I, too, would use x86. I'm not a big fan of "high end" routerboards as they've proven otherwise (RB100 bugs most recently noted).
Buy a good x86 box, stick in an IDE/SATA/CF DOM and you're all set regarding hardware. ROS should work flawlessly if you're just breaking out the network to the other customers. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would build my own x86 based Mikrotik boxes with as many GigE ports as > you need (or use multiple boxes). You can build a much more powerful system > for the same or less money than an RB1100. > > Even the ATOM processor based Supermicro boards have a LOT more horsepower, > and some come with two GigE ports right on the board. > > Travis > Microserv > > > > On 11/2/2010 8:47 PM, Paul McCall wrote: > >> We have an office complex where we have wired up 15 offices. Typically, >> we put in as many RB493s tied together as it takes, with each available >> port doing NAT/DHCP on a separate network. >> >> In this case, we have fiber to the building, and we have gigabit access >> to Radiological Images, where a series of images can be quite large. >> So, having gigabit to each customer unit is required to "do it right". >> >> Obviously, I want something that can handle some pretty good "bursty" >> traffic. I would guess that only one or two units would actually be >> doing the big transfers at one time, but I want them to be super-fast... >> kinda get in, get the data, get done.. >> >> My considerations thus far have been a RB1100. >> >> Is there a better/faster/cheaper way to do this? >> >> Paul, PDMNet >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >> >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >> RouterOS >> >> _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20101102/969b3243/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list [email protected] http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
