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Maybe check the MTU if small packets can be sent through, but large amount of data can't? Most cellular connections that I have used have MTU smaller than 1500. Really helpful thanks. I have gone back to our provider and asked them to confirm the MTU size. We have a private Subnet with a single ded...

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Quick update... after some further investigation it seems that data is being sent when its an initial connection as we just sent a small packet to check the server is available.If we get back an "OK" the RPI then uploads a larger amount of data, around 100kb.. that's what is being blocked....

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Hi, Is there such thing as a default block list? We use RB33's, 100's of them. They provide a cellular connection to the web for an RPI which collects sensor data. I have around 10 or so that have stopped sending data via the RPI. We use a std build on everything, all RB have the same FW so i am con...

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Adding: Important to distinguish perhaps since otherwise we get lost in semantics: software reboot does not necessarily result in power cycle of USB devices. USB power reset does make sure that modem is power cycled. During SW reboot it might be it stays powered on (one should monitor USB lines to ...

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I don't see why BOTH approaches cannot be tested. In the script, if LTE cannot be found, try resetting USB. If after - say - 120 seconds the LTE still cannot be found, then, and only then, reboot the router. If It works, It works, and if It doesn't It goes through the full reboot. 120 seconds Is on...

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Be careful, it might be easy to get trapped in a boot-loop this way ...

Not really a concern.. if it goes into a loop it will be because the LTE card isn't working and if that's the case the unit is no good to us and its a swap out anyway

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I'd add that if it's only some units... I'd make sure the RouterBOOT and LTE firmware matches, if you haven't already. RouterOS used to support a "/system routerboard settings set init-delay=5s" to delay LTE. I know the option is not on ARM, and docs support only RB9xx but might be worth ...

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to combat this i have just written this script which we will run 5 mins after any reboot and every hour just in case Have you tested that a reboot of the router is indeed necessary to recover from the "LTE not seen" state, i.e. whether power cycling the USB is not a sufficient way to make...

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I usually use a slightly different approach, I monitor traffic flow via the LTE interface and power-cycle it (they are actually USB ones) if there is none, granting it a recovery period of some minutes after each power cycle. The pros are that this way can handle also weird hangs during operation p...

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Thanks, i have seen that in the latest FW there is an update to LTE but i'm after belt and braces due to the remoteness of some of the kit. Can anyone let me know if this script is correct ( written to import via terminal for anyone that wants to try it ) /system scheduler add interval=00:00:00 name...

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Hi All. We have 100's of R33 boards out in the field that all have LTE interfaces. Majority of them work with no issues but occasionally we have issue with the LTE not starting / connecting properly following a reboot which they all do every day. I was wondering if there is a way to delay the LTE in...

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Hi, We have around 300 RB out in the field and are looking at The Dude as a management application. Std things like Firmware upgrades, remote reboots i presume are included What we would also like is the ability to copy scripts and set schedules on remote RB's via Dude and i thought i'd be lazy and ...

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The answer is obvious get morons who can't remember to shut it to use the primary IP for access and leave the GSM for the smart people. @LdB, These <service people> as you so kindly put it are just being human and sometimes forget! Working on a support desk is stressful and work load can be high. B...

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And how is the IPsec gateway connected to sim net? Does IPsec client (PC) use LTE to reach to internet? Its via a Leased Line connection from our office direct into the Sim provider via their own leased line. However i don't really see why any of this is relevant to the original question. No matter...

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Thanks @mkx, sorry i think you have miss understood how we connect, or i didn't explain it very well. Our connection to the remove devices ( RB's ) is via our main office LAN, we have a permanent IpSec tunnel into our private Sim Subnet connected via our office Router ( also RB ) so any device on th...

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Hi, We have around 300 odd RB's out in the field all connected via SIM cards acting as the Internet connection for various sensors. The Sims use a private APN and we connect to them remotely a IpSec tunnel into a dedicated subnet. We use Winbox to carry out majority of our housekeeping via Windows b...

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The other concern here is ssh-exec needs a password, but that can't be provided in a script... So an SSH key is needed from RPi for it work in a background script. Already done and is working, as mentioned this script is already in use and works... i just want to add a fail safe if the script hangs...

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I'm not sure if the ConnectTimeout command is supported as there is no mention of it here - https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:System/SSH_client

However if it is supported, would this work?

