Category: Hardware
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Mikrotik RB750G Testing
This is the new gig version of the RB750. The upgraded model has 5 gig ports and a 680Mhz processor. Lets first take a look at this guy. You can see that the new, bigger, proc has a heatsink. Orientation of the RAM moved Some additional SMDs on the bottom. In the product lineup it…
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Class Video – Mikrotik Basics
This is a 45 minute video that will walk you through configuring a Mikrotik for a standard network: ip addressing, routing, dhcp server/client, DNS, basic wireless and bridging. It also covers some of the basic services and tools. The slides can be found here -> . I cover disabling ip services in my security class…
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Mikrotik RB800
If you do a little digging, you will find the RB800, which is set to release in a few weeks. This is a 800MHZ board which makes it the most powerful wireless board to date! It seems like on most tower installations, you are bridging at the radio and routing at the base of the…
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Mikrotik RB750G – Dirt Cheap Gig
Though this new router looks just like the standard RB750, it’s actually the all new RB750G. This guy has the switch chip that allows you to do “line rate” switching between switch enabled ports. They’ve also beefed up the processor to 680Mhz…WHAT! The ram is still only at 32MB, which is unfortunate…you won’t be holding…
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Couple of Good Deals
Everyone knows I’m a fan of CablesandKits, and I happened across this deal from them, so I thought I would share it. This is 1U rack mount APC PDUs for $10 each! I also saw that BalticNetworks is running some good deals on their gear – RB1000 for $595, RB750 for $35. I’ve not ordered…
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Meraki Mesh APs
So I’m sitting here on the porch of our cabin in Leaky (pronounced lakey) Texas. This place is beautiful:fall leaves, quiet, Frio river. With all this beauty, the first thing I naturally do is to boot up my laptop and see if I can get wireless 😉 Indeed I can. The AP is a Meraki.…
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Mikrotik RB750 Speed Test
I did some speed testing on my RB750 today. The proof is in the pudding…which is strange that Mikrotiks run on pudding. As you can see I averaged between 40-50% CPU on my 750 and I averaged better than 50Mb of throughput! This test was done with an RB450 and an RB450G on either side…