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by letabawireless
Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:42 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

To me, the whole point would be to manage the airtime, so multiple frequencies, but a big boss decided who gets which time slot overall.
by letabawireless
Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

Update from Mikrotik: Hello, This is how the wireless sync features are working and there is nothing which could be done to improve the situation. If you have lot of clients pointing in one direction then the only solution is to use different wireless frequency. I guess us moving into Mimosa was the...
by letabawireless
Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:37 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

Oh yes, and by the way, the sync is done wirelessly, not via layer 2 cable....
by letabawireless
Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:06 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

Oh yes, and by the way, the sync is done wirelessly, not via layer 2 cable....
by letabawireless
Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

Ok, So I have had an actual email discussion with an actual Mikrotik agent. Here is his answer: Hello, You can look up in Internet how all the frequency re-use plan works. The CPE should see only the one of the Synced AP - it can't see the other AP otherwise the connection will not work correctly as...
by letabawireless
Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:14 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

I recently attended the Mum in South Africa. I had to travel 2000 kms to get there, with one of my most important questions being about NV2. When I asked the staff present about it, they simply referred me to email support ...
by letabawireless
Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:53 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: NV2 sync issues and solutions
Replies: 91
Views: 18875

Re: NV2 sync issues and solutions

Hi there

I recently attended the Mum, and this was my sole question to Mikrotik staff, which they couldn't answer and just told me to email them. Such a nice product with loads of potential. Unfortunately I think they have no intention of developing the wireless leg of their company.
by letabawireless
Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: CAPSMan vs WDS / Interference ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1359

Re: CAPSMan vs WDS / Interference ?

Hi

Anybody have an idea ?

Thanks
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: CAPSMan vs WDS / Interference ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1359

CAPSMan vs WDS / Interference ?

Hi there I would like some clarification please. I was trained that when you setup WDS, and you have the 2 AP's close to one another, they would not be interference for one another, but 'boost' the signal. So noise becomes signal, if I understand it correctly. My question is, does this apply to Caps...
by letabawireless
Wed May 24, 2017 9:58 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

Normis, What this whole community is trying to find out is, are we going to get there with Mikrotik, or can we get a definite answer that we won't ? For us, who have proudly had a Mikrotik only network, with about 5000 devices in the field, I think it is just fair to tell us the truth. Give us at le...
by letabawireless
Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:51 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: strange phenomenon ospf and NAT
Replies: 8
Views: 4362

Re: strange phenomenon ospf and NAT

Hi I have fixed this by upgarding to 6.38.5 - had exactly what you had. NAT rules not linked to the OSPF link at all, would cause it to not work. Also, it was not a particular rule. If you disable all but one, no matter which one, OSPF doesnt start. As soon as you disable the last of it, OSPF immedi...
by letabawireless
Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:30 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

Hi there I realise that the forum is not a paid service, however; in 2 years, we have had no real updated response from Mikrotik. We are being unwillingly forced to look at alternatives as we cannot properly utilize the AC products without a spectrum analyzer. The fact is also that the bigger hardwa...
by letabawireless
Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:19 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

Every time I get a reply email, my hopes shoot through the roof ! Only to find the Mikrotik is still M.I.A on this. Such a pity.
by letabawireless
Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

It looks like we can implement Spectral Scan, but it will take some time. It is on our to-do list Hi Normis - 2 years have passed - is this still in the planning or not ? What we need to decide is if we have to forklift our PtMP network and replace it with something that can GPS sync and also spect...
by letabawireless
Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:08 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: OSPF Route Error > Discarding Packet locally originated
Replies: 3
Views: 4472

Re: OSPF Route Error > Discarding Packet locally originated

Hi there - my two cents.

I started getting this error on a backhual link - I fixed it by turning the station into station-bridge. It has got to do with level 2 to some extent. Hope this helps someone
by letabawireless
Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:07 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

You know what I don't get. Just like Nokia, Blackberry, and many other examples; too little, too late. Mikrotik has something extra-ordinary. If they could only implement these mentioned features, they will be right up there with the big boys. Unfortunately its seems they do not think that this is r...
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:20 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: Fortigate SSL-VPN connection
Replies: 10
Views: 20922

Re: Fortigate SSL-VPN connection

Hi

Having the same scenario here - any updates ?
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Virtual AP and NV2
Replies: 48
Views: 21880

Re: Virtual AP and NV2

Fair enough - bear in mind that I want to to host multiple sector ssid's on one router, for failover purposes. Then it requires multiple ssid's.
by letabawireless
Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Virtual AP and NV2
Replies: 48
Views: 21880

Re: Virtual AP and NV2

Hi

Its quite simple really. We have a site with multiple sectors, and multiple SSID's. So if one sector fails, you can simply add the Virtual AP with the SSID, and the IP to OSPF, and everybody runs again. You then have ample time to go and replace the faulty unit, withou affecting your customers.
by letabawireless
Thu May 26, 2016 10:06 am
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Advanced find / ip firewall connections
Replies: 0
Views: 936

Advanced find / ip firewall connections

Hi all Please check attachment. I would like to do that search in terminal. I am searching for all connections, to any of the subnet's IP. It works well in winbox, but I would like to script this so I can trigger it whenever I need to. The goal is to delete all my voip connections when changing to a...
by letabawireless
Sat May 07, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Groove Grounding/ESD Protection
Replies: 1
Views: 1152

Groove Grounding/ESD Protection

The Mikrotik wiki - http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Grounding - explains two methods of grounding. The 1st is " using a Shielded cable +Board is grounded " and the 2nd "using only shielded cable only " with the 1st method the preferred one. My question is how do I ground the...
by letabawireless
Thu May 05, 2016 1:37 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Newsletter 71
Replies: 66
Views: 36434

Re: Newsletter 71

Maybe not entirely related, but spectral scan missing on AC makes the units very unappealing to us. We have high noise areas (shared among other WISPs) and we have to stick with normal a/n for our back haul, as we cannot get to see where is open space for 80mhz. We have recently started implementing...
by letabawireless
Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:07 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wisp Design / Scalability
Replies: 0
Views: 839

Wisp Design / Scalability

We are where many a WISP has come, or is on their way to. We are expanding, and we need better control over our customer base / network. We run a fully deployed OSPF network,and we are looking at introducing Public IP’s to each of our customers. This is of course a major design overhaul, therefor I ...
by letabawireless
Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:41 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

We have now installed some Mimosa links, with quite decent results, but its just a dumb bridge. Mikrotik can do so much more. The spectral scan will be a major improvement already.
by letabawireless
Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: AC equipment and spectral scan problem
Replies: 174
Views: 46666

Re: AC equipment and spectral scan problem

Hi there

Do any of you know if there is progress for the Spectral Scan on the AC ?
by letabawireless
Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: v6.17 SNMP - Interface Stats
Replies: 56
Views: 24636

Re: v6.17 SNMP - Interface Stats

Hi there

I have picked this up since upgrading to 6.x . Currently running on 6.29.1 still with the same problem. The OID is:

voltage: .1.3.6.1.4.1.14988.1.1.3.8.0

.Any ideas would be helpful.
Thank you
by letabawireless
Mon May 04, 2015 4:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How does one enable NTP Server debugging??
Replies: 1
Views: 1135

Re: How does one enable NTP Server debugging??

I have the same issue. When you install the NTP additional package, you actuallty get less debug info than running just the NTP client.

Been battling for a week now, still cant get my NTP to work.
by letabawireless
Sat May 02, 2015 1:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: NTP Client not working in version 6.24
Replies: 10
Views: 4879

Re: NTP Client not working in version 6.24

/system ntp client
set enabled=yes primary-ntp=196.25.1.1 secondary-ntp=196.25.1.3

Not a lot of things to set, this is why its so weird.
by letabawireless
Fri May 01, 2015 12:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: NTP Client not working in version 6.24
Replies: 10
Views: 4879

Re: NTP Client not working in version 6.24

Hi

Anybody got an answer on this ? I just upgraded to 6.28 on my CCR. NTP status just sits on "started".
by letabawireless
Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: Feature request: Netinstall on all ports
Replies: 9
Views: 4359

Re: Feature request: Netinstall on all ports

Yes please Mikrotik !
by letabawireless
Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Script to identify conficker (virus infected) users
Replies: 43
Views: 57408

Re: Script to identify conficker (virus infected) users

Hi there
I stumbled upon your script on the wiki, and need it. The problem is the website epicwinrar seems to not be working anymore ? Has it been moved somewhere else ?
by letabawireless
Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: The User Manager
Topic: User manager delete expired users
Replies: 21
Views: 26815

Re: User manager delete expired users

Kudos! That worked great !!
by letabawireless
Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:24 am
Forum: The User Manager
Topic: User manager delete expired users
Replies: 21
Views: 26815

User manager delete expired users

Hi I have setup the following test Hotspot: profile with validity of 5m transfer limit 50m So, the problem is that, old users pile up. In the real client setup, I have 100's of users, and what I have picked up is that when the start-time parameter gets to the status 'unknown', then it means that the...
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:11 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Netinstall won't install
Replies: 12
Views: 18195

Re: Netinstall won't install

I have a board with a blown ether1 port. The POE still works, so I can use it, but I can't make netinstall use ether2 instead of ether1. Is there any way, i can recover this board ?
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:01 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: BGP-MPLS-BGP soluton
Replies: 3
Views: 2709

Re: BGP-MPLS-BGP soluton

Hi

I have the same scenario, hoping for an answer!
by letabawireless
Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI
Replies: 151
Views: 99678

Re: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI

Sorry to say, you can only use them as CPE units. Replace with 433 and radios, the only real way of a solution.
by letabawireless
Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Automatic disabling of radio
Replies: 3
Views: 1656

Automatic disabling of radio

Hi there Wondering is someone else have had this issue. We have seen that at random, the radio will get disabled. I sent the tech out there, they can still login, and just enabled the board. It has happened intermittently about 20 times out of 2000 clients. Unfortunately, the techs normally first re...
by letabawireless
Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:40 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI
Replies: 151
Views: 99678

Re: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI

Hi there

We have one site which has 3 Metal 2Hn, and 3 Metal 5HPn. All three the 2.4 has stopped working. We have replaced it with 433 boards and radios.
by letabawireless
Mon May 05, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hotspot + AD + Usermanager
Replies: 1
Views: 2458

Hotspot + AD + Usermanager

Hi I have a school that needs to implemented user limits. The way I thought of doing it, is to use Mikrotik Hotspot, and authenticate against the AD. The thing is, I can't find a decent manual or reference for this. Also, I don't know if I can give each user a download limit / uptime with this imple...
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: QinQ MTU
Replies: 11
Views: 11926

Re: QinQ MTU

Many thanks guys !
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: PCC classifier
Replies: 3
Views: 1284

Re: PCC classifier

Cool, where and how would I set this up correctly ?

Many thanks for your advice !!
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:41 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: QinQ MTU
Replies: 11
Views: 11926

Re: QinQ MTU

Thank macgaiver

Thats very useful to know. It would seem that Mikrotik changes these L2MTU accordingly to accomodate for the extra header.

My other question still remains; how does the Service tag link into this ? I have Mikrotik on both sides of the vlan trunks.
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:31 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: PCC classifier
Replies: 3
Views: 1284

PCC classifier

Hi
Which PCC classifier have you found to be best ? I battle to get Youtube to continiously stream. Is there a way to adjust the timeout of when the PCC loses the established connection ?

Thanks
W
by letabawireless
Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:32 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: QinQ MTU
Replies: 11
Views: 11926

Re: QinQ MTU

Guys, thanks so much for this, but I need more 'lamens' terms here. My current setup is like this: rb1100 - 01 eth1 vlan1 vlan101 vlan102 vlan103 vlan104 Other side router, which I also have: rb1100 - 02 eth12 vlan1 vlan101 vlan102 vlan103 vlan104 I have to also bridge at router 2, since the goal is...
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCC load balancer with many lines
Replies: 1
Views: 840

PCC load balancer with many lines

Hi there I have outgrown a single rb1100 with PCC. What I mean is that I have more than 12 lines (13 ports on 1100, one used for UPLINK.) What I have done, which might be correct or not (therefor the post), is use QinQ vlan, and link up more 1100's, with a bridged ether and corresponding vlan on the...
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:49 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: QinQ MTU
Replies: 11
Views: 11926

QinQ MTU

Hi there I have a PCC balancer running QinQ (vlan inside vlan, if I understand it correctly. Should I change the default MTU for the Ethernet ? Setup is as follows: Router 1: ether1 - default MTU vlan1 - interface=eth1 vlan101 - interface vlan1 IP address assigned to vlan101 I have many interfaces c...
by letabawireless
Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: XBox Live - NAT Type Strict
Replies: 24
Views: 21157

Re: XBox Live - NAT Type Strict

Hi there. The problem is, if you are a WISP, and you give a best effort type service, you can't give every client behind the system a public IP. So, how do we resolve that ? It looks to me that, for any of these games consoles, or even from a PC for that matter with Steam etc, you need to have a pub...
by letabawireless
Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:57 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: PTP Link between RB433AH R52HN and Sextant
Replies: 3
Views: 1912

Re: PTP Link between RB433AH R52HN and Sextant

Best scenario is to always use the same cards / config both sides. Also, do a spectral history, to make sure the channel you use has no noise.
by letabawireless
Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:54 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: RB Metal AP stability
Replies: 26
Views: 14278

Re: RB Metal AP stability

Hi

Same behavior, we have 2 x Metal 2.4 Grooves with exactly the same sypmtoms. The 5Ghz Metal Grooves on the same mast, seems stable. So it can't be a power issue. We have resorted to using 433 with RB52Hn cards; seems the Metal 2.4 is NOT a high site unit.

