No, they'll go high enough for MPLS/VPLS, it's just limited to 1580, which
is a lot lower than most of the other Mikrotiks.

On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 6:20 AM, Josh Baird <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 850gx2?  3011 in a 2011 case?
>>
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2018, at 9:40 PM, Rhys Cuff (Latrobe I.T) <
>> [email protected]> 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:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *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) <
>> [email protected]> 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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