Have a RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN, just updated software this morning to 6.30 from 6.29. This is a first time set up of this router. Watched this video https://youtu.be/ulDefmf1ces about 50 times to make sure that I set it up correctly as per this video.
Internet service is via Time Waner Cable 350mb/25mb feed via DHCP, no dedicated IP’s.
We have two modems/services at our office, both are basically identical modems, one just has a slower service speed than the other. Set up everything while hooked up to one modem (slow one). Got everything working using exact same setup shown in the youtube video. Once everything was working, decided to move router over to our main network. Does not seem to want to work on our main network.
Have no idea why things are not working. From a desktop, the LAN icon shows its connected to the network. When the attempt is made to go to a web site, its almost like it wants to load the website up, but then nothing, just the “This Webpage is not Available”.
Thought I was competent enough to configure this router, however this task has turned into a very humbling experience. Have tried watching several other video’s and reading the wiki set up stuff, but so far no luck. I know its something simple that’s hanging everything up, however since I have no experience with Mikrotik equipment, its all a foreign language to me at this point.
Would greatly appreciate any help possible at this point and greetings from Austin, TX
The basics: From factory default settings, ether1 is gateway, rest are LAN, should be as simple as plugging modem into ether1 and PC into ether2
When it’s not working, go to IP > DHCP Client, is ether1 obtaining a Public IP from your ISP?
With ISPs in my city, they remember MAC addresses and only allow 5 devices to have been plugged in (even if the first was decommissioned). Then I have to call and get them to reset it.
If you’re not getting an IP from your ISP, try cloning the mac of your old router that worked on that ISP.
You can’t set the new mac via a gui, you have to use the Terminal window in Winbox. The command is:
/interface ethernet set ether1 mac-address=xxx
where ether1 is the name you see in the interfaces list.
After restarting everything for the 1000th time, somehow along the way the router started working, lord only knows why.
Now to my next problem. Ran a speed test on our current router, its a NetGear, got 365mb download speed. Then ran exact same test with Mikrotik router, got 240mb download speed. Went back and forth several times with both, tried various times of day, etc. Pretty much got same results +/- with both routers. Why is the Mikrotik so much slower? Its a newer router than the NetGear by at least 2 years. Any ideas on how to get better speed performance out of it?
It is NOT a “very fast” router, but it is a highly advanced router. There is a difference.
Will your Netgear do Mangling? Tunnels-in-tunnels? IPSec-in-tunnels? MPLS? I will guess “Nope, no way”.
It could probably even make more than that. But it depends on many other things. With more than 40 of my firewall rules and queues I am glad it makes 100mbits with around 15kpps.
Will your Netgear do Mangling? Tunnels-in-tunnels? IPSec-in-tunnels? MPLS? I will guess “Nope, no way”. >
Since I have no idea what any of this stuff is that you mentioned, nor any idea how to configure whatever it is, going to say its probably not something that is important to me.
Using fastpath should give you a boost.
RB2011 can do 500mbps wan to lan.
use fastrack
Sounds like this fastpath or fasttrack is the key to happiness, now if I can just figure out how to set up is another thing. Since I am only getting 350mb feed, just have to be able to pass on via the router what I am receiving.
If you want a significant boost, maybe a 1100AHx2 could be an idea?
Think if I have to get another router, going to use Ubiquiti stuff. Use their stuff all the time and its stupid easy to set up and it is smoking fast. This venture down Mikrotik lane has really been an eye opener. Am sure if you use this stuff all the time, its easy, but the learning curve is brutal.
