Ugh - I wasn’t aware of any MTU limitations on the 850GX2.  Are you saying I’ll 
have problems with MPLS/VPLS? 

> On Apr 5, 2018, at 10:24 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would avoid the 850gx2... the new hEX (RB750Gr4, I think... maybe gr4), is 
> much faster and cheaper, and it doesn't have the MTU limitations the 850Gx2 
> has. A 3011 in a 2011 case is a good drop in replacement for a 2011 (assuming 
> you don't have room for the rackmount case the 3011 comes in). The HEX POE 
> (not the Lite version), is also much faster than the 2011 (the non-poe 
> version is a bit faster though). I really wish they sold the 3011 in the 
> 2011-style desktop case, but if you're replacing a 2011, it's simple enough 
> to swap cases. the RB3011 is the fastest thing until you go up to an 
> 1100ahx4, or CCR (which are both much larger, and more expensive).
> 
>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 9:17 PM, Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 850gx2?  3011 in a 2011 case?
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 5, 2018, at 9:40 PM, Rhys Cuff (Latrobe I.T) <r...@latrobeit.com.au> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Thanks for that.
>>> 
>>> All different models, 2011’s at lower end of small towers.
>>> 
>>> Was thinking of going to hexpoe and a POE switch for a bit more, space is a 
>>> thing.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mathew Howard
>>> Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 11:11 AM
>>> To: af
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CPU - when to upgrade
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I start getting paranoid if I see more than about 25% CPU load on a 
>>> Mikrotik... whether or not that's actually having any impact on 
>>> performance, I don't know, but I suspect at 70% it is - I would certainly 
>>> upgrade it to something faster at that point. What model of Mikrotik is it? 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 7:24 PM Rhys Cuff (Latrobe I.T) 
>>> <r...@latrobeit.com.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Guys
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> When you have a router and cpu is hitting about 60 – 70% with traffic load 
>>> would that impact speeds?
>>> 
>>> I’ve got a few links that don’t seem to go as hard as they should, but I 
>>> can’t find the reason.
>>> 
>>> The routers are MikroTik and the radios (also highish cpu) are ubnt with 
>>> plenty of airtime free)
>>> 
>>> Hmmm, That’s another question, at what Airtime % will you start to see 
>>> impacted performance?
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Rhys
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
> 

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