS package for ROS Or ... a virtual SwOS that runs under/inside a ROS MetaRouter environment ) ( this might be the easiest one to create ) ROS is is great , however it is really complicated when working with Vlans in a switch environment. SwOS is great when w...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: Help With Ont And Mikrotik
Replies: 3
Views: 739

Re: Help With Ont And Mikrotik

Hi, please help configuring Mikrotik RB2011 to work with my ONT fiber from my ISP. The data suplied from my ISP is this: login: XXXXXX password: XXXXXXX VPI / VCI: 8 / 35 protocollo: PPPoE encapsulation: LLC ip statici: 11.12.13.22/32 DNS primario: 46.31.104.208 DNS secondario: 46.31.104.209 If you...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 31, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Is this still active?
All I get is can't connect on three different devices.
Thanks
try it now.
rebooted the btest server.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 25, 2022 12:59 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless Wire Angle
Replies: 7
Views: 1098

Re: Wireless Wire Angle

for the best wireless signal strength and wireless throughput, point both antennas in a point-to-point wireless system so that they are spot-on facing each other.
yes - it will work if they are not exactly pointing to each other but the link will not be optimum.

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed May 18, 2022 11:29 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Maximum Cover Signal with RB2011UiAS-IN
Replies: 5
Views: 1229

Re: Maximum Cover Signal with RB2011UiAS-IN

For maximum coverage - try these settings: Wireless 2.4 GHz Band: 2GHz-B/G/N Channel Width: 20/40MHz Ce Wireless 5 GHz Band: 5GHz-A/N/Ce Channel width Ceee ( Ceee is the fastest - and 20 Mhz is the most reliable & slower ) Wireless - Advanced Hw Retries: 15 Disconnect Timeout: 00:00:15 On Fail R...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 17, 2022 3:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Just performed a test using your server; I'm located just south of Seattle, WA, USA; Comcast/Xfinity is my ISP. I was getting about 280MBit/s down, and 11.9MBit/s Up to you. Which is in line with what my ISP should be providing me. Thank you for making a public server available for this. it's much ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 17, 2022 3:18 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

May 16'th 2022 - ICMP Ping has been disabled. to/from this btest server. This was done to prevent ping-speed tests against this btest server. I added an additional firewall rule to the btest server to now drop ICMP ping traffic. ICMP pings are now denied for two reasons: - #1-of-2 ; It appears ther...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Mon May 16, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: does Mikrotik support RFC5549
Replies: 11
Views: 6555

Re: does Mikrotik support RFC5549

Take a look at configuring NAT444 on a Mikrotik ( I am not referring to normal NAT44 ). Info: - Each live IP address has 65,536 ports. - If you configure NAT444 to use 250 ports per inside IP address, a single live IP address can NAT444 ( aka NAT ) an internal /24 ( aka 192.168.0.1/24 ) network. Exa...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 10, 2022 9:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Sensible move, both the blocking and opening the door for " sponsored" access. Someone needs to pay the bills and right now it's only you. Well , from the beginning when I started this btest server on Jan 27, 2016 , I have always stated no automatic scripted btests are to be performed to ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 10, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Related and somewhat un-related to this btest forum topic: I assume that many ISPs and WISPs here in the United States have heard and read about the Biden administration plans to expand free high-speed Internet access to 40% of American families. This is known as the : federal Affordable Connectivit...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 10, 2022 7:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

May 10'th 2022 : Hundreds of Mikrotik admins have configured automatic btest script schedules to automatically btest to the btest server I operate and manage. Automatic btests on a schedule are not acceped and are against my conditions to btest my btest server. My btest server is averaging 1 to 4 G...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 10, 2022 4:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

BAM - 400 IP addresses out of 7-day btest jail. Quick notes - limit total testing time to less than 10 minutes. You must wait about 27 hours until you can btest again. If you attempt to btest more than 10 minutes , then you go to btest jail for 7+ days until you can btest again If you attempt to bte...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat May 07, 2022 6:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Quick fyi-update on the new configuration changes to help prevent cron / script / automatic / timed btest checks to my btest server: over 350 unique IP address are in btest-jail for 7+ days because each remote IP address was detected to be on an automatic timed btest schedule that was running withou...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat May 07, 2022 3:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

