I am studying the use of mikrotik as the end point of my vpn for small support offices.
The routerboards are fantastic and I want to know more about the CRS line.
Can I use them as a router and switch at the same time? I know that the routerboard can be created bridges, but it consumes CPU. I see the CRS line as something improved in this and I wanted to make sure of that.
For example, could you use the 109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN as a router to close ipsec vpn and use 5 stations connected to it as a switch as well?
I don’t know SWos and I’m wanting to know and study, does it have a version to be used in eve-ng or gns3?
Do I manage the SW on bridges in CRS versions or do we have a different feature than RouterOS for this CRS version?
And does the performance of the small office switch perform well?
PS: Forgive me if I opened the wrong topic, I ask you to be kind enough to direct me to the correct place.
For SwOS don’t worry. Always you can use RouterOS for switching and routing and is compatible with x86 platforms. SwOS I believe that can not be virtualized on Windows/Mac machines.