FYI.... Netonix provides extended stats on the interface, makes it easy to see what is going on..
on the mikrotik extended stats are available via CLI /interface ethernet print stats Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "CBB - Jay Fuller" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:21:15 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP > the flow control story came from the netonix forums and i agree, it does not > negotiate flow control property in the netonix switch. > that being said, when connected to a mikrotik, there ARE pause frames being > generated, and mimosa insists flow control is > enabled / working on their devices. > speaking of which, i just put in like 3 new mimosa links ; i haven't tinkered > with flow control on them yet. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Faisal Imtiaz >> To: af@afmug.com >> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP >> also.. >> in regards to flow control.. turn it on (auto) on the MT side >> and also turn it on on the B11 radio. >> Additionally look at the B11 logs and see if your ethernet port is flapping >> ... >> Regards. >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >>> From: "Chris Wright" <ch...@velociter.net> >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:41:37 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP >>> Firmware 1.4.4 >>> SNR 41, 42, 41, 41 >>> Flow Control had no effect so it remains disabled for now. >>> Sent via mobile phone. >>> On Jan 24, 2017, at 9:05 PM, Faisal Imtiaz < fai...@snappytelecom.net > >>> wrote: >>>> What version for firmware is on the radio ? >>>> and What your SNR on the two chains (both directions, i.e. 4 readings). >>>> I can tell you that we do not see the behavior you are describing below... >>>> But I can also tell you that we had to do some 'tuning' on settings >>>> including >>>> flow control .. >>>> our B11's plug into netonix Switches.... >>>> Regards. >>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>>> Miami, FL 33155 >>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >>>>> From: "Chris Wright" < ch...@velociter.net > >>>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:02:58 PM >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP >>>>> According to Mimosa, I should be telling my customers that if they’re >>>>> using the >>>>> most popular metric in the world for testing internet speeds, they’re >>>>> doing it >>>>> wrong (I concede that while this may be technically correct, my customers >>>>> – and >>>>> yours too – don’t do technically correct very well.” >>>>> When TDMA is set to 75/25, 8ms window, MAC Tx/Rx is 980/290. This gives >>>>> me as >>>>> much Tx bandwidth as I require for peak times, but no one client IP can >>>>> download more than 20mbps of TCP traffic (from my speedtest.net at the >>>>> edge, >>>>> nor anyone else’s beyond my edge). >>>>> When TDMA is Auto, MAC Tx/Rx is 780/780 (lower Tx, which is undesirable >>>>> as it’s >>>>> 100mbps shy of what I need during peak hours), but TCP throughput per >>>>> client is >>>>> greatly increased (150+mbps). >>>>> So I’m in a pickle. Either my scrupulous customers can get those coveted >>>>> speedtest.net results they love seeing as they run them every thirty >>>>> seconds >>>>> ad-nauseum at the cost of overall Tx capacity of the link. Or I give >>>>> myself >>>>> some headroom in link capacity but the fastest speeds my 100mbps clients >>>>> can >>>>> see is 20mbps. >>>>> What’s even stranger is that client upload seems unaffected. I can upload >>>>> 150+mbps from my test on the link no matter what TDMA is configured. I >>>>> hit up >>>>> Mimosa’s chat support was as chipper as they were unyielding in their >>>>> idea that >>>>> I should test in a way that caters to the B11’s shortcomings. I’ve been a >>>>> Mimosa fanboy for a while now but boy am I feeling burned right now. >>>>> Chris Wright >>>>> Network Administrator