... while I understand, I'm sometimes forgetful- and hope your ban period is an exponential-backoff kind of thing (i.e., if I slip up once or twice, I only lose a day!) Hell, you should take PayPal for temporary whitelisting (I'm serious!). Your tests have been very helpful to me recently (and Mikr...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat May 07, 2022 12:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Heads-Up notice I made some configuration firewall changed to the btest server I operate and manage. IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest The new configuration allows for a window of 10-minutes for remote admin btesting. The 10-minute timer starts ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri May 06, 2022 6:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Limit traffice on slave interface
Replies: 3
Views: 452

Re: Limit traffice on slave interface

Dear All, I try my best to limit traffic (50MB) on Ethernet-2 (slave) under the bridge using simple queue but no success so i decided to take expert opinion. My IP POOL : 172.16.20.2-172.16.20.254 (5MB) 172.16.21.2-172.16.21.254 (8MB) 172.16.22.2-172.16.22.254 (10MB) 172.16.23.2-172.16.23.254 (15MB...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu May 05, 2022 4:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Well, that explains that :) I just wanted to know if Tom's blacklist was automatic, or does he manually ban IPs if the logs show someone overusing the server; I'd like to experiment with some settings on my end and wanted to run multiple tests. ... and "Bandwidth Test" REALLY needs a time...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu May 05, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

To all of those who have posted a "Thank you" - You are welcome. +1 Thank You here! Unlike the public speedtest servers, I can trust your server isn't shaping traffic to get end-users off the ISP's backs. (PM me, please- it doesn't look like I can PM you directly and I have a question. Th...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 03, 2022 8:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

May 3'rd 2022 -- the public access btest server has been updated from CHR ROS version 7.2.2 to version 7.2.3 IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agree to the following terms and condition...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue May 03, 2022 4:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

May 2'nd 2022 -- the public access btest server has been updated from CHR ROS version 7.2.1 to version 7.2.2 IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agree to the following terms and condition...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I am not able to do the test. Is it down? I just now rebooted the btest server. I see there are some remote btest(s) running to/from other Mikrotik admins. Can you ping the btest server ? In the past , have you ever been able to btest to/from this server ? Try using tcp ( send then a receive ). Is ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

April 15'th 2022 -- the public access btest server has been updated from CHR ROS version 7.1.5 to version 7.2.1 IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agree to the following terms and condit...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 2132

Re: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]

/sys rou settings set disable-pci=no
(is not a Joke...)
Good one
+1
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 2132

Re: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]

Have you tried a Winbox - System - Reset Configuration with No Default Configuration ( no check on Keep User Configuration ) ? Also , in New-Terminal , do a /Interface ethernet print , Are the MAC addresses in sorted order with the interface names ? North Idaho Tom Jones Hi! yes, have done that. An...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 2132

Re: ether1 vanished... [SOLVED]

Have you tried a Winbox - System - Reset Configuration with No Default Configuration ( no check on Keep User Configuration ) ?

Also , in New-Terminal , do a /Interface ethernet print , Are the MAC addresses in sorted order with the interface names ?

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

To all of those who have posted a "Thank you"

You are welcome.
It's rewarding to read feed-back from those using this btest server :)

North Idaho Tom Jones.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless 802.11 settings
Replies: 5
Views: 1138

Re: Wireless 802.11 settings

Great ty for the response i will change the settings back.....or atleast try a sector with nv2 and on client side any. And one sector on nv2 and client side any with rts cts last time i tested this had a bit more throughput. My MCS is set to 12 so wil look into that mybe its a bottlenek on the ap l...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless 802.11 settings
Replies: 5
Views: 1138

Re: Wireless 802.11 settings

Avoid using CTS on anything ( wireless and/or ethernet ). Using CTS on Ethernet can sometimes slow your network down to the speed of the slowest device. Using CTS on wireless creates a packet delay overhead that can also slow down your wireless network(s). I prefer wireless nv2 settings on all APs &...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

