[ale] Microtik vs Ubiquiti vs DIY router...go

[Derek Atkins]

WHOA.
"Not cheap" is an understatement!!!!   $2300?!?!
Seriously, why would ANYONE consider this over an Edgerouter or other
Ubiquiti unit?  An ERPro-8 is ~$350.

-derek

On Thu, May 2, 2019 1:10 pm, Raj Wurttemberg via Ale wrote:
> For what it's worth, Netgate (pfSense) does have 1U appliances.   They are
> not cheap...
>
> https://store.netgate.com/TNSR/XG-1537.aspx
>
> https://store.netgate.com/TNSR/xg-1541.aspx
>
> https://www.netgate.com/solutions/pfsense/xg-7100-1u.html
>
> https://www.netgate.com/solutions/pfsense/xg-1537-1u.html
>
>
> Thanks,
> /Raj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of Derek Atkins via Ale
> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 11:50 AM
> To: James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Microtik vs Ubiquiti vs DIY router...go
>
> Originally I used an old Linux box as my router.  It had great flexibility
> but the UI sucked.  And it ate power like there was no tomorrow.
>
> Then I switched to a netgear running dd-wrt.  That was better and worked
> for a long while.  But then that broke (my guess is that it was a victim
> of the ~2000 bad-cap incident).
>
> Next I went with a Mikrotik RB750.  The UI is nice, but there is one
> feature it has failed to support (IPv6 source-based routing).  I could
> live with that shortcoming, but then I changing my network to AT&T Gigabit
> fiber and the microtik could no longer keep up.
>
> So I swapped to a Ubiquiti Edgerouter Pro.  This can definitely keep up
> with the gigabit network, and has been serving me well.  It, too, falls to
> the no IPv6 source based routing issue, but apparently this is being fixed
> in current firmware (I have not updated it, yet).
>
> My network also leverages an ER-X as a bridge/switch with MAC-based
> forwarding to route around an AT&T NAT table limit.  This also runs at gig
> speed, but it's not doing anything other than the MAC NAT.
>
> The rest of my network, once I deploy it, is going to be Unifi hardware,
> including at least 2 switches and a bunch of APs (probably AC-NanoHD).
>
> Would I go back to Linux as a router?  Maybe.  But it's nice having a 1U
> box in my rack with a nice web-ui and the line performance I require.
> Also, it's less expensive, IMHO.  Of course YMMV.
>
> -derek
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2019 11:22 am, James Sumners via Ale wrote:
>> I use a personally built pfSense router with Ubiquiti WAP and managed
>> switch. pfSense is more robust in terms of flexibility. If you want a
>> completely managed environment I’d recommend all Ubiquiti.
>>
>> On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 10:23 Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, so Microtik RouterBoards versus Ubiquiti EdgeRouters versus DIY
>>> machine?
>>>
>>> What's your choice and what's your choice of hardware (especially the
>>> DIY)?
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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
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