Vodafone modem (Arris TG3442) -> RB5009
I'm using port8 as the wan port as the 2.5gbe port is best used elsewhere. Apart from that it's basically the default config from 7.1rc5. The problem is that the port keeps disconnecting, it's a bit random but I guess on average it's every 5-10mins.
20:59:06 dhcp,info dhcp-client on ether8-wan lost IP address 188.194.xxx.xx - lease stopped locally
20:59:45 interface,info ether8-wan link up (speed 1G, full duplex)
20:59:46 dhcp,info dhcp-client on ether8-wan got IP address 188.194.xxx.xx
0.000000 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x5fb96bfd
0.028581 88.134.xxx.xxx 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Offer - Transaction ID 0x5fb96bfd
0.028753 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0x5fb96bfd
0.050977 88.134.xxx.xxx 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP ACK - Transaction ID 0x5fb96bfd
Then I put a cheap gig switch in between the modem and the RB5009 and voila it's now working perfectly. Now my network is:
Vodafone modem (Arris TG3442) -> el cheapo switch -> RB5009
I'd put this on the vodafone modem but I had a very similar issue with an RB2011 and a fritzbox, and when I connect a server directly with an i350 and intel network card it's working perfectly. So it really seems like the network ports on mikrotik behave a little weird no?