Not the packet loss, the Winbox acting up part.  Assuming they are two
issues, of course.

Josh Luthman
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On Jan 3, 2016 7:52 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don’t follow your logic.
>
> Upgrade from 5.x to 6.x, and packet loss goes from 0% to 0.5%.  No Winbox
> involved.  How can that be a Winbox issue?
>
> The only reason to bring up Winbox is that the problem interferes with
> Winbox traffic so bad that you can’t even download plugins from the router,
> so it makes a good test.  By no means does it have to be part of the setup
> for the problem to occur.
>
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 03, 2016 5:30 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
> links
>
>
> That doesn't mean it isn't an issue...
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
> On Jan 3, 2016 6:11 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Not a Winbox issue.
>>
>> I can connect a laptop with its NIC forced to 100FDX and see ping loss.
>> I also see devices downstream of a 100M interface on this router that I
>> monitor for packet loss and starting when this router was changed, the
>> packet loss graphs went from essentially zero to around 0.5%.
>>
>>
>> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, January 03, 2016 5:03 PM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M
>> Ethernet links
>>
>> FYI I use Winbox 2.2.18 100% of the time since 11/3/2011 - maybe try that?
>>
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I get the same results with Winbox 3.0 or Winbox 2.2.13.  Note this
>>> problem shows up as on other stuff not just Winbox, it's just easy to test
>>> with Winbox because it shows up easily as disconnects or failure to load
>>> plugins.
>>>
>>> Note that I can use Winbox fine through an interface running at gigabit,
>>> or I can Winbox through this router to another Mikrotik via a 100M
>>> interface, the stress on the interface seems to be when the packets are
>>> originating from this router itself and trying to go out a 100M interface.
>>> But I also see low level packet loss on normal traffic through the
>>> interface, although it doesn't show up as drops or errors in the stats.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Faisal Imtiaz
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 4:35 PM
>>>
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
>>> links
>>>
>>> Are u using the new version of winbox ?
>>> i.e. ver 3.0 ? there are issues with older version of the Winbox too.
>>>
>>> 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: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 4:03:22 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
>>>> links
>>>>
>>>
>>> I tried multi-queue Ethernet default and it didn't work, even with queue
>>>> size increased to 500 packets.
>>>>
>>>> 5.26 still works fine.  Best way to see problem is to clear Winbox
>>>> cache so
>>>> it has to download plugins.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Faisal Imtiaz
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 11:02 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
>>>> links
>>>>
>>>> Don't forget to reboot the unit after making the queue changes.
>>>>
>>>> Also I would suggest to reach out to Brian Vargas @ Balticnetworks and
>>>> see
>>>> if they have any suggestions and or if they can replicate what you are
>>>> seeing.
>>>>
>>>> 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: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2016 11:27:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
>>>>> links
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I thought about the first part but didn't try it, I'll try it on the lab
>>>>> router tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, I don't see anything reported in the stats, as far as they are
>>>>> concerned, everything is good.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Faisal Imtiaz
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2016 10:17 PM
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M Ethernet
>>>>> links
>>>>>
>>>>> Try something....
>>>>>
>>>>> change the interface queue to multi-queue-Ethernet-default
>>>>> and increase the queue size packet buffer for it. (it should be mq
>>>>> pfifo)
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you see errors / packet loss being reported in the 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: [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2016 8:09:46 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M
>>>>>> Ethernet
>>>>>> links
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I downgraded to 6.25 and still saw the problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't really want to go back any farther, likely the issue started
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the new kernel and drivers when 6.x first came out.  I figure if I
>>>>>> can't
>>>>>> run
>>>>>> any of the recent versions, I might as well go back to 5.26.  Unless
>>>>>> someone
>>>>>> knows of a specific cause and how to fix it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Kevin Radunz
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 1:32 PM
>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik x86 and ROS 6.x problems on 100M
>>>>>> Ethernet
>>>>>> links
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think some weard problems started around 6.33. There are posts of
>>>>>> different topics about things like Winbox and VPN traffic not working
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> traffic through the device was fine.  Some thought MTU changes but I'm
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> sure I saw concrete fixes.  I know earlier versions don't do this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I recently upgraded one of those RouterMaxx 1106 routers from 5.2 to
>>>>>>> 6.33.1
>>>>>>> (I actually configured a new router and swapped hardware).  Ever
>>>>>>> since,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> have had performance problems with a couple ports that are connected
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> radios with 100M Ethernet ports.  The most obvious symptom is that
>>>>>>> Winbox
>>>>>>> won't stay connected or can't download plugins, but I also see pings
>>>>>>> dropped
>>>>>>> even to the directly connected equipment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was a bad boy making multiple changes at once, so I've been
>>>>>>> gradually
>>>>>>> walking them back in the lab on the original router, I upgraded it to
>>>>>>> 6.33.1
>>>>>>> and the problem appeared.  I dropped back to 6.31 and it was still
>>>>>>> there,
>>>>>>> but when I dropped back to 5.26 everything was fine again.  I haven't
>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>> earlier 6.x versions yet, 6.31 is the oldest x86 version I have
>>>>>>> handy.
>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>> is not a radio problem, I can reproduce it with a directly connected
>>>>>>> laptop
>>>>>>> if I force the laptop NIC to 100M FDX.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is anyone familiar with this problem?  I can't find anything on the
>>>>>>> Mikrotik
>>>>>>> forums.  I guess I can live with 5.26 if I have to, but I'd like to
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> what is causing this.  Do I just need to change some configuration
>>>>>>> parameter?  I know 6.x brought out hardware only queues, but I think
>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>> for Routerboards, not x86.  Is there a problem with the Intel NIC
>>>>>>> drivers
>>>>>>> included with 6.x?  Any chance that an earlier or later version of
>>>>>>> 6.x
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>> work for me?  I see nothing in the change logs about it.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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