{"id":1404,"date":"2010-01-08T12:04:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2010-01-08T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T18:04:58","slug":"rb816-daughterboard-for-rb800rb600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"RB816 Daughterboard for RB800\/RB600"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been something of a running joke; “When is Mikrotik going to make a switch?” Well, it appears as if they just did.<\/p>\n

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Heffe, would you say I have a plethora of ports?<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Yes El Guapo...I would say you have a plethora.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Those shots look pretty good…I’m going to assume Normis took those \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

Any way, this will increase the RB800\/600s port density to 19 ports, which is a moderate size switch. Another interesting point is that this is designed with two sets of switch ASICs so they can be set to switch in groups of 8. If you want all 16 to be on the same L2 segment, you will have to create a bridge interface or hard cable the switches together.<\/p>\n

Looks like the intro price on these guys is going to be around mid $60s<\/a>. The RB800<\/a> is around $340 and the RB600<\/a> is around $160, so this isn’t the cheapest switch out there. You can get a 24 port 2950<\/a> for around $80. If you really need the density to physically be on your MTK, this looks like a good option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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