We went from like 1 meter to 2 meter and from port 5 into port nine on two 
different EPC's and that did the trick at the locations we were having an 
issue.  

--
Justin Davis
COO
SkyWerx Industries, LLC

> On Feb 16, 2017, at 5:54 AM, Nathan Anderson <nath...@fsr.com> wrote:
> 
> Port 9 was the other port I tried.  No difference.
> 
> How much is "a bit" longer?  The cable currently being used is I think 
> between 7 and 10 ft (I'll check tomorrow).
> 
> -- Nathan
> 
>  
> From: telrad-boun...@wispa.org <telrad-boun...@wispa.org> on behalf of 
> Skywerx Support <jus...@skywerxsupport.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 4:19 AM
> To: telrad@wispa.org
> Subject: Re: [Telrad] Ethernet RX FCS errors from BreezeWay?
>  
> Nathan have you used a bit longer cable from EPC to router and use port 9.  
> This fixed our FCS error issue.
> 
> --
> Justin Davis
> COO
> SkyWerx Industries, LLC
> 
> On Feb 16, 2017, at 5:00 AM, Nathan Anderson <nath...@fsr.com> wrote:
> 
>> So, as an update to this, we are still seeing these FCS errors between the 
>> EPC (port 11) and the CCR-1036.
>>  
>> I know it is not just a reporting error, because we have been having issues 
>> for a while with UEs dropping off randomly, and until now we just assumed 
>> the underlying cause was whatever issue supposedly solves this for others in 
>> the upcoming 6.6M2 release.  However, looking at the EPC logs, it is clear 
>> that the UEs are dropping at least in our case because the SCTP session 
>> between the EPC and some eNB on the network breaks down.  And every time 
>> this happens, I can take the timestamp from the EPC log of the SCTP failure, 
>> go over to the CCR, look through its logs, and find an FCS error log entry 
>> with a timestamp that matches up with the SCTP failure *exactly*.  Not every 
>> FCS error results in an eNB disconnect, but every eNB disconnect can be 
>> traced back to an FCS error.
>>  
>> Soo, clearly we need to get this fixed.  To that end, I have tried the 
>> following:
>>  
>> 1) Replaced the ethernet cable
>> 2) Tried a different port on the CCR
>> 3) Tried a different port on the EPC (that's always fun, because "reboots")
>> 4) REPLACED THE CCR
>>  
>> We are still seeing FCS receive errors on that port and that port only.
>>  
>> Anybody have any other ideas?
>>  
>> -- Nathan
>>  
>> From: telrad-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:telrad-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf 
>> Of Nathan Anderson
>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 1:31 PM
>> To: telrad@wispa.org
>> Subject: Re: [Telrad] Ethernet RX FCS errors from BreezeWay?
>>  
>> We have always had a habit of doing ths.  And we are on 6.32.x.
>>  
>> Searching through the ROS changelogs (which are a lot more verbose these 
>> days than they used to be) for "FCS" revealed nothing interesting.
>>  
>> -- Nathan
>>  
>> From: telrad-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:telrad-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf 
>> Of Shayne Lebrun
>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 7:15 AM
>> To: telrad@wispa.org
>> Subject: Re: [Telrad] Ethernet RX FCS errors from BreezeWay?
>>  
>> And always make sure, when upgrading  RouterOS, that you then upgrade the 
>> Routerboard firmware.  I think it happens semi-automatically now; you no 
>> longer need to do a /system routerboard upgrade,’ but you do still need a 
>> second reboot.
>>  
>> From: telrad-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:telrad-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf 
>> Of Jesse Dupont
>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 8:51 AM
>> To: telrad@wispa.org
>> Subject: Re: [Telrad] Ethernet RX FCS errors from BreezeWay?
>>  
>> What RouterOS version is on this CCR? I think around the 6.34 mark, these 
>> started showing up in some circumstances, but a RouterOS upgrade resolves 
>> them (may just be a reporting error or hardware driver bug).
>> 
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:37 AM -0700, "Nathan Anderson" <nath...@fsr.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> We have recently noticed a new problem: we have an access port on our 
>> BreezeWay (in this case, so happens it's the BW's port 10, but may not be 
>> relevant) that is plugged into a MikroTik CCR 1036.  The MikroTik is 
>> reporting that it is sporadically seeing FCS errors on frames received from 
>> the BreezeWay.  I have replaced the ethernet cable and also tried moving to 
>> a different ethernet port on the CCR.  Neither has made a difference.
>>  
>> I'm wondering if there is any way I can see any ethernet stats or diagnostic 
>> information from the BreezeWay's perspective.  In my poking around, so far I 
>> have come up empty.
>>  
>> I'm not necessarily convinced at this point that this is the BreezeWay's 
>> fault, mind you.  I'm just wondering if anybody else has seen something 
>> similar, and how to best go about chasing this problem down.  My perception 
>> is that the CCRs in particular have had a troubled history when it comes to 
>> its copper gig ports...search for "Ubiquiti AirFiber MikroTik CCR" if you 
>> want some fun afternoon light reading.
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> -- 
>> Nathan Anderson
>> First Step Internet, LLC
>> nath...@fsr.com
>>  
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