All:
I am running a WISP and have one particular customer with a speed issue.
When I run a MT-based speed test (btest.exe from the internet, or winbox speedtest, or dude speedtest from the upstream network and across the wireless network), I get 25 Mbps solid up and down. (Good!) When I run any speed test on the ethernet side of the link, I get less than 10 Mbps. (Bad!)
All MT devices are running ROS 5.2, but the same thing happened at 4.16.
Here’s my setup:
Internet <**> Router ROS<-->Extreme OS x350-24t<-->RB 411#1<...>RB 411#2<--> Device
<--------------------Good speeds-----------------------------------> <----Bad speeds--->
The legend:
<--> = CAT5e ethernet
<..> = wireless shot (tried Nstreme, NV2)
<**> = fiber
The “Device” at the end there is several different things. A firewall, two different test laptops, etc. We have plugged directly into the POE injector, we have put a switch into the mix and plugged “Device” into that. We have tried to eliminate the cable run as a possible culprit by taking a battery power supply on the roof and plugging a POE injector into that and plugging the laptop in to the POE in the roof. All same results. No more than 8Mbps up and down.
Also, we have changed out the 411 board for device #2. Same results.
I am down to a possible negotiation, speed, duplex issue on the ethernet side of the RB411 #2, but what would cause that on two different boards? Can I trust the ethernet status report in RB 411 #2? I have seen ethernet status disagreements between MT devices and the switch they plug into before. (The switch will say 10M/half duplex while the MT will say 100M/Full on the ports they share.)
In my view, the good speeds indicate no problems on the devices up stream from RB411#2 including no problem on the wireless link to wlan1 on RB411 #2. To me the problem starts on the ethernet port on RB 411 #2, but since we have done so much work there, we are looking further up the line at other devices like RB 411#1.
Thoughts?