CRS326-24S+2Q+Rm -- Did I buy the wrong switch

RouterOS General
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So I do a lot of concerts and we run a ton of fiber. so Ive been buying the crs328-4c-20s-4s+rm and it has been amazing. Just enough 10 gig to go to my routers and ive been really happy with performance. But we just order like 10 Cisco switches that are going to be coming with 10 gig SFP+ ports so I was like wow im going to need something that can handle all these fiber endpoints and still do it from one switch.. SOOOOO I got myself 2!! lol.. CRS326-24S+2Q+Rm.. And I felt because of the hard ware offloading with vlan filtering that im going to be set! and then I read this review. (Ill leave the snapshot on the post) and it mentioned this..

“If you need highly
specialized networking or the lowest latency switch, you
probably are not looking at the $499 price bracket. For its
intended use, it is fine. Here are the official switching
results from MikroTik:”

and

If you are using L2 features, the switch offers perfectly
acceptable performance although small packet sizes can
impact performance.

I dont plan on doing anything but layer two.. just trunking VLANS to switches. I hope I dont have anything to worry about. Ill even post one of my configs I use on the crs328-4c-20s-4s+rm to make sure I dont have something on that I should.

Thank you so much..

# jun/14/2022 21:42:20 by RouterOS 6.45.9
# software id = NU7G-SYG3
#
# model = CRS328-4C-20S-4S+
# serial number =  
/interface bridge
add admin-mac=XX;Xx;xx;xx;xx;xx auto-mac=no comment=defconf dhcp-snooping=yes name=bridge vlan-filtering=yes
/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=combo1 ] name=Combo1-Controller
set [ find default-name=combo2 ] name=Combo2-Er6LAN
set [ find default-name=combo3 ] name=Combo3-Edge4Lan
set [ find default-name=combo4 ] name=Combo4-PRTG
set [ find default-name=sfp-sfpplus1 ] name=SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG
set [ find default-name=sfp-sfpplus2 ] name=SFP+2-PF-Lan
set [ find default-name=sfp-sfpplus3 ] name=SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE
set [ find default-name=sfp-sfpplus4 ] name=SFP+4
set [ find default-name=sfp2 ] mac-address=48:8F:5A:79:07:14
set [ find default-name=sfp4 ] mac-address=48:8F:5A:79:07:16
set [ find default-name=sfp6 ] mac-address=48:8F:5A:79:07:18
set [ find default-name=sfp8 ] mac-address=48:8F:5A:79:07:1A
/interface vlan
add interface=bridge name=Management-Vlan200 vlan-id=200
/interface bonding
add arp-ip-targets=192.168.200.1 mode=802.3ad name=bonding1-2 slaves=sfp1,sfp2 transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3
add mode=802.3ad name=bonding3-4 slaves=sfp3,sfp4 transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3
add mode=802.3ad name=bonding5-6 slaves=sfp5,sfp6 transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3
add mode=802.3ad name=bonding7-8 slaves=sfp7,sfp8 transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3
/interface list
add name=WAN
add name=LAN
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
/ip hotspot profile
set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=flash/hotspot
/snmp community
add addresses=0.0.0.0/0 name=bigredsnmp
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Combo1-Controller pvid=10 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Combo2-Er6LAN trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Combo3-Edge4Lan trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=PRTG frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Combo4-PRTG pvid=200 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=SFP+2-PF-Lan trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=24POEMikrotik frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=yes interface=SFP+4 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp10 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp11 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp12 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp13 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp14 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp15 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp16 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp17 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp18 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp19 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp20 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=bonding1-2 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=bonding3-4 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge ingress-filtering=yes interface=bonding5-6 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge ingress-filtering=yes interface=bonding7-8 trusted=yes
add bridge=bridge frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=sfp9 trusted=yes
/interface bridge vlan
add bridge=bridge tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 vlan-ids=400
add bridge=bridge tagged="Combo1-Controller,Combo3-Edge4Lan,bridge,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,SFP+2-PF-Lan,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-E\
    r6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=200
add bridge=bridge tagged=\
    SFP+2-PF-Lan,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=230
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 vlan-ids=240
add bridge=bridge tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16\
    ,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" untagged=Combo1-Controller vlan-ids=10
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=210
add bridge=bridge tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16\
    ,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=40
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=50
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=60
