Tom: I have only had bad experiences with Mikrotik, but not due to them really given the model we bought, just a bad spec of the needs.
They are certainly cheaper than anything I otherwise want. I'm still a fan of the BSDs and will continue to be, though I don't put my mouth where my border gateway is... I'm in the process of removing ipv4 from my home network (had v6 through aaisp for the last 10 years)... somehow I ended up with two v4 /28s over the years but I want to actually go totally v6 with a NAT64 gateway at the ppp stage. Iain On 6 July 2016 at 21:39, Tom Smyth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi lain, > > Yeah... Mikrotik Routers / Appliances run Router OS (a linux Kernel with > a GUI / CLI wrapped around it ) ... they are quite cheap for their > throughput capability and feature sets.... and you can select a model that > suits your thorughput requirements based on the CPU capabilities... as you > say Software works well but it is dependent on the hardware it runs on > being up to the task ... > > Cheers, > > Tom Smyth > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Iain Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Appliances, unless they are actually doing something in hardware, are not >> worth the money. >> >> If you want to do stuff not in hardware, then a linux/bsd box will >> suffice. The issue you will face though is finding someone who knows how >> to do the traffic shaping. I don't know the low level shaping either, but >> I do know what software works. >> >> >> Iain >> >> On 6 July 2016 at 21:08, Tom Smyth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Richard, >>> >>> Mikrotik Router OS has some nice bandwidth management queues that can >>> shape the bandwidth nicely, and equalise usage between clients on the one >>> tier >>> (so that no one person can hog all the bandwidth)... >>> >>> it has a gui but it can be tricky... but if you get it setup right and >>> do a handover to the client they can tweak it in their own time after the >>> fact (but it is easy for them to mess things up im afraid...) >>> >>> but as costs go and features go it is very good... >>> >>> ease of use ... it is probably easier than anything cisco/ base linux >>> could do ... ) >>> >>> I hope this helps, >>> >>> Tom Smyth >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Richard Spragg <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I’m looking for some advice - a client of ours has enquired about >>>> bandwidth shaping for their multi-tenanted office building. We supply them >>>> with ISP and they have around 20-30 companies onsite. They are looking to >>>> tier the provision, mostly as a revenue generator. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I understand you can get appliances to limit bandwidth for this >>>> specific purpose, but this is not an area we are familiar with – could >>>> anyone point me in the direction of a suitable solution? Be best if they >>>> can manage it themselves, so a nice web GUI would be preferable. It’s not >>>> massive in terms of bandwidth, around 100Mbps total peak. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> Rich >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================ >>>> >>>> Richard Spragg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kindest regards, >>> Tom Smyth >>> >>> Mobile: +353 87 6193172 >>> --------------------------------- >>> PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL >>> This email contains information which may be confidential or privileged. >>> The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity >>> named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that >>> any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this >>> information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic >>> transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or by electronic mail >>> immediately. 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