Stat's SR203 Quirks

[JimM1]

@mae-3 

For your info and some copied details,

I reset the router yesterday to get new start, copied captures just before

the 20hr mark, and then later for Rx b/s values, i will get the Tx b/s but it is always

in my experience that it is well later, will check at 24hrs, 48hrs etc. don't think that it

is quirk just off my hub, experience shows with FW upgrades you just get to know what

to or what not to expect and ignore all the things that you wish did not happen.

Sky Hub Status
This page shows the current settings for your Sky Hub. We have preconfigured your Sky Hub with the optimum settings. This is a read only summary page. If you wish to change settings use the menus at the top of this page.

Select Show Statistics to see your Sky Hub performance statistics such as the number of packets sent and number of packets received for each port.
Select Connection Status to see information about your current connection.

System Detail
Manufacturer                             Sky
Model                                             SR203
Firmware Version                      7.03.0400.RM
DSL Firmware Version            A2pvfbH043p1.d26u
Modem
Modem Status Connected
Traffic Type:                                           PTM
Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps):        9995
Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps):  40000

Regards Jim

[JimM1]

@mae-3 

I had to leave and get sky telephone fix so missed a couple of days monitoring

You will see now that the Tx and Rx have now gone zero and will stay that way until hub is reset, update etc, so may be quirk of my hub but don't think so. Somewhere between times and never sure when it happens so just put it down to one of the many quirks.

[Chrisee]

@JimM1 what devices are using the 5GHz band while you took those stats?. The transmission and receive rates are snap shots of the transmission and reception rate when the stats page populates when it is 

refreshed every 10 seconds. If devices aren't actively using that band when taken no bits pass so no rate is recorded.. 

[JimM1]

@Chrisee 

I was connected to the router with my laptop wireless on the 5G band which it always is,

I think on picture 2 you will see the TX stopped about that time, it never goes again. Then on the

final picture you will see that the RX stopped, the packet's keep going so that indicates that the 5G is working, Times varies i think, first one is always fairly quick, second always longer. I have no complaint

it's just a quirk of the router, like devices not showing up when i know they are connected.

Not sure which FW screwed it all up, and i have had this router about 4 years i would say.

Lets you know, that when the stat's are posted you cannot trust when you see 0 b/s on any of those fields.

Due to me going away for couple days obviously could not get the precise time, was checking every 24hrs....

Jim 

[JimM1]

@Chrisee 

And i was snapping at 30sec, so i could print to pdf to capture, always turn it back to 10 when finished.

Just not quick enough to do it all in the 10sec time....

[Chrisee · Accepted solution]

@JimM1 I dont know for certain how those fields are populated so not going to argue but this isn't an issue I have seen before but the Sky hub's web interface does have idiosyncrasies. 

[JimM1]

@Chrisee 

I agree with you, keep an eye when you are checking stat's as there is multiple request and you will see loads of examples when fields for wan are populated, if all low, OP captured quickly before the 10sec time. As we both agree not an issue....

Thanks Chrisee. 

[mae-3]

@JimM1 

It is not an issue, you can get data on the WAN port that is being blocked by the firewall which won't therefore show up as traffic on LAN/WLAN and this isn't an issue unless the traffic is very high. From what I've seen of your router stats there is no fault and it looks pretty normal.

[Suzie10]

I've noticed this as well. It stops showing data for those 2 fields after 12-20 hours. It'll fix itself after a reboot/power off and then stop showing data again after the same amount of time (between 12-20 hours - haven't really timed it, just know it happens quite quickly). It only affects the 5GHz band.

I recently switched to the ER115 hub and this issue is not present. It's been 34 hours so far and it's still showing data for the 5GHz band. The hub is on its latest firmware. 

So it does look like the SR203 hub has a bug where it simply stops showing data for the 2 Tx/Rx fields on the 5GHz band for some reason. 

Edit: I will keep the router active for a longer amount of time to see it if breaks. Maybe it takes longer on this one.