This is one of the least funny videos I’ve seen in a while (thanks Brian)…This makes me stop and think “What would I do in this situation?” Punch the guy in the face as soon as I see scisors springs to mind…hehehe
RB1100 Guts...I like the new 400Mhz kidney
Here’s the new 250GS switch, which is rumored to be less than $100:
Another shot of the 750...wait...never mind.
Indeed it looks like the 750/G, but it is different under the hood. This guy doesn’t route, it will only switch.
This guy also runs the SwOS, switch OS. This guy is configured via a fairly simple web interface.
I stole those details from this pdf. There are also screenshots with the PDF.
As you know it is 13 port gig that shares the same processor as the RB800. It is supposed to have equivalent processing power as the RB1000, though. This guy has the two 5 port switching asics built in, so the switching backplane is split…which sucks. There are no SFP ports…I would have traded 5 gig ports and switching ASIC for a couple of SFP ports.
This guy can also be powered via a PoE port.
They also put venting in the front. I believe this guy is fanless, so it will use convection to displace the heat, which I like.
Looks like this guy will be coming in at around $499, which means Baltic will probably have it for like $460, but who knows 😉 I would rather have seen them charge $1000 and give us some real beef (multi cores, SFP ports, line rate on all gig ports).
I also read that the new switch introduced is only 5 ports. No news on the possible price.
What would you guys liked to have seen?
For all of you lucky enough to make it to the Polish MUM, you can ignore this. For the rest of us, Mikrotik is going to be streaming the event live via ustream. I’m CST, so Poland is 7 hours ahead, so I most likely won’t be able to catch too much, but I’m going to try anyway. To all of you there, I’d be interested to hear your opinions.
– RB1100 13-port gigabit rackmount router
Looks like they are announcing the successor to the RB1K series. 13 port router…I hope some of those ports are SFP ports! I assume the form factor will still be 1U, but who can really say.
– RB250G smart gigabit switch with new SwOS (SwitchOS)
They’ve finally done it! They are releasing a switch, with SwOS no less. I wonder if we will still be winboxing into these guys…I’m going to assume we do until I’m told otherwise. I know 4.X has a different interface for the switching ASICs, so I’m thinking the SwOS will be built off of that. A manageable gig switch of…who knows how many ports. I’m hoping they go all the way and release a 24 or 48 port guy. Though they may be aiming more for a lower density, high function, low price gig switch.
Perhaps Normands can elaborate, if he is allowed to do so at this point? 😉
Looks like my security video has surpassed the 1000 mark. Thanks to all of you who made it possible 😉
Now if all of you would send me $5 for each download....hehehe
I’d not heard of these guys until a month ago. They have appliances and also a software based version you can install on your own server. Best of all, they have a community edition. I’ve downloaded a copy, but I’ve yet to actually test it. Here’s some of the features:
Have you guys used this? I’ve yet to try it, but I do believe I will in the near future. I like the sound of their web filtering…heh.
*EDIT* I loaded it in a VM so I could poke around a little. It seems ok. It’s not quite as intuitive as I would have thought. Some of the features configure a little funky, but it IS a kludge of many disparate systems, so one can’t really complain…plus it’s free 😉