This is found on version 6.13, but I am sure it will still be there…
Anyone notice that when you use winbox and open an Ethernet Interface, click on General TAB, and then you see “Bandwidth (Rx/Tx):” if you change the left from unlimited to anything, it doesn’t actually limit the data. WELL… it does… My thinking is that RX means what the PORT receives is considered RX, but yet, this limits the TX instead. Ie the rx/tx are reversed in the label. Yet look at the “traffic TAB”, it says everywhere TX/RX not RX/TX. Bug? Yeah…
Also, I just moved 200 MB of files from a netbook to a MS surface pro. I was really trying to figure out HOW there was no data on the wireless interface, Literally, none. Yes, they both connect wirelessly to the AP on the Mikrotik.
So, how did the data move, when there was no data sent over the wireless? OH, because the RouterOS didn’t show it on the tx and rx numbers…
This is really silly, but if it is not being seen there as the data transferred, then this is probably what is causing a whole bunch of the other issues I just read about on recent posts.
Another one I seen, was that the Bandwidth test reports around 30 mbit data rate over a wireless link ( tx/rx numbers in wonbox ) and yet, another devices is reporting a lot less, like 10 mbit. Yes, there was only one device transferring data over this ptp link when this was seen.
The point is, how could this SIMPLE mistake of been made. This is one of many simple mistakes that MT made, and its weird that no one else notices these. I didn’t, until two days ago, when I needed to throttle a Ethernet port for a location that uses Netflix a lot and creates issues for a lot of other users and voip traffic. so I limited it to 4Mbit.
I will, just for you update to the latest bug filled 6.17 and I will make bets that this is still there…
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Yup, RX/TX is mis written still. Im to lazy to check the wireless data transfer between clients right now… but I be that is there too…
Furthermore… Do you expect Microsoft, or do you expect to have to upgrade your MS Office suite if there is a bug, no they fix it for that version. Yes, I understand that the newest would be more bug free, but there are always new bugs introduced.
The whole sentence suggests both your laptop and Surface Pro are connected to the same Mikrotik-driven wireless network. In this case the traffic you’re referring to will never hit the router’s port. Think about AP as a wireless switch. Anything forwarded by AP itself (as opposed to routed by the OS) does not change counters on the wireless interface.
That actually makes sense. But Doesn’t seem proper. I do get what you are saying though. I just look at the number that is displayed as what is actually being sent or received by that device, eg the Wlan card. In this situation it simply repeats the data, and never gets routed, so its not shown. Basically, if on a block diagram, only comes into the box representing the WLAN interface, and leaves the box the same way, and never going to the next box in the diagram. ( Routed)
Where as, an Ethernet connection will have to pass through ether1 to ether2 interface, thus counting the traffic.
According to the manual limiting RX is only supported on AR8327 switch-chip ports, which does not seem to be the case for 493AH (see here).
Still I agree that behavior that you’re reporting is weird.