March 22'nd 2022 -- the public access btest server has been updated from CHR ROS version 7.1.3 to version 7.1.5 IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agree to the following terms and condit...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 15, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hi Tom, I've got an upgrade to 25Gbps from my provider and had following btest results: Location: Zürich, Switzerland Device: CCR2004 Average (udp): Tx: 3.1 Gbps Rx: 499.4 Mbps Average (tcp): Tx: 697.1 Mbps Rx: 226.1 Mbps (There have been more than 100k lost packets, so I guess, the path between us...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT
Replies: 18
Views: 3987

Re: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT

i think no tcp-udp rules can be sumarized in one rule at the end add action=src-nat chain=src-nat src-address=100.64.0.0/24 to-addresses=192.0.254.2 save 260 lines with that What I like about my lengthy NAT444 configuration is: If/when I receive a copyright notice stating somebody is downloading co...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT
Replies: 18
Views: 3987

Re: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT

** Would somebody else experienced with NAT444 please check my correctness in this post. Here is an example of a NAT444 configuration. Lets say you have a CGN block ip IP address to your customers which is 100.64.0.0/24 Lets also say you have a single Live IP address 192.0.254.0/30 Where your config...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What is using up my memory?
Replies: 13
Views: 4185

Re: What is using up my memory?

memory or flash ?

If flash
- turn off graphing
- delete all of your backups ( then create a new backup )
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: RX Drops on SFP+
Replies: 16
Views: 6701

Re: RX Drops on SFP+

If you are using fiber , check your optical receive signal strengths ( on both sides ) then verify the sfp modules are within spec of the received signal strength. Also check the distance your sfps are rated for.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

You have good download speed - however your upload speed sucks. In my opinion , it looks like your ISP sets your upload speed at 3-percent of your download speed ( 30 / 1000 = .03 ) I often see that when an ISP configures upload speed at less than 5 percent of the download speed , that it creates p...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Complete. Download ~950Mb, upload ~30Mb. You have good download speed - however your upload speed sucks. In my opinion , it looks like your ISP sets your upload speed at 3-percent of your download speed ( 30 / 1000 = .03 ) I often see that when an ISP configures upload speed at less than 5 percent ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

try it now - i rebooted it again & this time I am watching it Online and flying. Getting 31Mb Upload, 953Mb down. Before in the brief time it was working it was around 180mb down. I killed the test after about 20 seconds, let me know if you'd like me to run again. Sure - do a 15 second udp down...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

FYI - the btest server does have a time-out setting , where after about a minute it will no longer btest with your Ip address , then after a timeout period , it will again allow a btest from your IP.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

I just now did see your connection.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hmmm , for the heck of it , I rebooted my Mikrotik CHR btest server ... What are you getting for speed ? Be sure not to run to long of a btest server ( about 5 to 10 seconds - just enough time to see what it is peaking at ). Note : UDP is a pretty good indicator for what your Internet pipe size is....
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

My btest server should always answer a ping. I suspect there is a firewall somewhere near your side of the Internet. Based on your pings and traceroute , I may be able to figure out where the issue is. Did something change on your end? I can now ping and run the test. Hmmm , for the heck of it , I ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

- Can your Mikrotik ping 23.162.144.120 ? - Is your Mikrotik also a firewall ? - Is your Mikrotik behing a firewall ? - What are the first three numbers of the outside Internet facing IP address ? - What country are you in ? - Have you tested all four combinations of btest ( udp-send & udp-rece...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Good Day! I'm trying to connect to IPV4 23.162.144.120 using either tcp or udp and I keep getting a can't connect error. I just upgraded my ISP connection to 1Gb and am trying to see if I'm actually getting anywhere near that. Could it be something in my firewall rules? Thanks for providing this gr...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: X86_64 ROS - 64bit Mikrotik [SOLVED]
Replies: 92
Views: 72926

Re: X86_64 ROS - 64bit Mikrotik [SOLVED]

Question: I pretty much only use CHRs for my core routers and bandwidth shaper and BGP and NAT444 ( 60-thousand lines of NAT configuration for ports per live IP address for my CGN networks ). Is an x86 with X86_X64 enabled any faster or slower than a CHR doing the same thing ? your post caught my a...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: X86_64 ROS - 64bit Mikrotik [SOLVED]
Replies: 92
Views: 72926

Re: X86_64 ROS - 64bit Mikrotik [SOLVED]

Question:

I pretty much only use CHRs for my core routers and bandwidth shaper and BGP and NAT444 ( 60-thousand lines of NAT configuration for ports per live IP address for my CGN networks ).

