but he is an engineer....he needs cool lights flickering on and off , a print out, buzzing noises more print outs.
Jaime Solorza Wireless Systems Architect 915-861-1390 On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Simon Westlake < simon.westl...@digitalgunfire.com> wrote: > If you've previously validated that the hardware you're using can pass gig > speeds (which I'd be surprised if it can't, you're not actually doing any > kind of packet processing on the surge suppressor, right?) then I think > making sure it links is more than sufficient. > > On 8/17/2015 3:16 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Would seeing the gigabit color be good enough to say that we have a good > circuit? > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 2:13 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing > > > Yup. Get an rb2011. Plug ether1 to 2 with a SS between. > > You'll see link, one color is gigabit. Hell you could run a script to > check the rate and print it. > > For more testing you could do a MT speed test between it/to itself. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Aug 17, 2015 4:08 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> So, could I use two ports of a Mikrotik router and make it do a >> bi-directional test? >> I presume they have a CLI or do they have a GUI? >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Larry Smith >> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:06 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing >> >> Most (if not all) the mikrotik routers have a built in Bandwidth test >> (server >> or client, selectable). Believe they do UDP or TCP, send, receive or >> both. >> >> -- >> Larry Smith >> lesm...@ecsis.net >> >> On Mon August 17 2015 15:02, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >>> I am pretty ignorant as to the abilities of any Mikrotic device. >>> Can you enlighten me? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Matt >>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:01 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing >>> >>> > I am wondering if I got a GigE managed switch, could I see some phy >>> data >>> > speeds by looking at its management interface? >>> >>> Why not just a Mikrotik CCR? >>> >>> > Demand for our GigE surge suppressor has been growing such that I am >>> now >>> > limited by my test station throughput. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Any ideas on how to test a GigE device go-nogo without buying more big >>> > dollar testers (which I currently use)? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > It needs to be fast and show speeds in both directions. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Have considered just putting up a GigE switch and plugging the surge >>> > suppressor into two ports and seeing if they light. But that sounds >>> > pretty >>> > cheap and dirty. Want to see numbers. A laptop talking to another >>> > laptop with iperf may end up being the solution. Not sure if there are >>> > GigE USB NICS so I could do it all on one laptop or not. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Any other ideas? >>> >> >> >
