Hi all,
first time poster here, please be kind with my MT beginner questions…
..in an attempt to troubleshoot a long-time established TP-Link link over a distance of about 2km I purchased a second-hand RB-SXT lite, which I plan to use as a client to the TP-Link AP. The mikrotik unit came with RouterOS v. 6.34.4 (!!) installed which dates back to 160303 if my research is right so far. TP-Link gear runs on latest versions (with the WPA2 krack exploit fixed apparently).
So my question is: should I absolutely update this RB-SXT Lite to the latest version of RouterOS just for testing out the viability of the link before I draw any conclusions and/or rollout a change to MT gear or could I just temporarily test with this old OS and see how things go? I’d be reluctant to update on the merit that there’s supposedly also the f/w that needs updating and from what I read that may lead to other implications of devices with older f/w? In any case for starters this will be a headless connection (i.e. no other clients will be connected after the MT unit) just to test things out. I -could- update the OS wirelessly down the line (although not recommended this is how I’ve been managing my TP-Link gear so far)…
Your comments are more than welcome 