/system ssh-exec connecttimeout=20 address=192.168.88.10 user=root command="shutdown now"

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Hi, I have an RPI plugged into my RB powered via the USB port. I use the following script to manage the RPI in case it locks up :if ([/ping 192.168.88.10 count=120] = 0) do={ /system reboot } else={ /system ssh-exec address=192.168.88.10 user=root command="shutdown now" /delay 30s /system ...

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Can you ping the ISP gateway from the Mikrotik itself, and if so tracroute any further? Lack of internet access from your LAN could be missing/incorrect NAT rules. @tdw, turns out the ISP's router is running an L2TP VPN into their network to give us the static IP we needed ( Its a 5G router ). We h...

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Thanks, i should of realised that. Its been added but still no internet access. I'm starting to think its an issue with ISP router we are connecting to This is my route table now [Router] > /ip route print Flags: X - disabled, A - active, D - dynamic, C - connect, S - static, r - rip, b - bgp, o - o...

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Hi, Just factory reset the router to a base config and added that line in but still not working. This is what my router table looks like [Router] /ip route> print Flags: X - disabled, A - active, D - dynamic, C - connect, S - static, r - rip, b - bgp, o - ospf, m - mme, B - blackhole, U - unreachabl...

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Hi I have been asked by my ISP to set a static IP on my router as Static IP: 193.56.1.223 Subnet: 255.255.255.254 I'm pretty sure that means i need a network address of /31 but the router does seem to support it. In the Quick Set it only goes upto /30 Can anyone point me in the right direction to ge...

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Ports 2-5 can power other PoE capable devices with the same voltage as applied to the unit.
https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/RB260GS_211055.pdf

Yes i understand that but my question was can each port be setup differently

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Hi, we are looking for a replacement to the Netonix WS 6 Mini switch as they are becoming harder to find in stock in the UK and as we use a lot of Mikrotik routers and familiar with the OS was wondering if they offered a switch that would replace the WS6 We are looking at the RB260GSP as 4 usable PO...

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Yes, both policies have an action level set to unique

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Hi, We have 2 x IPSec tunnels that connect to the same supplier ( Peer details are all the same ), the only difference between the two connections is each tunnel has a different Dst Addresses. The problem we have is the two connections don't seem to be able to be active at the same time. If you enab...

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Hi, Can anyone confirm if the RBM33G is capable of POE Out please. I think i'm right in saying the board can be powered via POE but i need it to provide POE out when the board itself is powered via the DC Jack.. If not is there an alternative? I need a board that is LTE capable via an miniPCI card w...

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DOH.. should be >=1, so if the RPI replies even once to the ping request the SSH command activates and shuts the RPI down before rebooting so as to not curropt the SD card.Thanks for pointing that out

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Fixed, i think i had a coupe of curley bracket issues :-) :global ltestatus :if ([:typeof $ltestatus] = "nothing") do={:set ltestatus "offline"} /interface lte :if ([:len [find]] > 0) do={ :if ([:ping 8.8.8.8 count=10] < 8) do={ :log error "* LTE OFFLINE, Need Reboot - Check...

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HI all ( @rextended ), I’m trying to enhance the script as we have had a couple of additional issues which means i also need to shut down an attached RPI via SSH. The SSH commands work fine as we use them else where, its just something is missing with this script that i cant find. In essence if the ...

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Arh, Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for all your help on this

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Once again @rextended, thank you very much. I presume the "< 8" command is the count ?

@CZFan, thanks for the help, all critical logs are written to disk so the router reboot is teh bets option for me.

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@rextended Sorry to resurrect this thread, i wanted to ask a question if i may. Is there a way to alter this script so if the ping response fails three times it will reboot the router rather than disable / enable the LTE interface. I have seen the below issue a couple of times and i believe the LTE ...

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I am confident roaming is working because when a new SIM is used it will hunt for the best network and connect. Is there a way to check roaming via AT commands. The problem we have is once the router has connected first time to a network it doesn't seem to roam again when rebooted. The routers are b...

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Hi, Just to confirm as i just realised there may be some confusion over the term eSim. These are std remavable Sim Cards, not embedded Sim's like handsets use. The key feature being they are multi-network.

Thanks

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Hi, In the main we tend to use LTE Cards on RBM33G boards. We have around 600 installed in and around the UK. We always use eSims from the same provider and majority all work fine but occasionally there is an issue where the eSim doesn’t seem to roam correctly and refuses to change or hunt for the b...

