This helpful script was given to me. It was sent to me by WISP-Router (http://www.wisp-router.com/). Casey told me it was sent to them by one of their customers. It will create a beep that changes frequency as the alignment gets better/worse. Requires (of course) a MT router with a speaker onboard.
Over the course of the past several days, I have seen a significant number of folks who misunderstand the proper use for the new interface based routing option in MikroTik’s RouterOS.
First, what is interface routing anyway? In order to understand the answer to this question, we first have to understand how network communications works. More specifically, we will discuss how IP communications happens.
This is my first post about the Mikrotik Product. I will be putting up several examples in the coming weeks and months, so if you don’t see what you are looking for, be sure to contact me directly. Leaving a comment is fine, but not likely to be “answered” unless it is a clarification for the specific article.
This article is intended to be a short guide to help you configure a Mikrotik router to behave in a way that is similar to a soho router with a wireless connection upstream. This configuration is perfect for a WISP that is using devices like the RouterBoard 411 (priced at about $59), along with a CM9 or similar radio (about $40), associated power supply, outdoor enclosure/antenna, etc. The total cost of a flexible device like this is about $150-160, including everything needed to install at a customer’s house or business. (more…)