I just bought a couple SXT G-2HnD to test for use as CPEs.
One thing I noticed right off is that they don’t automatically negotiate to 1G ethernet. I have them plugged directly into a MacBook Pro with a perfectly functioning 1G port that automatically runs at 1G on our internet network all the time. When I directly cable the SXT with its special Gig POE adapter, it negotiates 100M speed. If I use Winbox to FORCE the interface to 1G, it runs 1G fine until the next time it powers down… but it will never come up at 1G all by itself.
Are other people seeing this? Is there a solution?
Are you checking in the right place? There is the manual config option, which can be misleading. It is not used if you have auto negotiation on. You must check with the Monitor command for the current rate negotiated. This is from my SXT G-2HnD:
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running, S - slave
NAME MTU MAC-ADDRESS
0 R ether1 1500 D4:CA:6D:4E:9F
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> pri det
Flags: X - disabled, R - running, S - slave
0 R name=“ether1” mtu=1500 l2mtu=1600 mac-address=D4:CA:6D:4E:9
arp=enabled auto-negotiation=yes full-duplex=yes speed=100M
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> monitor ether1
status: link-ok
auto-negotiation: done
rate: 1Gbps
full-duplex: yes
I see. In Winbox terms, I assume this means that the radio buttons in the window below are configuration desires, not a reflection of current operation:
and that the “monitor” value is the (optional) “Speed” column in the Ethernet interface window.
Are the radio buttons for limiting the maximum rate? Because it appears that if I set it to 100M, it will never auto-negotiate up to 1G, even though the line is capable of 1G.
