I figure it’s more like the Swiss army knife. Very handy but never really the right tool for the job. Works great until the blade breaks and you stab yourself.
Mark > On Jan 19, 2021, at 9:21 AM, Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > A student of mine once stated, “The best thing about MikroTik is that it does > everything, the worst thing about Mikrotik is that it does everything.” > > > <image001.png> > Dennis Burgess > > Mikrotik : Trainer, Network Associate, Routing Engineer, Wireless Engineer, > Traffic Control Engineer, Inter-Networking Engineer, Security Engineer, > Enterprise Wireless Engineer > Hurricane Electric: IPv6 Sage Level > Cambium: ePMP > > Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services > Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net > <http://www.linktechs.net/> > Create Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com > <x-msg://79/www.towercoverage.com> > How did we do today? > <image002.png> > <https://app.customerthermometer.com/?template=log_feedback&hash=5badbac1&embed_data=dGVtcGVyYXR1cmVfaWQ9MSZ0aGVybW9tZXRlcl9pZD0xMTM1NjYmbnBzX3JhdGluZz0tMQ==&e=Anonymous&f=Dennis&l=Burgess&c=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c7=&c8=&c9=&c10=><image003.png> > > <https://app.customerthermometer.com/?template=log_feedback&hash=675abe04&embed_data=dGVtcGVyYXR1cmVfaWQ9MiZ0aGVybW9tZXRlcl9pZD0xMTM1NjYmbnBzX3JhdGluZz0tMQ==&e=Anonymous&f=Dennis&l=Burgess&c=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c7=&c8=&c9=&c10=><image004.png> > > <https://app.customerthermometer.com/?template=log_feedback&hash=e42b48a5&embed_data=dGVtcGVyYXR1cmVfaWQ9MyZ0aGVybW9tZXRlcl9pZD0xMTM1NjYmbnBzX3JhdGluZz0tMQ==&e=Anonymous&f=Dennis&l=Burgess&c=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c7=&c8=&c9=&c10=><image005.png> > > <https://app.customerthermometer.com/?template=log_feedback&hash=ecaadcd3&embed_data=dGVtcGVyYXR1cmVfaWQ9NCZ0aGVybW9tZXRlcl9pZD0xMTM1NjYmbnBzX3JhdGluZz0tMQ==&e=Anonymous&f=Dennis&l=Burgess&c=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c7=&c8=&c9=&c10=> > > From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf > Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 3:49 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] router programming > > I couldn't tell you why it's only 450 days. Maybe I upgraded the OS at that > time. Maybe someone was screwing around in the cabinet and unplugged it. It > is in Equinix CH1, maybe Equinix lost power. ;-) > > > It probably should have a lesser uptime as I should be more consistent with > OS upgrades, but it's firewalled from the world, so the risk is mitigated. My > point was to illustrate that in general, Mikrotik is reliable. There may be > edge cases that aren't. There are configurations that aren't. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ics%2dil.com&umid=5B649195-B941-9305-8445-1FDBFAFD9CE2&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-7609d9979a7b439220fcca83e6cf45630042ee52> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: "Mark Radabaugh" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 3:45:09 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] router programming > > Wimpy. > > <image006.png> > > Of course it locked up today :-) > > Mark > > On Jan 18, 2021, at 4:40 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > "Anything that doesn't stay up pretty much constantly without needing reboots > or services reset I would consider not stable." > > So then Mikrotik should be fine. > > <Cermak Bottom Cogent.png> > > 450 day router uptime, 446 day BGP session uptime to the second router at > that location, 306 day BGP session uptime to Cogent. > > > Seems to work pretty good here. > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ics%2dil.com&umid=5B649195-B941-9305-8445-1FDBFAFD9CE2&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-7609d9979a7b439220fcca83e6cf45630042ee52> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: "Ryan Ray" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 3:19:36 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] router programming > > Anything that doesn't stay up pretty much constantly without needing reboots > or services reset I would consider not stable. > > Our OSPF and BGP on Mikrotik has not been flawless, but it has been flawless > on our juniper mx204 edge routers. > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 1:06 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > There are definitely some weak spots (route filters can be finicky and > sometimes require senseless manipulation to recover from), but I wouldn't say > it's not stable. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ics%2dil.com&umid=5B649195-B941-9305-8445-1FDBFAFD9CE2&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-7609d9979a7b439220fcca83e6cf45630042ee52> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: "Ryan Ray" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 3:03:20 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] router programming > > Cause it's not a stable platform. > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 12:22 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Why would you be surprised when Mikrotik worked? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ics%2dil.com&umid=5B649195-B941-9305-8445-1FDBFAFD9CE2&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-7609d9979a7b439220fcca83e6cf45630042ee52> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: "Dev" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 2:20:23 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] router programming > > Even used Juniper gear will lead to far less sleepless nights than MT, a lot > easier to find experts too. And they’re just…less Mikrotiky. People are > surprised when Mikrotik works, people are surprised when Juniper doesn’t, > that’s the difference. > > On Jan 18, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I use it for my FTTH delivery system. 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