Mikrotik Routers rock– Cheap, awesome and beats Cisco at same price
Working at Tulip Telecom has his own charm, you get your hands on an array of devices and lots of research . Well, i got my hands on Mikrotik routers, i have been working on them
for a considerable amount of time (more than 6 months) and they are awesome. Here’s what i like in them -
for a considerable amount of time (more than 6 months) and they are awesome. Here’s what i like in them - - Awesome Router OS
- Extensive IP accounting which can segregate and display bandwidth utilization by IP,vlan,interface,source,destination .. and even more..you name it it has it.
- 3G modem/VPDN support.
- Extensive Queue and filter support, with ability to use burst limits and can be extended on individual interfaces, vlan etc. its a full fledged firewall provided you know how to use it.
- Wi-Fi support.
- Can do Email, SMS/SMS gateway..Hell..you can even run a PHP server inside Router OS
- Supports MPLS , BGP, OSPF, Multicast ,DHCP
- Netflow server
- Packet capture, Wi-Fi snooper, packet capture can be opened using wireshark
- Scripting support to insane levels
- Hardware encryption
- Easy to deploy
- Stable..and Cheap
- and much much more..