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WOW... thank you @rextended, thats very helpfull of you.

I will get this loaded onto a RB this morning and test everything, it will be a great, robust script to check the LTE interface and keep it online hopefully.

Grazie mille

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Thanks @rextended Turns out the problem we had was due to a previous reboot and the LTE interface didn't load for some reason. I was thinking of adding something like this to the script :if ([/interface list print count-only where name=LTE] = 0) do={ :log error "** LTE INTERFACE OFFLINE **"...

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Thank you@jotne

I did wonder if that was the case but when i jump into the termninal and type

/interface lte1

i get an error, where as if i type

/interface lte

it works?

Is it something to do with Name V's Type ?

Thanks

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We use some scripts so the RB can control an RPI... so in essence the other way round from what i understand you want to do but I cant see why it wouldn’t work by issuing command from the RPI to the RB In order to do this you have to give permission to the RB to communicate with the RPI via SSH. I d...

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Hi, we have a simple script that checks for internet connectivity via the LTE interface but i seem to have an error when it runs when the LTE interface isn't working. I'm not sure if its something simple like i have the interface name wrong, would someone mind taking a look and provide some feedback...

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Unfortunately the USB port is being used. Maybe its one for the request section as these boards are designed to go into enclosures so woudl be a handy feature to have.

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Hi, Is it possible to connect external LED's to the M33 RB. We place these in a dedicated external enclosure and would like to connect some external LED's so we can see if the board is powered up etc without having to open the enclosure up. I have looked up the GPIO output but there doesn't seem to ...

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Hi @mkx,

Thank you for such a detailed response. I have used your instructions and they have worked perfectly. I think the difference is creating the key using the PEM option to ensure they are RSA keys.

Many Thanks

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Apologies for resurrecting this post. So i have created the keys needed on the RPI, in fact i created private, public, PEM and PPK files as i wasn't sure which ones i needed. For testing purposes i have copied them all to the RB and have managed to import the pub file only. I also tried adding the p...

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Immagino che abbia molto senso. A volte le cose più semplici sono le più difficili da vedere. Grazie :-)

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Hi, I would like to write my error logs to the internal disk and understand there are limits. I was going to set the lines per file to 1000 and Stop on Full. Is there a way to say when i reach 1000 lines the oldest entries are overwritten. That way i get a fairly up to date log file that runs consta...

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Thanks everyone for the pointers, i have never set up a passwordless login before so will be interested to get that working. Looks well documented... pity i can't just use "sshpass" but i don't think the RB OS supports it.

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Hi, Apologies for the title.. not sure of the best way to explain what i want to achieve in a couple of words. We use RB's as a cellular router to allow internet connectivity to Raspberry PI's. The RPI's are connected via Ethernet to the RB but powered via the USB port. Occasionally we have a cellul...

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Just going to try and bump this to see if anyone can help

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Hi, We have created a new connection via an IPsec tunnel to a remote LAN which is working fine. What we need to do next is allow users that have a remove dial in connection ( currently PPTP but looking to change to IPsec ) to access devices on the LAN at the end of the IPsec tunnel. I presume we are...

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Hi, We have an issue where a remote RB has had a new SIM added but the LTE settings need to have roaming enabled to make it work. The SIM provider has asked if the RB can support SMS update "using the relevant command" but i cant find anything listed in the FAQ's. Can anyone let me know if...

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Hi, We have a Lora 8 gateway with the official MikoTik Lora external antenna which has a 6.5 dBi gain. Within the Lora device configuration / Antenna Gain section are we supposed to chnage eth fefault setting from 0 to 6. I'm mainly asking as we seem to have a pretty poor range from the gateway, som...

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Hi, We have just purchased our first Lora 8 kit and i believe we need an application server. All our existing infrastructure is hosted at AWS and i'm keen to do the same for a Lora Server. I understand The Things Network have an enterprises version that can be chosen when building a new AWS instance...

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Thanks @RogerWilco, that'll do nicely...

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Hi all, I'm just reaching out to the forum just in case i have missed something. I need a LTE enabled router ( RB with a mini PCIe slot preferably ) that is capable of POE input ( for power ) and also POE output @ 48 volts to power a CCTV Camera. We use a lot of the RBM33 boards for a different appl...

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Hi, We currently use a RPI to sniff WiFi packets, all we collect is the MAC address, date & time stamp it, associate the data to a unique ID for location and send it to a cloud based server. To send the data to our cloud servers we use a RBM33 connected via ETH to the RPI I've just been reading ...

