[HamWAN PSDR] optimization first results
Ric Merry
ricmerry at gmail.com
Fri Nov 1 19:34:34 PDT 2019
Thanks Bart! I I ran the client setup page verbatim and this was the
results with the exception of Winbox and Port222. I wanted to stick with
Winbox until I was finished with the initial setup.
I just received a new computer this afternoon so will move the whole set up
along with all Ham related programs over to it.
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 3:36 PM Bart Kus <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> 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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