Thanks.
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wds mode between groove and bullet m2
Replies: 2
Views: 1476

Re: wds mode between groove and bullet m2

What might be wrong is that their clients are masqueraded behind the UBNT. Or do they only have one PC connected behind the UBNT ?
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI
Replies: 151
Views: 99678

Re: Metal 2 shpn Problem in WIFI

Hi there

We have had 2 Metal groove with the same symptoms.
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:52 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Use same router in bonding and wireless
Replies: 2
Views: 1198

Re: Use same router in bonding and wireless

It should be just fine. All depends on the load on the links, as well as routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, Conn tracking)
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: aggregate muitiple WAN links
Replies: 1
Views: 1431

Re: aggregate muitiple WAN links

If you don't have control over both sides of the DSL connection (which you probably don't) you can't aggregate to have a total of 9mb. The best you can do is load balance, and PCC works as well as ECMP.
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ip reverse dns lookup
Replies: 3
Views: 15454

Re: ip reverse dns lookup

According to my knowledge, no. You would need to have a proper DNS Server for those type of records. Anyway, the reverse DNS lookup is normally done by the owner of the IP, and that normally is your ISP, not you.
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: web proxy without disk
Replies: 1
Views: 869

Re: web proxy without disk

I would think if you just use your Mikrotik as a transparent proxy and you have a Parent proxy, this shouldn't be too much of a problem. Obviously, caching on the Mikrotik itself, would need more space.
by letabawireless
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Mikrotik Groove as a AP
Replies: 2
Views: 1930

Mikrotik Groove as a AP

Hi there We have started using Metal Grooves on high sites for certain of our clients (to utilize the higher power output). The strangest thing has happen once or twice. We have had a groove that has about 5 clients, and all works well, and then after about 8hrs, all the clients just loose connectio...
by letabawireless
Thu May 23, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: i want to block the facebook in my internal network
Replies: 43
Views: 24034

Re: i want to block the facebook in my internal network

Hi there I have found a way: chain=prerouting action=add-dst-to-address-list src-address=192.168.x.0/24 dst-address-list=!LAN address-list=FACEBOOK address-list-timeout=0s content=facebook Then you do : chain=forward action=drop dst-address-list=FACEBOOK You will see I said in dst addr list !LAN. He...
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to get "interface-name" by its' id ?
Replies: 30
Views: 34469

Re: How to get "interface-name" by its' id ?

Its a winner !!! Many thanks...... I bow to the masters....
by letabawireless
Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to get "interface-name" by its' id ?
Replies: 30
Views: 34469

Re: How to get "interface-name" by its' id ?

I would like to do something along these lines. I woud appreciate your help. I want to do checks on most interfaces, which involves changing a gateway for each test. So I need an array of some sort, and use the names of the interfaces to do the test. foreach i [/interface ethernet find name] and get...
by letabawireless
Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Scripting Virtual Interfaces
Replies: 3
Views: 1390

Re: Scripting Virtual Interfaces

Hi

I have tried that, it executes without error, but it doesn't do what the command says ....

:(

Sorry, my bad..... needed to have the " " in ....

Many thanks !!!
:lol: :lol:
by letabawireless
Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Scripting Virtual Interfaces
Replies: 3
Views: 1390

Scripting Virtual Interfaces

Hi there I always run Virtual AP's for my sectors. I still use ACL for my clients, (need to move to Radius Auth I Know), but we sometimes forget to close the AP after adding a new client. So the goal is as follows: I have a RB433 running 2 Virtual AP's: VAP1 VAP2 I need to have a scripting something...
by letabawireless
Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:17 am
Forum: Scripting
Topic: And statement
Replies: 2
Views: 2059

Re: And statement

Hi

Not really what I had in mind. I have also done two rules now based on that idea, but was hoping to do everything in one rule. My goal is not really to get it done, but to find better ways of scripting.
by letabawireless
Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: And statement
Replies: 2
Views: 2059

And statement

Hi So Im kind of new to scripting. I have a simple idea: i have a rb750 with 5 interfaces. I have 3 disabled interfaces. I have commented on of them with the comment "suspect". So my script needs to enable all disabled interfaces, except of those that have the comment "suspect". ...