The official Mikrotik router thread

Genisys said:
Does your computer get an IP address from the CPE? Perhaps try to enable a DHCP client on the 2011?
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No, DHCP provided by the RB2011

Must be something in the way the RB2011 is configured - connected a cheap router using the same PPoE details - connects like bomb - lovely 98/97 speedtests too

Probably best to just reset the RB2011 to factory settings - the only pain is setting up the firewall rules again - in any event, I don't need most of the 'fancy' setup I had to manage bandwidth now that I have uncapped/unshaped 100/100
 
Happiness is everything is working.

Turns out there were three problems

1. Dodgy ethernet connector (fortunately had another cable I could connect to the router for testing purposes)
2. Mangle rules that no longer functioned as originally intended
3. Cool Ideas is rather 'fussy' about what appears in the "Service" and "AC Name" fields on the "Dial Out" Tab (anything other than the names that appear on the Status Tab resulted in grief.

Anyhow big :D here that I got it working - now to see what the speeds are like
 
AfricanTech said:
Happiness is everything is working.

Turns out there were three problems

1. Dodgy ethernet connector (fortunately had another cable I could connect to the router for testing purposes)
2. Mangle rules that no longer functioned as originally intended
3. Cool Ideas is rather 'fussy' about what appears in the "Service" and "AC Name" fields on the "Dial Out" Tab (anything other than the names that appear on the Status Tab resulted in grief.

Anyhow big :D here that I got it working - now to see what the speeds are like
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Nice, the speeds on a RB2011 should be ok, it will easily handle 200/200 without breaking a sweat, I remember seeing some 2011's doing gigabit with fasttrack enabled, which is very impressive. My RB2011's easily do gigabit speeds (although they only act as switches these days), whereas my RB3011 is overkill for most use cases.
 
Before I read 8 pages I have a few questions...

I think it's time i upgrade my wireless at home to MikroTik.

What is a good router for home usage?
do i need anything in addition to the router?

It must be able to do openVPN, GB ports, and in future, i am looking into restricting access to guest, and maybe do a cap....looks like most MikroTik routers can do that?

I have a 50MB fiber line.
 
bar1 said:
Before I read 8 pages I have a few questions...

I think it's time i upgrade my wireless at home to MikroTik.

What is a good router for home usage?
do i need anything in addition to the router?

It must be able to do openVPN, GB ports, and in future, i am looking into restricting access to guest, and maybe do a cap....looks like most MikroTik routers can do that?

I have a 50MB fiber line.
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For routing Mikrotik is the good, for Wireless at home I'd recommend Ubiquiti Unifi AP's. I have a RB760iGS (https://mikrotik.com/product/hex_s) at home and it's very good, it will easily handle 50Mbps without an issue. Can't go wrong with that or an RB750Gr3 (https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3). Pair any one of the two with a Ubiquiti UniFi AC Lite and you should have a stable solution which will work very well.
 
Genisys said:
For routing Mikrotik is the good, for Wireless at home I'd recommend Ubiquiti Unifi AP's. I have a RB760iGS (https://mikrotik.com/product/hex_s) at home and it's very good, it will easily handle 50Mbps without an issue. Can't go wrong with that or an RB750Gr3 (https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3). Pair any one of the two with a Ubiquiti UniFi AC Lite and you should have a stable solution which will work very well.
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Excellent advice.

My setup has 4 Ubiquiti APs handling all the wireless load.

WiFi is disabled on the Mikrotik
 
My place is not very big.....i think the Mikrotik wifi should be good enough for a 2 bedrooms flat?
 
ok thanks, can you please recommend one from scoop?
 
bar1 said:
ok thanks, can you please recommend one from scoop?
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You can save yourself a good couple of hundred by looking for a 2nd hand one on Carbonite (that's how I grew my installation).

Edit: Nice thing about the Ubiquiti is that you can setup on your existing router already and get the WiFi control benefits (guest network, bandwidth allocation per device, etc) - ie you don't have to wait for the Mikrotik
 
The Mikrotik management using CAPsMAN gives a decent experience(not as good but not terrible) compared to Unifi units (B/G/N as I haven't tested AC) but I do prefer Unifi APs for wireless,and Mikrotik for Router as others alluded to
 
Genisys said:
For routing Mikrotik is the good, for Wireless at home I'd recommend Ubiquiti Unifi AP's. I have a RB760iGS (https://mikrotik.com/product/hex_s) at home and it's very good, it will easily handle 50Mbps without an issue. Can't go wrong with that or an RB750Gr3 (https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3). Pair any one of the two with a Ubiquiti UniFi AC Lite and you should have a stable solution which will work very well.
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That's what I have. RB750GR3 for routing and AC lite for WiFi. Brilliant setup.
 
I am using a RB750Gr3 was my core router and then 2x wAP AC for WiFi setup with Capsman.

Works like a dream, much better 5Ghz performance than a AC Lite since they have 3x3 instead of 2x2.
 
Nicholas Marzio said:
I am using a RB750Gr3 was my core router and then 2x wAP AC for WiFi setup with Capsman.

Works like a dream, much better 5Ghz performance than a AC Lite since they have 3x3 instead of 2x2.
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I'm still in two minds if I want to go Mikrotik or Ubiquiti. When my Mikrotik AP's run they keep running, but when they stop running they cause a few issues. My Unifi AP seems to run no matter what, however it needs a controller to manage it properly, which is an annoyance to me.

What is the model number of your AP?
 
Genisys said:
I'm still in two minds if I want to go Mikrotik or Ubiquiti. When my Mikrotik AP's run they keep running, but when they stop running they cause a few issues. My Unifi AP seems to run no matter what, however it needs a controller to manage it properly, which is an annoyance to me.

What is the model number of your AP?
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Nice thing with prosumer stuff is their ability to be managed,I got the Unifi management running on my Pi
 
PsyWulf said:
Nice thing with prosumer stuff is their ability to be managed,I got the Unifi management running on my Pi
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Makes it good to manage. I will be honest, the Unifi experience beats the Mikrotik experience when it comes to easy fo use.
 
Genisys said:
Makes it good to manage. I will be honest, the Unifi experience beats the Mikrotik experience when it comes to easy fo use.
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Personally, once my stuff is setup, I only look at it when I want to update it.

Havent used Unifi (just have an AP that I never touch except updates) and their shiny UI, but for the money paid, the Mikrotik stuff is insanely flexible.

Want to see whats going on on an IP or an interface? Just use torch. You can see every single connection thats happening live. The queues are also super easy to set up.

I set up a master simple queue, then a sub queue for my mibox, sub queue for one or two specific devices, then a sub queue for everything else on the network. Each has their own priority and throughput ruleset. No mangle or funky rule's.

Thats about all I need out of it for now and it does everything I need.

One thing that might help you decide is look at what feature set you need, and what performance you need. I know for a fact that if you switch on all the bells and whistles on the Ubiquiti USG that the max throughput is around 85Mb/s. If you want those features for more performance you have to get the USG Pro. Not sure how Mikrotik stacks up when going toe to toe, but sure the guys here might be able to help.
 
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