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Hi, Just bagged myself a LHG kit and been messing around with it at home. Admittedly i have a very poor cellular signal strength due to living out in the countryside in a bottom of a dip but i seem to have the luxury of three different masts. I have included a screenshot of the LTE readings and was ...

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HI, We are looking to mount an RBM33 with an R11e daughter board into an external enclosure but would like the ability to access the sim card without opening the enclosure up. I have come across a manufacturer that make an ideal case ( GTT Wireless ) and they offer an external Sim adapter but it see...

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Hey Sabastia,

Now why would i want to ship you some English beer when you have the best beers locally...

Maybe a cash donation would suffice to get some local amber nectar...

Thanks for the heads up, I'll see if i can work out if thats the problem but i may be back for more pointers.

Thanks

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Any one want a beer ?

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@Anav, I dont understand why you think the config is confusing.I'm obviously no guru at this or it would be working correctly but looking at the config myself i think its easy to follow. I am not a network engineer and to be fair dont want to be either. I appreciate there is an element of self help ...

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Hi Chris,
Thanks for taking a look at this, config attached. Obviously changed the security info and some our our IP address

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Hi, We run two Lans on our router, a Vlan ( for public WiFi use ) and Management LAN ( for our hardware ) with no Vlan Tag. Each LAN has its own DHCP scope which uses different subnets. Within the DHCP settings for each LAN we use a different DNS Server. The tagged Vlan uses a DNS address for a web ...

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Sorry, forgot to mention i have also reset the config back to basic and set the LTE interface up from scratch on one and still unable to get the LTE interface into a running state

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Hi, We have two identical RB922 boards with Huawei LTE Modems. Earlier this week we upgraded both to the latest firmware 6.42.6. Following the upgrade neither boards will connect to the internet via the LTE interface. I have noticed on both that the "R" is missing when running /interface l...

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thats why i love these forums... that is proper thinking out of the box... :D I can delay the boot up of the RPI completely to give the RB time to set itself up properly a quick google looks like i need to add the following to the /boot/config.txt [boot_delay=x Wait for x seconds in start.elf before...

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you could try using winbox and enter the mac address manually rather than using the "neighbor" feature. I have done that in the past and it worked for me. You may need to connect the RB direct to the computer running WinBox via Ethernet though. Failing that, check to see if you get a defau...

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Hi, I have a RB922 which uses R11e modem to connect to the internet. The board also supplies power to a RPI via the USB port and internet connectivity via Ethernet. I have a schedule that runs every day that reboots the RB which also reboot the RPI due to the USB power going on and off. Occasionally...

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Hi, We use RB922 boards as a cellular router, we normally use a HUAWEI ME909U-521P 4G card but our supplier has recently started to stock the Mikrotik R11e-LTE cards which are cheaper. We have purchased a few LTE cards, installed them onto our RB922 boards and restored our std confirg... thats where...

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Thanks @sob Looking at the RB922 spec it states it has a 128Mb of NAND Ram / Storage, is that the same as FLASH Ram ?? if so looks like it could support a VM instance via MetaRouter. Re the USB port, looking at the WiKi there is no mention of USB ports so i guess the only way to find that out would ...

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Thanks for the feedback guys, @jarda - OpenWRT wouldn't really work for me as i woudl prefer to retain the original features, functions and more importantly support from Mikrotik. @Cha0s - As expected to be honest. Metarouter looks interesting and probabully would have worked but as it seems to be n...

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Hi All, An odd question to ask so i will explain my situation We currently use RB922 RB's setup with a 4G daughter board acting as a router to connect an RPI to the internet which is used to manage a sensor. Seems excessive as i know people will think why dont we use use a 4G modem on the RPI but we...

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No worries Ron, i knew it was a cheeky question.. :D I totally get what your saying re design being related to antenna size. Bit of a bugger for me as i need something no bigger than a NSM5 as we often mount 2 or maybe three to a single column http://www.roonies.co.uk/Lamppost1.JPG Although we do te...

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I don't suppose anyone has any info on a similar size device to the WAP60G ( Mikrotik, UBNT or any other manufacturer ) that will have a 30 dBi antenna and is therefore outdoor compliant. Doesn't necessarily have to be available today but would be great to know something is in the pipeline. @Nest ( ...

