I have an RB1200, running a vlan (id20) on ethernet 6 (192.168.16.1)
Ethernet 6 is connected to a basic switch which feeds 3 x RB411 (192.168.16.3,11,12)
Each RB411 has the vlan set up also , and pinging between the units works - but not very well.
Im getting these results:
4 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=893 ttl=61 time=125.515 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=894 ttl=61 time=139.392 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=895 ttl=61 time=115.440 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=896 ttl=61 time=104.395 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 897
Request timeout for icmp_seq 898
Request timeout for icmp_seq 899
No sense to it, just starts, stops, Im pinging across a PPTP tunnel in this example, but pinging from an RB411 to the RB1200 yields the same issues.
Ive removed the switch in between - same issues. Gut feeling is that its something to do with ARP.
RB411s are running versions 5.6 , 5.7 and 5.8 (trying to track the issue to a fw version). The RB1200 is on 5.7 at present but have just downloaded 5.11 but am unable to upgrade until the user have signed off.
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=198 ttl=61 time=69.316 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=199 ttl=61 time=74.872 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=200 ttl=61 time=82.696 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=201 ttl=61 time=68.409 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=202 ttl=61 time=73.260 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=203 ttl=61 time=97.189 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 204
Request timeout for icmp_seq 205
Request timeout for icmp_seq 206
Request timeout for icmp_seq 207
Request timeout for icmp_seq 208
Request timeout for icmp_seq 209
Request timeout for icmp_seq 210
Request timeout for icmp_seq 211
Request timeout for icmp_seq 212
Request timeout for icmp_seq 213
Request timeout for icmp_seq 214
Request timeout for icmp_seq 215
Request timeout for icmp_seq 216
Request timeout for icmp_seq 217
Request timeout for icmp_seq 218
Request timeout for icmp_seq 219
Request timeout for icmp_seq 220
Request timeout for icmp_seq 221
Request timeout for icmp_seq 222
Request timeout for icmp_seq 223
Request timeout for icmp_seq 224
Request timeout for icmp_seq 225
Request timeout for icmp_seq 226
Request timeout for icmp_seq 227
Request timeout for icmp_seq 228
Request timeout for icmp_seq 229
Request timeout for icmp_seq 230
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=231 ttl=61 time=68.161 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=232 ttl=61 time=68.428 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=233 ttl=61 time=97.618 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=234 ttl=61 time=68.806 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=235 ttl=61 time=69.973 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=236 ttl=61 time=70.212 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3: icmp_seq=237 ttl=61 time=97.194 ms
no joy, still random packet loss.
Seems to be consistant in that every RB411 has packet loss when pinging either another RB411 or the Rb1200
If I leave the system alone for a while, it always takes 7 response timed outs, then on the 8th it starts pinging. No pattern evident though on the starts and stops once its started to respond.