v4.3 on wireless 5.8 backhauls

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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New story same as old story (v4.3 as v4.0,1,2) - as soon as I load v4.3 on RB433 with 5.8 PtoMP * 8 - constant drops and fluctuating latency off the chart.

Download v3.28 and IMMEDIATE connect on ALL interfaces and NO DROPS and NO FLUCTUATION!

Now somebody PLEASE explain this to me!

RTS-CTS doesn’t make one iota difference.

I don’t DARE put v4.3 on my APs - god only knows what would happen there with 50-100 connections.

This can’t be a wds / data transaction issue - it seems more like a rf control issue - kinda like 4 years ago when NONE of my APs could hold a connection for 6 months until rts-cts was re-instituted(?).

Am I crazy?

I would love to have the features that v4.+ purports to have but when will it be usable?

OK - I needed to get that off my chest.

Now - v3.28 is kicking ass so it’s not like I am in dire straits here - and it isn’t like there are a lot of hot contenders out there to replace MT - there aint! So I’ll continue to bide my time and only bitch once in a while. It’s like waving candy in front of a baby tho!
:slight_smile:

Love you guys - MT rocks!

Your a good man Normis! :slight_smile:)

I’ll go away now - :stuck_out_tongue:

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are you using nstreme ??
if yes … the problem is there

4.x doesn’t work correctly with nstreme too with old 802.11a mode

3

Really??? I use nstreme thru my entire system!

So what are we to use then? - nstreme was/is awesome for thru-put.

And what do you mean by “old” 802.11a?

Thank you

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I just switched my whole network over to 4.3, works awesome. I use nstreme. I will post if I have any issues.

5

Just some sharing..

I upgrade from V3.27 to V4.3.
The thing i found is, the ping time will be better with no the problem as mentioned above.

6

Did you check the boot loader?

/system routerboard print

if the upgrade-firmware is a different version than the current-firmware, be sure to do:

/system routerboard upgrade
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No problems with my whole network converted. Now 4.1 has cpu issues. 100% cpu for no reason.

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Try this:

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Fix_Broken_Wireless_Following_an_Upgrade

The script is meant for clients or remote (other end of a wireless link) radios.
You will still get the gist of what has to be done.