Is there a single easy way to tell the dif between the v2 and v3 without opening the device to compare the nic itself?
Would it be simply verifying that if it connects to the switch @ 2.5 or 1 gbps? Would a 1gbps connection guarantee the realtek chipset/v3?
AFAIK, all U6-LR devices use 1Gbps ports. Certainly that is what is in the technical specifications for the product, so unless they silently upgraded the ethernet chipset and also enabled 2.5Gbps connectivity (i.e. without upgrading the tech specs on what is a potentially significant marketing upgrade), I wouldn't expect anything other than 1G connectivity from that device.
That said, I can't guarantee that I haven't missed some news about the devices... if so, please share the sources of this new info.
Interesting.
some discussion here:
From my understanding so far (just looking for confirmation)
V1 to V2 - LED color reduction in V2, documentation says 1gbps in all but 2.5 was implemented through a AQR112C chip, or at least the chip was used and limited to 1gbps.
V2 to V3 - Flipped to realtek RTL8211 in place of the AQR112C.
Just wondering how I can verify if i have the V2 or V3 through software or any other tricks without opening it.
@Zgembo Perhaps you have a way to verify this? Do the install steps listed here also apply if i have to use the v3 snapshot? https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/unifi_6_lr
Indeed. The info you shared does show 2.5G ports for v1 and v2. But that's contrary to the tech specs on the Ubiquiti site. I wonder if they used a 2.5G chipset but then didn't enable that speed (capping it to a max of 1Gbps), possibly to help with the U6 Enterprise marketing positioning (and/or because of other limitations -- technical or marketing/business).
Yeah, likely marketing to make space for the new 6E hardware and for cost reduction for the current generation.