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: [email protected]
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.
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Larry Smith
[email protected]
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: [email protected]
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.
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> Any ideas on how to test a GigE device go-nogo without buying more big
> dollar testers (which I currently use)?
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> It needs to be fast and show speeds in both directions.
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> 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.
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> Any other ideas?
