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Re: Mikrotik Cloud Core Router and BGP real life experiences?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (matt kelly)
Fri Dec 27 09:02:18 2013
In-Reply-To: <F02A0931E2E6254680832D6A24940C2D0C4694A2@hx01.srv.hotze.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:02:02 -0500
From: matt kelly <mjkelly@gmail.com>
To: Martin Hotze <m.hotze@hotze.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
My real world experience with these is that they suck. Plain and simple.
Don't waste your time.
On Dec 27, 2013 3:49 AM, "Martin Hotze" <m.hotze@hotze.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> looking at the specs of Mikrotik Cloud Core Routers it seems to be to good
> to be true [1] having so much bang for the bucks. So virtually all smaller
> ISPs would drop their CISCO gear for Mikrotik Routerboards.
>
> We are using a handful of Mikrotik boxes, but on a much lower network
> level (splitting networks; low end router behind ADSL modem, ...). We're
> happy with them.
>
> So I am asking for real life experience and not lab values with Mikrotik
> Cloud Core Routers and BGP. How good can they handle full tables and a
> bunch of peering sessions? How good does the box react when adding filters
> (during attacks)? Reloading the table? etc. etc.
>
> I am looking for _real_ _life_ values compared to a CISCO NPE-G2. Please
> tell me/us from your first hand experience.
>
> Thanks!
>
> greetings, Martin
>
> [1] If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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