I've had some issues with Occam compatible SFPs in RB260gs units - they would work, but you would have to unplug them and plug them back in while the unit was powered up to get them to link. So if the Mikrotik loses power, the link goes down until you pull the SFP again. Not sure if that was just with that particular SFP model though, as I haven't had any problems with the generic units.
I've also had an issue with Mikrotiks linking to a planet switch, but that was some incompatibility between the actual devices, not the SFPs. On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: > I've heard too many stories of modules "working" but not working. It's > detected, you get link status and all that, but end up with packet loss > and/or CRC/FCS errors. > > The only SFPs I've used with Routerboards so far are MikroTik branded. I > have one talking to a Ciena 3930. And another talking to a dumb media > converter. Those both work fine. > > Was it Jason that was having issues getting them to talk cleanly to a > Cisco or Planet switch? > > I really don't trust any MikroTik product to be very reliable, but they're > cheap so we can have lots of spares. :) > > On 5/27/2015 9:28 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> will it work in a MikroTik!? >>>>> >>>> Why shouldn't they ? >> >> To the best of my knowledge MT don't use locked Optics.. additionally >> SFP's & SFP+'s are a standard .. >> There are a few options on the modules (mostly for reporting light levels >> and temp etc) that may or may not work... >> >> >> 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: [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "George Skorup" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:44:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>> >>> Nice. $30-50 an end ain't bad. BUT.. will it work in a MikroTik!? >>> >>> On 5/27/2015 8:31 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >>> >>>> also... >>>> >>>> http://www.sfpex.com/bidi-sfp/1g-bidi >>>> >>>> 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: [email protected] >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>>> From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:23:30 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>>>> >>>>> Nate, >>>>> >>>>> If you are not able to locate the MM Bidi SFP's, you might want to try >>>>> the >>>>> SMF Bidi on your MM fiber run.. >>>>> >>>>> Take a look at this:- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flexoptix.net/blog/en/2013/07/bidi-in-operation-on-multimode-fibre/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> >>>>>> From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:07:41 PM >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a MultiMode BIDI SFP? I need to run a connection across a >>>>>> warehouse, they have 3 pair of multimode fiber, but all 3 are already >>>>>> in >>>>>> use. They won't let me tunnel connections together, because that >>>>>> would >>>>>> be touching 'their' network, but I could probably talk them into using >>>>>> only a single Strand, to let me have one. >>>>>> >>>>>> Googling around hasn't yielded any results yet, but I'm still >>>>>> searching. Any other passive deivce to get 2 connections on one/pair >>>>>> Multimode fiber? >>>>>> >>>>>> Nate >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >
