Mikrotik is a better router, yes. But we are standardizing on StarOS, even for our infrastructure. Until there's something it can't handle that we feel we need, we'll use StarOS for the benefit of standardization.
Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998-5555 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Belton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS > Agreed. Intel motherboards, CPUs and NICs are the best we've found so far > for MikroTik routers. Just a few days ago we had what appeared to be our > first Intel based 3GHz router fail due to Intel hardware. After swapping > DoM, RAM, power supply and even the motherboard it turned out to be a bad > MikroTik RB44 NIC. Granted this is the first time I've ever seen a RB44 > completely halt a MT router from booting, but it happened. > > I lost count how many RB44s and older RB24s we have in the field, so all > things considered this first RB44 failure to actually halt the OS is not a > major concern. > > If you do decide to forgo the $100 RB44 we've had great luck with the > Intel > Quad Port GigE NICs. Don't have as many of those in the field, but they > have yet to let us down. > > Why are you going with StarOS over MT for a rackmount router? From > everything I've heard (and the little I've seen of StarOS) MT is leaps and > bounds ahead of StarOS in the routing arena. > > Best, > > > Brad > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:53 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS > > I don't think anyone makes a better NIC than Intel. > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:43 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS > > >> Any opinions on 4-port Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet interface cards? >> I'm putting together an 8-port PC-base router loaded with StarOS. >> >> Thanks... >> >> Mark Nash >> UnwiredWest >> 78 Centennial Loop >> Suite E >> Eugene, OR 97401 >> 541-998-5555 >> 541-998-5599 fax >> http://www.unwiredwest.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