Is an x86 with X86_X64 enabled any faster or slower than a CHR doing the same thing ?
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT
Replies: 18
Views: 3987

Re: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT

re: ... how much lines of NAT configuration you end up with for each /21 CGN ? ... to NAT444 a /21 CGN block to 8 live IP address where each CGN IP address is assigned 250 ports from a live IP address I use 6,335 lines of code in my CHR NAT router per /21 CGN network block. In my network , I have t...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT
Replies: 18
Views: 3987

Re: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT

re: ... how much lines of NAT configuration you end up with for each /21 CGN ? ... to NAT444 a /21 CGN block to 8 live IP address where each CGN IP address is assigned 250 ports from a live IP address I use 6,335 lines of code in my CHR NAT router per /21 CGN network block. In my network , I have tw...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:52 am
Forum: RouterOS beta
Topic: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT
Replies: 18
Views: 3987

Re: Feature Request: Bulk Port Allocation for CGNAT

Re: ... logging ... For CGN NAT , use NAT444 ( not the simple standard NAT44 ). With 8 Live IPs , you can Nat an entire /21 CGN network and not need to log anything. In my CGN networks , I NAT each CGN IP to 250 ports on a Live IP address. There is no need to log your NAT translations. When I get on...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

February 22'nd 2022 -- the public access btest server has been updated from CHR ROS version 7.1.2 to version 7.1.3 IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agree to the following terms and con...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)



Are you testing using UDP ?
What type Mikrotik are you using ?
If using a CHR , what is your Interface speed and license ?
Send was using UDP, Receive did not do a transfer on UDP, used TCP.
CCR2004
Sounds like a firewall somewhere
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Was using your Btest server to troubleshoot 2.5Gb service only receiving 1.0Gb Download(supposed to be 2.5Gb both ways). Calgary, Alberta. Outgoing - 2.5Gb Incoming - 1.04Gb Thanks for hosting this wonderful tool.. I hope I didn't over use my access... Are you testing using UDP ? What type Mikrotik...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

Tom mozerd, can todays smartphones connect to wifi6e? YES There are some smartphones that support Wi-Fi 6E. Such as: Google Pixel 6 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Redmagic 6s Pro Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Motorola Edge (2021) Pixel 6 Pro Asus Zenfone 8 ROG Phone 5s However - at this time , there are zero 6...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

February 10'th 2022 9:45 AM PST-- the public access btest server is now running CHR ROS version 7.1.2 ( Prior - it was running ROS version 7.1.1 ) IPv4: 23.162.144.120 IPv6: 2605:6340:0:1b::4 btest username: btest btest password: btest Note; To use this Mikrotik public access btest server , you agre...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

From and OEM perspective 6E is where all the action is ... From a consumer perspective - in Asia, and Canada/USA 6E is flying off the shelves but supply is very limited so prices remain high -- Netgear Orbi 960 Series leads the 6E parade by a country mile .... I believe the Orbi 6e is likely the fa...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

Allow for volatile changes to the configuration. E.g. add a keyword "volatile" or "volatile=yes" to each configuration command, and when this is passed to a configuration item it is applied to the running router but not saved in the flash, so it will be lost at the next reboot. ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:10 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

I was in a webinar last week where they said that 6e wasn't approved for full power outside yet. Need to see if I can locate the slide. A wireless router ( Mikrotik ? ) 6e full-power or any power would help most customers with in-home wireless routers ( especially multiple wireless routers in a lar...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Feb 02, 2022 2:09 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

re my post dated Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:05 pm ... Re: 6E ( Wi-Fi 6E ( 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz ) The ISP/WISP I work for is federally recognized as tribal sovereign nation. We have a huge need for a reliable and fast communication system ( including Internet ). Our 5-GHz WISP system was nearly saturated ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is it better to use pf sense or mikrotik?
Replies: 2
Views: 10218

Re: Is it better to use pf sense or mikrotik?

