[HamWAN PSDR] optimization first results

Bart Kus me at bartk.us
Fri Nov 1 19:14:55 PDT 2019


Scott,

Please make your own thread, or contact netops at .  You're really 
confusing Ric's thread here with these unrelated numbers.

--Bart


On 11/1/2019 5:44 PM, Scott Currie wrote:
> So, should I be concerned about my ch0 numbers?
>
> -Scott
>
> [ns7c at WA7AUB-Baldi] > /interface wireless monitor 0
>                   status: connected-to-ess
>                  channel: 5880/5/an
>        wireless-protocol: nv2
>                  tx-rate: 6.5Mbps-5MHz/1S
>                  rx-rate: 13Mbps-5MHz/1S
>                     ssid: HamWAN
>                    bssid: D4:CA:6D:7A:A3:EF
>               radio-name: N7FSP/Baldi-S3
>          signal-strength: -66dBm
>      signal-strength-ch0: -90dBm
>      signal-strength-ch1: -66dBm
>       tx-signal-strength: -67dBm
>   tx-signal-strength-ch0: -67dBm
>              noise-floor: -101dBm
>          signal-to-noise: 35dB
>                   tx-ccq: 47%
>                   rx-ccq: 79%
>    authenticated-clients: 1
>         current-distance: 31
>                 wds-link: no
>                   bridge: no
>         routeros-version: 6.41.3
>
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 3:36 PM Bart Kus <me at bartk.us 
> <mailto:me at bartk.us>> wrote:
>
>     Yes, much better.  I also noticed a problem on the HamWAN side,
>     where that sector was configured for only 5MHz service instead of
>     our normal 10MHz.  I've changed the sector config, and you should
>     be getting twice the bandwidth now.
>
>     I tried to run a speed test, but noticed your bandwidth-server was
>     still set to require authentication, so I've logged into your
>     modem and turned that off:
>
>     [eo at K7ITE-Lookout] > /tool bandwidth-server set authenticate=no
>
>     I also noticed you still have an "admin" account.  If it's not
>     properly password protected, this may be dangerous now that your
>     modem is on the Internet.  I have left it untouched.
>
>     I also noticed you have the "winbox" service running.  This is
>     also dangerous, as it's full of exploits.  I have left it
>     untouched, but you should probably disable it.  (/ip service
>     disable winbox)  We should update the website instructions to
>     disable this by default.
>
>     I also noticed your ssh is on port 22.  This will get more hacking
>     attempts than port 222.  You can change it with /ip service set
>     ssh port=222.
>
>     With the bandwidth-server available on your end, I ran a speed
>     test from the sector to your modem:
>
>     [eo at Lookout-S2] > /tool bandwidth-test 44.25.143.94 duration=30s
>     direction=transmit
>                     status: running
>                   duration: 29s
>                 tx-current: 38.4Mbps
>       tx-10-second-average: 35.6Mbps
>           tx-total-average: 37.5Mbps
>                random-data: no
>                  direction: transmit
>                    tx-size: 1500
>           connection-count: 20
>             local-cpu-load: 20%
>            remote-cpu-load: 28%
>
>     [eo at Lookout-S2] > /tool bandwidth-test 44.25.143.94 duration=30s
>     direction=receive
>                     status: running
>                   duration: 29s
>                 rx-current: 40.8Mbps
>       rx-10-second-average: 41.7Mbps
>           rx-total-average: 35.7Mbps
>               lost-packets: 1285
>                random-data: no
>                  direction: receive
>                    rx-size: 1500
>           connection-count: 20
>             local-cpu-load: 21%
>            remote-cpu-load: 27%
>
>     This is the performance you can expect from a 10MHz MIMO link that
>     has good signal.
>
>     The current-distance is reported in km, not miles.  It's not
>     round-trip distance, just physical distance between the modems. 
>     There is a separate metric for round-trip-time, which is measured
>     in microseconds: tdma-timing-offset=202. You can do the
>     speed-of-light math to get a more precise distance than the 1km
>     granularity reported by the "current-distance" field.
>
>     --Bart
>
>
>     On 11/1/2019 3:18 PM, Ric Merry wrote:
>>     tx-rate: 6.5Mbps-5MHz/2S
>>                      rx-rate: 3.2Mbps-5MHz/1S
>>                         ssid: HamWAN
>>                        bssid: 74:4D:28:57:F6:BA
>>                   radio-name: Lookout-S2/WA7DEM
>>              signal-strength: -62dBm
>>          signal-strength-ch0: -64dBm
>>          signal-strength-ch1: -66dBm
>>           tx-signal-strength: -62dBm
>>       tx-signal-strength-ch0: -66dBm
>>       tx-signal-strength-ch1: -64dBm
>>                  noise-floor: -124dBm
>>              signal-to-noise: 62dB
>>                       tx-ccq: 35%
>>                       rx-ccq: 19%
>>        authenticated-clients: 1
>>             current-distance: 32
>>
>>     Mo' betta? Is current distance miles in both send and receive
>>     (round trip)?
>>
>>     On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 3:06 PM Bart Kus <me at bartk.us
>>     <mailto:me at bartk.us>> wrote:
>>
>>         No, you're missing an entire chain of the radio (ch1).  Do
>>         this to enable both chains:
>>
>>         /interface wireless set 0 rx-chains=0,1 tx-chains=0,1
>>
>>         --Bart
>>
>>
>>         On 11/1/2019 2:55 PM, Ric Merry wrote:
>>>         I climbed back up the ladder to do some fine tuning (thanks
>>>         for the advice here)
>>>         Luckily I could remotely view my computer with my cell phone
>>>         thus saving me the cost of a divorce attorney had I asked my
>>>         wife to help me when she gets home from work.
>>>         ;)
>>>         These are my results, I can do more but for now, how do they
>>>         look?
>>>
>>>         signal-strength: -66dBm
>>>              signal-strength-ch0: -66dBm
>>>               tx-signal-strength: -67dBm
>>>           tx-signal-strength-ch0: -67dBm
>>>           tx-signal-strength-ch1: -89dBm
>>>                      noise-floor: -123dBm
>>>                  signal-to-noise: 57dB
>>>                           tx-ccq: 88%
>>>                           rx-ccq: 70%
>>>            authenticated-clients: 1
>>>                 current-distance: 32
>>>
>>>         Funny things is that thee are about where I started.
>>>         Elevation is the more difficult adjustment with the brackets
>>>         provided. I may end up modifying those.
>>>
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