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=70
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=69
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=79
add bridge=bridge tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16\
    ,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=80
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=90
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=100
add bridge=bridge tagged="SFP+4,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=130
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=140
add bridge=bridge tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,s\
    fp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=150
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=160
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=169
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,Combo2-Er6LAN,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=170
add bridge=bridge tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,s\
    fp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=179
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=180
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=190
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=250
add bridge=bridge tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=260
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=269
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=270
add bridge=bridge tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=279
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=280
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=290
add bridge=bridge tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16\
    ,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=30
add bridge=bridge tagged=\
    SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20 \
    vlan-ids=600
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="Combo3-Edge4Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp1\
    4,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=89
add bridge=bridge disabled=yes tagged="SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,SFP+4,SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG,bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,Combo2-Er6LAN,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,\
    sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20" vlan-ids=189
add bridge=bridge tagged=sfp9,sfp10 vlan-ids=110
add bridge=bridge tagged=bonding1-2,bonding3-4,bonding5-6,bonding7-8,sfp9,sfp10,sfp11,sfp12,sfp13,sfp14,sfp15,sfp16,sfp17,sfp18,sfp19,sfp20,SFP+2-PF-Lan,SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE,sfp1 \
    vlan-ids=192
/interface list member
add interface=sfp1 list=WAN
add interface=sfp2 list=LAN
add interface=sfp3 list=LAN
add interface=sfp4 list=LAN
add interface=sfp5 list=LAN
add interface=sfp6 list=LAN
add interface=sfp7 list=LAN
add interface=sfp8 list=LAN
add interface=sfp9 list=LAN
add interface=sfp10 list=LAN
add interface=sfp11 list=LAN
add interface=sfp12 list=LAN
add interface=sfp13 list=LAN
add interface=sfp14 list=LAN
add interface=sfp15 list=LAN
add interface=sfp16 list=LAN
add interface=sfp17 list=LAN
add interface=sfp18 list=LAN
add interface=sfp19 list=LAN
add interface=sfp20 list=LAN
add interface=Combo1-Controller list=LAN
add interface=Combo2-Er6LAN list=LAN
add interface=Combo3-Edge4Lan list=LAN
add interface=Combo4-PRTG list=LAN
add interface=SFP+1-MikroTik10GIG list=LAN
add interface=SFP+2-PF-Lan list=LAN
add interface=SFP+3-24PortMikroPOE list=LAN
add interface=SFP+4 list=LAN
/ip address
add address=192.168.88.1/24 comment=defconf disabled=yes interface=sfp2 network=192.168.88.0
add address=192.168.200.99/24 interface=Management-Vlan200 network=192.168.200.0
/ip dns
set servers=8.8.8.8
/ip route
add distance=1 gateway=192.168.200.1
/port remote-access
add port=serial0 tcp-port=22
/snmp
set enabled=yes trap-community=
/system clock
set time-zone-name=America/New_York
/system identity
set name=Mikro-24PortCore
/system ntp client
set enabled=yes primary-ntp=192.168.200.1
/system routerboard settings
set boot-os=router-os
/system swos
set address-acquisition-mode=static allow-from-ports=p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,p8,p9,p10,p11,p12,p13,p14,p15,p16,p17,p18,p19,p20,p21,p22,p23,p24,p25,p26,p27,p28 identity=\
    MikroTik10G-Core static-ip-address=192.168.200.99
/tool romon
set enabled=yes

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2

insert why reynolds meme here :laughing:

why you buy your access switches with cisco and the core switch from MikroTik ??

3

Mainly because of the TDR testing I can do from the ciscos switches, and IP device tracking (a feature I actually use more then anything.)

With Mikrotik I can not find the IP address with a device connected to a port unless im routing with the Mikrotik (im pretty sure) but with ciscos that IP device tracking helps me troubleshoot all the time..

PLus I couldn’t find any of the poe crs328-24p-4S+

Also the POE mode on the mikrotiks is mode b I think. with the Cisco it use pairs 1,2,3,6 and at these events in pinches if the cable gets nicked we can bring back an ap with just those strands. with Mikrotik I could not achieve the same thing.

4

And admittedly in some of these areas there will be like transactions gong on so thats are like bits of data.. (small packets) that is what got me concerned with what the gentleman wrote.. but I think with my config im hardware offloaded the whole time and it should be wire speed.. im hoping.. and with all those 10 gig links.. im hoping ill be fine.. if my config looks good please let me know

5

my question was more about the core switch, why chose a MikroTik instead of Cisco ?

6

$$$$ lol

7

roger that :sunglasses: