Been there, done that, honestly - sell/dump Mikrotik and buy some other brand product.
Do you guys have any idea how to boost my connection?
Post Your config, I get 10% of Your speed.It would help if you post config.
I get around 300 mbit /s on my cap ac
As I have said, the whole Mikrotik logic is wrong. It should perform at least 90% with default config and the rest 10% is tunable.Concur, most people get it wrong, this is not plugNplay you have to set it up properly.
I'm wondering are these success stories false or why in this forum and also other forums contain more problems than praises? Also almost all problematic threads have are not solved, which indicates that the problems are permanent. And support is quiet. Why a manufacturer allows such situation?@ksuuk, it is obvious that you are disappointed in MikroTik. And I agree on some points. But, my experience and expectations differs from yours a lot: getting a decent 450Mbps through iperf on my Dell laptop (from a cAP AC). Besides, it outperforms UBNT on stability...a lot (have been using UAP-AC-Lite, UAP-AC-LR, UAP-AC-Pro, UAP-AC-IW, UAP-AC-IW-Pro and UAP-AC-M in all kind of combinations). Perhaps my demands differs from yours.
Pure statistics:I have spend a lot of time on the UBNT forum, mostly helping others. I think that forums in common are the best resource for solving problems. Especially because you get support from a community. And not only the community, there are some MikroTik employees giving good information as well. I believe that MikroTik users are more of a lottery than their devices
It's not relevant. Mikrotik cost less for similar hardware.... More people buy cheaper devices for self-made network and then have problem to configure a professional device.Pure statistics:I have spend a lot of time on the UBNT forum, mostly helping others. I think that forums in common are the best resource for solving problems. Especially because you get support from a community. And not only the community, there are some MikroTik employees giving good information as well. I believe that MikroTik users are more of a lottery than their devices
Google search UNIFI slow wifi, gives about 270,000 results
Google search mikrotik slow wifi, gives about 410,000 results
https://community.ui.com, search slow wifi, find 158 matches
https://forum.mikrotik.com, search slow wifi, find 840 matches
And the Oscar goes to...
Almost any Chinese device cost less then Mikrotik and performs better.
It's not relevant. Mikrotik cost less for similar hardware.... More people buy cheaper devices for self-made network and then have problem to configure a professional device.
False, I have tested every suggestion and posted also my latest config. And it's not about me, like I said, there are a lot other users, with similar issues. Based Your statement, we all, who have problems, are stupid users?You don't follow the advise of the others users to improve your configuration and we all see you have a lot of time to complain and not to study a solution.
I don't get, You are using standard configuration (which, based this forum, is a wrong/bad way) and then You are claiming, that I must improve my config?I have near to maximum standard performance with 6 Mikrotik AP through CAPsMAN with similar and older hardware than yours (1 Hap AC2 and 5 wAP AC) with standard configuration on more than 20 clients (Android, Ios, Windows, OS X). Almost all problems come from the clients (software, driver, ecc ecc) and not from Mikrotik hardware with recent firmware.
You do understand that happy users do not generally spend their time writing to forums how satisfied they are, don't you? They just use their devices. Unhappy ones come here asking for an advise. Success stories mostly come from a few active enthusiast who are here to also help others. Of course problems will always greatly outweigh the success stories on any kind of real/live forum.I'm wondering are these success stories false or why in this forum and also other forums contain more problems than praises?
We never know all the details. Not all users will respond back once their problem is solved. Some are simply not willing to solve the problem and are just complaining. Also there may be problems with specific (faulty) units and those just needs to be RMAed, if possible, and so just cannot be solved by configuration changes. Some problems cannot really be fixed because they are caused be external factors (like interference). The list can be continued...Also almost all problematic threads have are not solved, which indicates that the problems are permanent.
Have I said you this is a community forum? Have you written to support@ yet? Ah, yes, you said you don't see the point in writing to support@. Just because...And support is quiet. Why a manufacturer allows such situation?
Please, please, please, go buy one and stop complaining here! It is cheaper and works better for you, so what's the point in doing what you are doing?Almost any Chinese device cost less then Mikrotik and performs better.
Please, please, please, stop defending Mikrotik! If it works for you, so what's the point of mocking them, who have problems?
Please, please, please, go buy one and stop complaining here! It is cheaper and works better for you, so what's the point in doing what you are doing?
My suggestion is that you post your config and then @bpwl will provide you with his excellent tuning guidance that will help to make you less sad.after research a lot I decided to buy three RBcAPGi-5acD2nD and get rid of my tp link deco p7. For some reasons I didn’t want to buy the fritz repeater 3000 nor the unifi Modells because I liked the Mikrotiks.
After playing around on the weekend with different types of setups I am somehow sad.
Oh, please, be a man! You bought ONLY ONE product, you have a problem with unknown root cause yet with it, you've got many suggestion of how to exclude some of them and now you are running some childish revenge shtstorm in every possible topic here? Come on. As I showed to you already in your own topic with pictures and configuration: same hardware, same software, same conditions, old and new client devices, everything runs smoothly: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=160252&p=792071#p792071Please, please, please, stop defending Mikrotik! If it works for you, so what's the point of mocking them, who have problems?
This post is a good example, when sender have not read my posts at all. So again, I have brought and used about dozen Mikrotik devices in past 7 years. If Your setup works, and mine (similar) doesn't, then what the hack are You blame me for? And seems You missed or don't know, that Cap AC chipset does NOT support spectral scan. Maybe Yours does, or You just don't actually own the Cap AC. And if in my clean environment, without ANY influencers (I did shut down the power from the whole house, leaving only Cap AC and 4G router and still no speed/no coverage), Mikrotik fails to perform, them I can't imagine how it can work at all.
Oh, please, be a man! You bought ONLY ONE product, you have a problem with unknown root cause yet with it, you've got many suggestion of how to exclude some of them and now you are running some childish revenge shtstorm in every possible topic here?
Please feel free to share your experiences, just don't act like the hardware is a failure. It is not. There are more than enough users having decent speeds. You might want to consider returning your cAP AC as DOA and have it replaced by a new one.And again, someone must start telling the painful truth about Mikrotik wifi issues and warn others. Your fannboy attitude proves, that I'm on the right track. I guess sooner or later some fannboy will kick me out of this forum, but again, this proves, that I'm on the right track, telling the painful truth.
Yes, just keep monitoring. Your other message (now removed) has been reported as a personal assault, and I find that report legitimate. So now you are banned for 1 week.I have no time or interest dog this dead horse (my Cap AC) at the moment, but I'll keep monitoring this forum, as maybe some posts their helpful findings
Agreed, I'm so regret now and many of my customers come back to me ask for better tuning of wifi, got no ideal how to explain to them as I promised so much to make them switch to "enterprise gear"........... As for routing, MT needs to figure out IPv6 offloading asap, my hAP ac2 can max out my ISP's 800mbps/200mbps without a sweat but have a hard time when IPv6 is on, only sub 400mbps with 100% CPU usage, I've switched to ER-X for temporary use and it can max out my ISP speed with IPv6 on, but I miss MT's winbox so much, don't really feel good with edgerouter interface and CLI, hopefully one day they release a firmware with IPv6 offload of fastpath.I was incredibly excited when caps-man first came out. I spent months tweaking and coming up with some really neat stuff. Mimicking features found in wireless systems costing 10-20 times more.
But... I was wasting a TREMENDOUS amount of time on some pretty bad radios. You can tweak Mikrotik wireless to death... and it will still get clobbered by a Ruckus WAP. Now that is in a standard environment. In a high noise environment... Mikrotik radios go from Flakey to Unusable. It took support months to finally COP to it. But they finally came clean about it. I RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF THEM FOR IT TOO!
I stopped right there and put a full explanation to any job that has Mikrotik wireless in the bid as a "CAN WE USE THIS TO SAVE MONEY?"
Hard fast NO if:
1. They expect to see speeds higher than maybe 300 on speedtests.
2. They are "in the city" or near a lot of other radios.
3. They actually depend on the radios. (Point of sales or similar)
OK if:
1. They set the client expectations that "The wireless will not be the primary connection for ANYTHING IMPORTANT."
2. They are in the middle of no where and have LITTLE TO NO CHANCE of neighboring access points or wireless interference.
3. They have internet speeds BELOW 100M
I say it all the time... I LOVE MIKROTIK for routing. Anything else... I am picking another vendor.
I liken it to Audio Video Gear.
Sony makes awesome OLED TVs. But their speakers are GARBAGE.
