minipci cards with expansion card

RouterOS General
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Hello

When using the expansion card on the rb500, what is wlan1 - wlan4 etc..?

Is wlan1 & 2 still on the main board and 3 & 4 on the daugterboard?

Thanks

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It’s seems more related to the order of enumeration, than to the actual physical slot. The first card recognised will be wlan1, the second wlan2, and so on. Everything else being equal, and all cards showing up at the same time, I would guess that it would follow the PCI-bus ID (just a guess).

If you want full control, reset the system with only the card you want to be wlan1 installed. After that, install the cards in the order you want, powering-up (and down) the RB between each one.

Or, just note down the MAC addresses as you add the cards (at one sitting, perhaps), and rename the interfaces to fit your plan afterwards.

–Eric