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@gr0mit That's an interesting comment, what makes you say that. From what i have read Ofcom officially released the 60 Ghz earlier this year on a free license basis and a Lite license for 64 to 68 i think it was.. may need to check that though. There are a couple of sites in the UK you are not allow...

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Ah Ok then... unfortunately that doesn't help as its means the bigger kit needs to go client end which in my case could be a street light and would therefore be to big. Guess i'll have to wait until different hardware is developed.

Thanks for the assistance on this.

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Oh that is interesting... Just so i understand you correctly...if i mounted a LHG60G somewhere central and had several WAP60G's all in separate locations with clear line of sight back to the LHG60G in a P2MP setup the WAP60G's would work at a distance of 700 Mtrs ? Would you say 700 mtrs is a maximu...

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The LHGG-60ad kit would be perfect if it was about as big as a NanoStation... sadly for my application its just to big. I need something small enough to fit 2 or 3 radios into a single lamp post. I am however deploying this kit in a week or so's time for a customers P2P link between two warehouses.....

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Thanks @antonsb Appreciate the response, is the limitation due to hardware and the antenna size / output or a software issue. I would like to stay with the Mikrotik platform as we use all your equipment for our routers and occasional AP. The reason for asking is i am interested in getting a couple t...

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Hi All, We ( the company i work for ) build and deploy public WiFi networks in the UK. The systems we build use 5 Ghz ( NSM5 ) radios to create a network around the location with no link being longer than 300 Mtrs. At each point there will be a switch, AP and generally 2 x NSM5's. As we deploy so mu...

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Makes sense, thanks @Sindy.

@Yotabitt - Thanks for the pointer, rule duplicated, changed to TCP and added.

Thanks everyone for your help

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Thanks @chechito

I'll try that in the morning. Just out of interest why is it set to in-interface. I presumed it would be out-interface due to the traffic going outbound.

Thanks for your help.

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Hi, We provide a public WiFi system and are using a Router board as our Gateway / Firewall. We also have our own DNS server which also provide content filtering and need to be able to stop all other DNS traffic on a specific vlan going out other than to our own server. i.e. stop clients from using A...

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Panel and Battery size depends on your location and needs... Seriously.. why waste your time answering if you have nothing helpful to add.. I have never said i want to use a panel, in fact i said the exact opposite. @RogerWilco was simply being a helpful forum member and providing info that was act...

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@RogerWilco, Thanks for the feedback. This is a temporary install and will be moved to various locations every week or so. We did look at Solar but decided that with it being in one place for such a short time the installation and removal of a panel woudl be a pain. However for longer installs a sol...

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Hi, I am wanting to use an RB922 with 4G Cellular modem to provide internet connectivity to a monitoring device powered via the on board USB port. I have a working system in the office powered via a 24v 1.2 amp UBNT POE injector which works really well. The ultimate goal is to use the solution out i...

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Thanks for the input @gustavomam The fix was to add the subnet being used by the UBNT equipment ( 192.168.1.1/24 ) as a second LAN Address to the same ether interface as the primary LAN. A PPTP session to the RB provides an IP address on the same 192.168.1.x network via a dedicated pool That allowed...

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Hi, I am trying to create a PPTP connection into the Routerboard which gives me a different LAN address to the primary Lan BUT does connect me to the same interface as the primary LAN.... sorry i'm not really sure how to explain it very well. I appreciate this is an odd request so will explain why. ...

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Hi, Thanks for the reply that is very helpful. The RB is quite new to me still so I tend to do most things via the WinBox, I presume there is a menu somewhere for IP binding. Also, is it possible to add a whole subnet as bypass, I am thinking of adding all my infrastructure behind the RB onto a sepa...

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Hi, We have a RB that is setup in hotspot mode using a Radius server. It is working fine with the internal network being issued DHCP addresses to clients connecting. What we need to do is give some of our hardware, mainly AP's behind the RB direct access to the internet so they can be remotely manag...

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Manually type in the main MAC address of the routerboard into the connect as box either as only long alphanumeric string or with ":" separating each block of 2 characters. The Login will be "admin", no password is required ** Make sure you click on save first and then connect. If...

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Is it normal in this forum to take over two days to approve a question, I original posted this Friday night and it was only approved Monday morning.

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Hi,
We are looking for a way to bond together multiple VSL (fttc) connections. Is this possible with a router board.

We have a 1100 series router board that has been used to test a wireless link which is now redundant, would that work?

Many Thanks

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