A brand like Anthem is well respected for Receivers and PRE-Amplification... but they don't even make a video device.
Use the best products from manufactures that do something well. Doing it "All Mikrotik" has not worked out well.
Switches that lock up until rebooted
Wireless that requires way too much screwing with and constant service tickets.
But routers... before that whole 2018 debacle... I had routers with Uptimes measured in years. And no tickets from those sites. But the one thing they all have in common... MIKROTIK ROUTING ONLY.
Well stated erlinden!!I have spend a lot of time on the UBNT forum, mostly helping others. I think that forums in common are the best resource for solving problems. Especially because you get support from a community. And not only the community, there are some MikroTik employees giving good information as well. I believe that MikroTik users are more of a lottery than their devices
This behavior with the 2.4 radios was observed with wAP AC, cAP AC, and even the hAP AC2.Gotsprings, in very particular cases we will see issues with all vendors. People are buying Tiks and thinking they will get cheap Ciscos or Arubas. They will not, especially discussing Wifi. As people say here, MK is great for routing, mediocre for WIFI. But I prefer to have everything from the same vendor than mixing ( like MK + UBIQ) and learning the quirks of multiple vendors.
We would all like enterprise grade hardware at SOHO prices but that is not possible.
Just curious, which MK AP had issues and what did you replace it with?
Just don't get it. All that experience, and one puts a hAp ac2 in the middle of an overcrowded environment? Vendors on the street triple the number of 2.4GHz AP's? Clients is not the problem. Many AP's and SSID's overload the wifi spectrum (SSID overhead calculator). Too many AP/SSID and non MKT APs start to log "busy network", "stuck beacon", and even one brand "bb_radar alert" (in 2.4 GHz ???, a known not fixed AR9300 chip bug). Had to replace an old Ruckus, Draytek and Engenius with hAP ac2, while doing strategic placements. Know your antenna characteristic, and in this case thick walls are your friends.So your main point is a 240$ AP from Rukus is better than a 50$ AP from MK?
My point is maybe you were trying to use the MK in a setup they were never meant to support ( heavy noise, lots of clients) ? Because I have 3 CAP ACs at home with capsman and around 30 Wifi Clients and I have yet to see an issue. Roaming works fine, speed is ok, everything stable for 9 months now. I don't understand why you are seeing issues with residential deployments.
Rukus is a dedicated AP, CAP AC is a generic MK network device that can be an AP, a router, firewall, VPN device. Bottom line is the MKs were meant to fit many many scenarios but they will not compete with dedicated hardware (especially on Wifi).
TechlordSo your main point is a 240$ AP from Rukus is better than a 50$ AP from MK?
My point is maybe you were trying to use the MK in a setup they were never meant to support ( heavy noise, lots of clients) ? Because I have 3 CAP ACs at home with capsman and around 30 Wifi Clients and I have yet to see an issue. Roaming works fine, speed is ok, everything stable for 9 months now. I don't understand why you are seeing issues with residential deployments.
Rukus is a dedicated AP, CAP AC is a generic MK network device that can be an AP, a router, firewall, VPN device. Bottom line is the MKs were meant to fit many many scenarios but they will not compete with dedicated hardware (especially on Wifi).
/system scheduler
add interval=1d name=2.4dropper on-event=blink policy=\
ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,password,sniff,sensitive start-date=\
may/19/2020 start-time=03:00:00
/system script
add dont-require-permissions=no name=blink owner=admin policy=\
ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,password,sniff,sensitive source="/interf\
ace disable [find name~\"2.4\"]\r\
\n:delay 00:00:10\r\
\n/interface enable [find name~\"2.4\"]\r\
\n"
Reputation is everything .... ABSOLUTELY everything .... my business thrives on word of mouth from satisfied clients ....BPWL.
Now here... 2 cAP ACs will run about $140. The step to $240 is $100. How many phone calls and pissed of users does it take before you think... "Yeah... That's not a smart business decision... Trying to save $100 bucks."
The problem with MikroTik wireless is not the hardware, but its software. If MikroTik changed from its own written drivers and used the drivers from the Linux kernel itself i.e. mostly the drivers the vendors put into it, we wouldn´t have so much problems with it nowadaysThis behavior with the 2.4 radios was observed with wAP AC, cAP AC, and even the hAP AC2.