Is it better to use pf sense or mikrotik? Both are good. I have dozens of PfSense servers and dozens of Mikrotik CHR servers. IMO , if you are going to be performing NAT444 at over 2.5 Gig rates , then Mikrotik CHR is faster. PfSense is move friendly when migrating from one hypervisor to another ( c...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: RB433
Replies: 8
Views: 2110

Re: RB433

The 433 is pretty old.
Even if the price was $1 ( or free) , I think I would still pass.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Tested on January 25th 2022, results are Tx 94.6 Mbps Rx 81.9 Mbps. This test server is a proof that it's my provider who's limiting my connection to 100 Mbps, not my router (I'm paying for 600 Mbps now). Whoa - one moment here ... If/when you are performing a btest using tcp , there is normally a ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

Safe mode will not help you when making thousands of changes, its undo buffer will have overrun long before that. (I think it can only contain about 20 commands, maybe less) Unless you have a very powerful router, having so many rules likely will result in performance problems. Maybe it can work wh...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests - NAT444 new rule type

EDIT - have you ever tried pasting in 63-thousand lines of code into any server , especially a Mikrotik ??? Over 7 MEG of text in a single paste. The possible buffer-overruns is huge ! It would be silly to do that. Upload it as a file and then /import it. Or make a script that auto-generates the co...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests - NAT444 new rule type

Feature requests - NAT444 new rule type I would like to see a new feature that is directly related to NAT444 Currently , to perform NAT44 ( not NAT444 ) , where a CGN IP address /21 block ( example 100.64.0.0/21 - aka 8 consecutive Cs ) is mapped to a live IP /30 ( 4 consecutive Cs ), only one line ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

One good thing for me is that it is super easy and quick to lookup and identify what customer is being referenced when I now get one of those copyright notices where some customer downloaded a copyrighted movie. These notices provide two pieces of information ( Live-IP-Address and the Port-Number )...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

Follow up So far , I have converted about 5 or 6 CGN networks/vlans ( 100.64.x.y/21 ) from normal NAT44 to NAT444. In all cases, I am getting reports that customer networks are working better and that some things that did not used to work now work ( now work with NAT444 ). I am using 250 ports per N...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help ( almost RESOLVED )

Well - I think I finally got my NAT444 working I was able to get the Mikrotik terminal-function addNatRules working. ** I did not know what a terminal-function was or how to use one - but I kinda know now ... *** Here is what I have done that is now working: - At this time , I have two /21 CGN (100....
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

you really have to have a look at the netmap. single translations will kill your router's cpu. Netmap for CGNAT is some sort of Brainfuck, sure. But it's worth the effort. I did some reading on Netmap. From what I read , it looks like Netmap is better suited for a 1:1 translation. I am trying to do...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: WIFI 6 Roadmap
Replies: 199
Views: 143755

Re: WIFI 6 Roadmap

Looking at the tea leaves, my guess is that MT will provide their RoS in combo with wifi6 or at least announce products by the end of the year,,,,,,,, which is not unreasonable considering supply chains etc....... They seem to be very calculating in what they do and chasing technology is a very exp...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

you really have to have a look at the netmap. single translations will kill your router's cpu.

Netmap for CGNAT is some sort of Brainfuck, sure. But it's worth the effort.
I am re-looking at doing this with Netmap.
I sure wish I could find a working script

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

If anybody wants to take a look at this , I created a Linus shell program ( a draft early beta version ) of the addNatRules This runs on a Linux system - not on a Mikrotik At this time - I do not have any action=jump lines in my code ( so if it works , it might be slow ) If beta version appears to w...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

Excuse my ignorance TOM, but do you mean that customers are limited to access only X number of ports (inbound and outbound)? Put in another way they can only run servers on a choice of 8000 ports or is this simply an allocation schema for WANIP and port association to the WANIP. I have no clue in g...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

