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Title: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: pctech on Nov 27, 2010, 15:06:06
There was a discussion on another forum which mentioned these but I've not heard oif them before.

I am finding that I'm chomping through my bandwidth at a rate of knots so was going to apply port throttling to the Ethernet ports so was looking at other routers.
Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: DorsetBoy on Nov 27, 2010, 15:11:05
http://routerboard.com/sales.html#upside

Never heard of them before, Routerboard is the name of their hardware and distributors are limited.
Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: pctech on Nov 27, 2010, 15:15:43
Cheers, yes I noticed that.

Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: MisterW on Nov 27, 2010, 15:42:33
A colleague of mine set up a wireless hotspot system for his apartment community on Spain. The box used to control that is a Mikrotik router. It was quite a clever little beast IIRC. From what I can tell it was based around the Routerboard RB450 linked to a number of Buffalo WAP's operating in a WDS environment.
Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: pctech on Nov 27, 2010, 15:57:12
Thinking of getting one for two reasons.

1. It should allow me to throttle my ethernet ports a bit so I don't chew through my bandwidth quite so quick.

2. Its CLI based so will allow me to practice stuff.

Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: MisterW on Nov 27, 2010, 16:00:41
If you get bored with the CLI you can always configure them with WinBox http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Winbox
Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: pctech on Nov 27, 2010, 16:07:55
Cheers for the responses.

Might get one in the New Year.

Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: .Griff. on Nov 28, 2010, 01:06:22
Any idea which chipset they use?
Title: Re: Mikrotik Routers?
Post by: Glenn on Nov 28, 2010, 08:10:19
AR7100 series for http://www.wifi-stock.co.uk/details/mikrotik_rb750g.html