Hi,
I was asked to build mini server build for a small isp which provides up to 100 Mbps bandwidth for active user (50of them) with future growth.
can I build it using Routeros???
also cost is big factor here
so we are looking for cheap Xeon build or go for desktop processor builds with quad pci network card
plus we are trying to keep build less power consumption
can some one guild me through here??
I was thinking using Ryzen Cpus as a direct build also is Esix build possible here??
No need for server hardware, a RB1100AHx2 or CCR1009 will provide same if not better service for a fraction of the PC hardware cost with higher ethernet port count, and much, much lower power consumption.
I agree with pukkita, a PC is going to cost double what a CCR1009 will cost. Even a CCR1016 is only is the US$500 range.
I use the CCR1016-1S-1S+ for my 500/500 fiber links. They support 50~150 PC’s without even getting warm.
I concur with the previous replies. I have a CCR1009 that handles my 1Gb symmetrical connection and multiple VPNs / FW rules without ever breaking a sweat.
We rotate IP filters every day on main router and when we used backup RB for several day, half of NAND died just during few reloads until we realized that we have to disable IP filters during this period. That’s why we are using x86 for main router / firewall. We are also going to dismiss our old 4-core i7 and wants to replace it with zen3 with better 10g card.
If you’re going x64, go for VyOS instead of RouterOS. RouterOS doesn’t have many basic features such as NPTv6, Routing Marks for IPv6 etc and the fact that RouterOS v7 has been in development for a decade if not more.
VyOS is enterprise-ready (go through their documentation and confirm yourself) and light years ahead of RouterOS.
As with all things in network engineering, it depends on your use case. VyOS has very little support for MPLS and since the OT use case is service provider focused, I tend to lean towards RouterOS.
Don’t get me wrong, I like VyOS and it definitely does some things better than RouterOS, but it certainly has gaps as well.
Well RouterOS (at least in my country) is used predominantly in edge routers (which is what VyOS market itself off to anyway), so I assumed the same for OP. For core networking, in my country again, Cisco/Juniper dominates.