1'st , thanks for your input and thoughts. I have two types of customer networks. - 1'st type is Live IP WANs with optional routed Live IPs ( for my static IP business accounts ). - 2'nd type is my standard CGN customers where: Close to 2-thousand DHCP ( Mikrotik wireless customer CPE DHCP-Client Wa...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

sup5 , thank you for your input Yesterday , I said F-it with the script function and started typing the mt CGN-nat configuration into a txt file. Then I had a thought:\ - If I have 12 /21 CGN networks ( 100.64.x.x /21 ) and I am natting each /21 network to 8 or 16 Live-IP addresses , that is a whole...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

Re: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

Related to my question addNatRule

What is a good working amount of ports to use ?
I have seen several documents about addNatRules that show 100 ports and some at 10,000 ports.
So , I ask, what is a decent number of ports that will probably work ( 250 ports per CGN IP address ? ) ??
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help
Replies: 39
Views: 6097

CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help

CGN NAT ( NAT444 ) help I am asking for some help. I need to configure NAT444. I have found several examples to configure NAT444 using a "addNatRules" function. Example: in the Mikrotik Wiki --> https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:IP/Firewall/NAT#Carrier-Grade_NAT_.28CGNAT.29_or_NAT444 T...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hey Tom, you are almost Canadian! ;-) I would come visit but its just like visiting any Province............. not like let say the Red Rock of Sedona Arizona which cannot be experienced just anywhere. However, I could be convinced! What are some of the attractions in your neck of the woods, Around ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

Hi Tom, Is the server still up? the server is unreachable, while traceroute result show i was able to reach your router but not the btest server, thanks! traceroute to 23.162.144.120 (23.162.144.120), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 _gateway (192.168.68.1) 6.056 ms 5.885 ms 6.761 ms 2 192.168.168.1 ...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests

No, we have an EIRP limit here, which of course means you can run higher TX power on lower gain (thus wider beam) antennas. But the EIRP limit is fixed: 30dBm on channel 100-136 in/outdoor, and 23dBm on the indoor-only channels (low 5GHz channels and also now on 6 GHz). There is an exception: it is...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests ( tri-band & phased array )

I have a new product feature request which I think Mikrotik should consider. - An outdoor tri-band ( 2.4-Ghz & 5-GHz & 6-GHz Wi-Fi 6E ) outdoor AP In Europe, 6 GHz WiFi is only allowed indoor on low power (200mW EIRP). Not much use for an outdoor AP here, unless you want to illuminate an en...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Jan 3 2022 Forum is very slow
Replies: 22
Views: 3423

Re: Jan 3 2022 Forum is very slow

Re any changes in forum response time and any different routes ... On December 22'nd and today , I ran some IPv4 and IPv6 pings and traceroutes to Mikrotik. In my view here in North Idaho, the forum is still a little sluggish. Today , the IPv4 ping response time to Mikrotik's 159.148.147.239 ( forum...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Jan 04, 2022 6:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1740
Views: 631656

Re: Feature requests ( tri-band & phased array )

I have a new product feature request which I think Mikrotik should consider. Two new AP products with the following features: - An indoor tri-band ( 2.4-Ghz & 5-GHz & 6-GHz Wi-Fi 6E ) indoor AP - An outdoor tri-band ( 2.4-Ghz & 5-GHz & 6-GHz Wi-Fi 6E ) outdoor AP - An outdoor dual-ba...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Forum is suddenly slow
Replies: 12
Views: 2129

Re: Forum is suddenly slow

This morning December 22'nd 2021 , the forums are almost unresponsive. The problems started around a few days ago. There is now a 6+ second delay on anything I click on in Mikrotik's forum.mikrotik.com Not sure - but from my point-of-view , it looks like it is falling apart somewhere near the Mikrot...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:39 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wi-Fi 6E ( 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz )
Replies: 15
Views: 11521

Re: Wi-Fi 6E ( 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz )

Hey Mikrotik We need Wi-Fi 6E to survive in our WISP businesses. Almost all cell phone companies are using LTE-U ( 5 GHz band ) on their towers and they are stomping on almost everything in the 5 GHz band !!! This is killing outdoor 5 GHz links to customers and it is also killing in-home 5-GHz wirel...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Forum is suddenly slow
Replies: 12
Views: 2129

Re: Forum is suddenly slow

The Mikrotik web site and forum both appear to be sluggish the last day or so.
It's like it is having problems getting an established TCP connection to talk.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: v7.2rc1 is released!
Replies: 240
Views: 159913

Re: v7.2rc1 is released!

