I want to run a remote spectrum analysis across a link and see the results. If I run the analysis, the link goes down. So, I run a timed analysis using:
Doing this, the analysis is run and stopped after 20 seconds. This works great for local connections. But for a remote link, the link drops and my sessions time out. Then, I cannot see the results.
So, can I create a log, or a saved export of the output produced from a spectrum analysis? If possible, I can run the spectrum analysis, have results saved to a file, and when the link re-establishes a few seconds later, I can view the saved file which displays the results of the spectrum analysis? If so, how? If not, is there another option?
Okay. This time I used winbox instead of webbox, and I was able to use save-file-name=whatever
Unfortunately, I have a new problem. I cannot figure out what in the world this file is good for. It is not a text file. Looking at the hex of the file, I cannot tell what in the world the file is. Can anyone give me a tip on a file extension that might make the file meaningful? It is not a txt, jpeg, png, or bmp. It is 43.8 kb in size. I would post it here, but until I have a clue as to what it is, I cannot in good faith do that.
connect to remote radio with telnet and run /int wireless scan 0 duration=5
The link will drop, the telnet session stays open, the link comes back and you get the output. The telnet session timeout is higher then the scan duration.
Thanks for the assistance in finding that posting. M forum search did not reveal that.
A comment for Mikrotik Support:
Mikrotik!
It has been one year since support indicated that software had not been developed that could read the output of the spectral scan. Any chance some software will be released? It is really inconvenient that I must plug into the device locally in order to monitor changes to spectrum usage that are affecting link performance. That involves travel time, plus taking down a link for much longer than the duration of a quick spectral scan.
Hmm. A wireless scan will not be enough for me. But, on that premise, I can probably do the same thing with the spectral scan using telnet. I will try that. I am surprised that the timeout would be high enough for the link to re-establish, but I will try it. Perhaps there is a way to increase the timeout on the Mikrotik device (???).
I have noticed this too… using google search is able to find posts that do not show up in forum search. The forum can’t seem to find it’s own posts? lol
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