2 Switch groups means you can either put any or all of the ports in a switch or any or all can be routed. The bypass is a pair of ports that if the power goes away are physically connected, so data just bypasses the router.
On 11/1/2010 11:15 AM, Mark Nash wrote: > Fair enough. I also get bitchy sometimes when conversations go awry and the > point is lost for something I care about, so...sorry for my part in that.... > like I hope the guy's question about install vehicles actually got ANSWERED > ;) > > You get what you pay for. In the Mikrotik router game for port density > there seems to be no middle ground where we have 10 or 12 ports but not with > the horsepower that's out there now. > > I'd like to have at least 8 ports at every site so that I don't have to > include a switch: > > 2 for backhauls > 3 for APs > 1 for UPS > 1 for remote power control unit > 1 for laptop access when technician is there > > I want to put these EVERYWHERE, and I don't want to pay $1400 just to add a > router at every tower. I've got 20 towers and I know others have way more > than that. 20x$1400=$28000. 20x$400=$8000. > > There are towers that I could use 3 or 4 more for additional access points, > and some that need additional throughput and in those cases I could go for > the higher end models. > > I just looked at the docs for the RB1100... > > It says "thirteen individual gigabit ethernet ports, two 5-port switch > groups, and includes ethernet bypass capability" > > The two questions I have: > > 1. The "5-port switch groups"... Does this mean that the individual ports > can't be routed independently of the other 4 ports in the switch group? > 2. The "ethernet bypass capability"... What's the application for this? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Butch Evans"<[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List"<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 5:05 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] RB1100U Anywhere? > > >> On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 16:15 -0700, Mark Nash wrote: >>> Well.... That's not what I said. You took that leap. >> :-) I only did so because your quoted price was in the range of the x86 >> systems. I didn't intend to offend, just thought it was funny that the >> comparison was made. If it wasn't intentional and I read it wrong, then >> I apologize for jumping to the wrong conclusion. Fair enough? >> >>> What I said was that we need port density. That was no joke. >> I agree. I have mentioned to MT that they need to build a switch with >> more than 5 ports, too. Of course, the response was deadly silent. >> >>> Many many many many MANY times... I need ports ports ports ports but not >>> the >>> horsepower of an x86 box and not the power draw of an x86 power supply. >> My suggestion for this is to use whatever box you are gonna need and a >> low cost managed switch that you can vlan. You can buy Cisco switches >> off the secondary market for peanuts these days. That gives you the >> physical ports and you can back it with whatever horsepower you may >> want/need. If you want it all in one box, then you can build an rb800 >> with the expansion board for even more ports than you'd get in an rb1100 >> (and more power, too). >> >> -- >> ******************************************************************** >> * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* >> * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * >> * http://store.wispgear.net/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * >> * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * ImageStream, Mikrotik and MORE! * >> ******************************************************************** >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- Scott Reed Sr. Systems Engineer GAB Midwest 1-800-363-1544 x2241 1-260-827-2241 Cell: 260-273-7239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