Re: RouterOS version 7.2rc1 Can somebody shed some light on the following new features ? *) winbox - added support for "Tool/Speedtest" menu; The /tool/speed-test now has a UI in winbox in the "Tools" menu: https://i.ibb.co/NVtBK5H/Screen-Shot-2021-12-21-at-8-45-18-AM.png Now th...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: v7.2rc1 is released!
Replies: 240
Views: 159913

Re: v7.2rc1 is released!

Re: RouterOS version 7.2rc1
Can somebody shed some light on the following new features ?
*) winbox - added local/remote CPU load parameters for "Bandwidth Test";
*) winbox - added support for "Tool/Speedtest" menu;
by TomjNorthIdaho
Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)
Replies: 1009
Views: 1119376

Re: Public-Mikrotik-Bandwidth-Test-Server(s)

December 21'st 2021

I just upgraded the public access btest server from 7.1 to 7.1.1

North Idaho Tom Jones
by TomjNorthIdaho
Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: Useful user articles
Topic: Just how fast is NV2? Here's a chart.
Replies: 6
Views: 14206

Re: Just how fast is NV2? Here's a chart.

Re 7.1 Two days ago, I upgraded a remote site ( NetPower 16P -and- 5 nv2 APs -and- two 802.11 WDS links to 7.1 ). ( I did not upgrade any wireless customers to 7.1 ) Things went horrible... - I could not achieve a reliable Winbox connection to anything ( my equipment or any of my remote wireless cus...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???
Replies: 70
Views: 14307

Re: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???

Mikrotik Wi-Fi 6E I could sure use some additional frequencies for my Mesh networks - the existing 5 GHz band is congested, noisy, slow and competing with cellular LTE-U (#46). There is no such thing as a clean 5 GHz channel these days. Wi-Fi 6E offers the additional capabilities: 59 additional 20 M...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:41 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???
Replies: 70
Views: 14307

Re: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???

wifi-6e ---> NetGear Orbi WiFi 6E ( This is the fastest of the fastest Mesh system available for any home --- nothing is faster ! )) If you want speed , read-up on Wi-Fi 6E and the 2.4 & 5 & 6-7 GHz band Yes, but its not affordable.............. Product choices of wifi6e needs to proliferat...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:37 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???
Replies: 70
Views: 14307

Re: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???

I'm waiting Mikrotik to eventually come out with anything that supports Wi-Fi 6E wifi-6e = not home budget wifi-6e = serious wisp equipment wifi-6e ---> NetGear Orbi WiFi 6E ( This is the fastest of the fastest Mesh system available for any home --- nothing is faster ! )) If you want speed , read-u...
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:42 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???
Replies: 70
Views: 14307

Re: Wifi 7 - MikroTik when???

I'm waiting Mikrotik to eventually come out with anything that supports Wi-Fi 6E
by TomjNorthIdaho
Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:37 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Dyna Dish minimum physical distances between antennas
Replies: 5
Views: 4550

Re: Dyna Dish minimum physical distances between antennas

For starters:
- On both of those Dyna Dish systems, use frequencies as far apart as possible.

You might try something like this:
On the lowest frequency , try eeeC
On the highest frequency , try Ceee

fyi - that pipe sticking out through the roof looks like a water leak waiting to happen.
by TomjNorthIdaho
Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: why mikrotik donot support nat 444
Replies: 16
Views: 4919

Re: why mikrotik donot support nat 444

Grrrrrr ! I just went through this mess ( prior to looking at these forum posts ) and was beating my head against a wall trying to figure out why I could not follow the NAT444 procedure located at: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:IP/Firewall/NAT#Source_NAT Grrrrrr ! So , is there any valid wor...