Rate-Limit - what exactly is set?

RouterOS General
1

Hello,

What exactly is set by rate-limit? Does Mikrotik count only IP layer? Is ethernet layer counted to limits?

Thanks for any aswers…

Gregor

2

in wireless you can limit OSI lvl2 but in wireled connections, think - not :unamused:

but maybe im wrong :unamused: :blush:

3

So? Can you confirm, that for the limit only IP layer is counted, not all ethernet headers?

4

since the rate limiting is often done with a central system for many ISPs, there is no ethernet frame information being passed to the system, only IP, Therefore the only thing it can actually limit would be the IP layer.

HOWEVER…

you can set mangle rules to packet mark by MAC address, which will look at the ethernet frame and you can then shape at the MAC layer, but this will only work if you are connected to the device at layer 2.