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bibawa
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RB2011 Leds not working

Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:54 pm

Hi,

Got my brand new Mikrotik RB2011 device configured. But for some reason the leds are not flashing on interface activity.

When I do an output of /system leds print I got this:

Flags: X - disabled, * - default
# TYPE INTERFACE LEDS

and when I try to add a new led via /system leds add led for interface activity:

[user@MikroTik] > system leds add leds=led1 type=interface-activity interface=ETH1
input does not match any value of led

It seems that the MT is not recognizing the leds in the device, is there a workaround to get the leds flashing on interface activity ?

The leds are turned on when a cable is connected to the interface, so leds are working fine !

I'm running routeros 5.20
 
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RB2011 Leds not working

Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:56 pm

I don't think they flash for activity.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:38 pm

I don't think they flash for activity.
That is correct. They are either ON or OFF, nothing else.

This is unfortunate... most people want to see ACTIVITY (flashing), not just a physical connection.

Mikrotik, PLEASE FIX THIS!
 
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RB2011 Leds not working

Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:45 pm

It could be nice but I don't think it is a big deal. If I am monitoring something I don't care about the lights on the front.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:17 pm

It could be nice but I don't think it is a big deal. If I am monitoring something I don't care about the lights on the front.
a LOT of people would like this though... and it is fairly standard.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:16 am

This is a hardware limitation of the specific switch chip used in this product. They can't accurately flash on interface activity, so this is why this product can't do it.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:15 pm

Like it's already told : a lot of people would love it when they where blinking on internet activity. Just like every other router does...
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:32 pm

They flashing before Mikrotik boot... I think is possible to correct.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:53 pm

Well, in that's case let's hope that MT will have a fix soon :)
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:19 am

Like I said - switch chip does not support this. They can flash, but so slowly, that it is useless for displaying network activity.
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:48 am

Like I said - switch chip does not support this. They can flash, but so slowly, that it is useless for displaying network activity.

But can we reconfigure the leds to dispplay a custom status like Wireless status?
 
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Re: RB2011 Leds not working

Fri May 29, 2015 8:12 am

Like I said - switch chip does not support this. They can flash, but so slowly, that it is useless for displaying network activity.
Hi. Could you please tell me how i can disable all leds on this rb2011 model?