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Tell us your V2 REMOTE CW performance experiences.
Can someone tell us his V2 experience regarding remote cw operating?
Till now all our remote attempts with VPN where not completely successful.
We've tried OpenVPN and EtherSoft servers but keep getting audio drop-outs, cracks and clicks.
which are very annoying and make a CW QSO impossible.
Our goal is remote contesting.
It would be nice if there was an opportunity to try the V2 software first before we decide to upgrade.
Till now all our remote attempts with VPN where not completely successful.
We've tried OpenVPN and EtherSoft servers but keep getting audio drop-outs, cracks and clicks.
which are very annoying and make a CW QSO impossible.
Our goal is remote contesting.
It would be nice if there was an opportunity to try the V2 software first before we decide to upgrade.
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Dropouts are related to internet connectivity issues and they even happen on high speed connections.
If you run this test, www.dslreports.com/speedtest, what are your BufferBloat numbers? You need to see a B or better.
Mike va3mw
It can make a difference actually. The data handling over a VPN tunnel with an L2 layer is different then sending packet streams via the internet.
For the past 2 weeks I have been off my VPN and 100% SL. Since I replaced my firewall SL has provided the same performance of that my SoftEther provided.
Now, I am running about 0.01% packet loss all the time on SL.
Mike
What are all the network requirements for SmartLink to perform acceptably? I know many wireless vendors are out. Port forwarding is required. Now a DSL Report of B or better. What else? Did all the alpha testers give SmartLink a 100% passing grade with no caveats?
I'm on wireless, no port forwarding permitted, D on DSL reports. Maybe I would have held off purchasing until some real features were added if I knew the limitations up front. Now I just hope something comes along to justify the cost.
73,
Kev K4VD
This has been well discussed on the community for past while. Lots of discussion on network performance, all of which is out of control of the Flex software.
I'm pretty sure I started discussions about a year ago on this by me and some alpha team members.
I did write this up about 3 months ago long before I was employed by Flex, so I am sorry if you missed it. https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/getting-read-for-smartlink-test-your-upload-perform...
73, Mike
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The Low BW selection is worth the $200 for V2
Remote just fine, just cannot run more than 10fps onSpectrum or Waterfalll, but
being able to run remote can be done as long as Latency is <300ms
So I really like V2.0
73 Mike
Good for folks. I am glad others find this working. Sorry I missed a post about my poor network rating. So forth and so on.
Sorry guys. Not happy with the situation so I take my opportunities to voice my opinion. Said it before. Love the 6500. I wish there was an alternative to SSDR.
73,
Kev K4VD
With SSDR, you are the host, just like NetFlix to others in your house. If you where hosting video streaming to the world, you may run into the same issues as you are sadly experiencing.
Another example would be to run a PLEX server in your house and then go out to a Starbucks and try to watch an HD movie. You will be able to watch, but it won't be perfect.
For everything you listed, you wouldn't care (or know) if you dropped packet, especially for Webex's or Video Conferencing.
For HF, you can actually hear the packets failing. In fact, I use it to demo to others just how bad there internet is. I don't tell them it is radio, I tell them it is an audio tuning tool.
We really want to make sure we are comparing the same thing when it is out of the control of FRS.
many 73, Mike
Actually, thinking about it, the only difference is the software I'm using. SSDR. I'm waiting for an IETF RFC to cover the requirements of SSDR and then for Cisco and Juniper to start coming out with SSDR complaint equipment. Maybe next time I should hire a consultant to make my home SSDR compliant.
Don't answer... I can go on like this forever!
Love the 6500. No love for SSDR.
Kev
My question is, smart link a redirect or is there some kind of host there they carry's the info over to my network?
Thanks Mike.. And Dont take it that I'm being **** you I dont mean it that way at all.
I love the new 2.0 regardless. But I do see some hiccups on the pan adapter even on network.
Jay
If been playing with some QoS settings in the routers, remote and locale.
Now I get an A as a result Which is better than B, right?
But...... unfortunately I still get (to many) audio drop-outs, cracks and clicks.
Again for all clarity, I am talking about high speed CW.
In usual ssb contacts, the cracks do not, or hardly not, disturb.
As you can see below, I have bufferbloat < B.
But, unfortunately still (to many) audio drop-outs, cracks and clicks.
I don't know how to PM you on this forum.
I can run the client both ways wired or WiFi and it does not make many difference.
By "high speed" I mean contest speed, 30-40 wpm.
De clicks and drop-outs distortion is to big for solid copying.
Remarkable thing is that other SDR applications like Perseus and SDR-Radio work flawless over the same connection.
Even more disappointing is that a V2 upgrade does not seem to solve this problem.