Hi!
I’m currently thinking about setting up a ROS installation on x86-based custom-built hardware.
For this I’d like to use Gigabit fibre based Ethernet connections.
Which network cards can you recommend, which are definitely supported?
Also: Is there a definitive list of supported hardware?
some user tested devices are here:
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Supported_Hardware
I’ve seen the Wiki entry already.
My question was more about a definitive list of hardware, i.e. a list of hardware for which there exists a driver in the RouterOS.
AFAIK RouterOS is based on Linux but since the underlying system is not exposed I can’t even find out e.g. which kernel driver modules are available or even what kernel version is used.
So, instead of trying and buying (and not being able to return incompatible hardware) or relying on some third person’s Wiki entries … what does Mikrotik officially provide?
the newest intel driver supports an unknown number of cards, therefore there is no such list. there is no driver for each separate interface, they are generic drivers.
Which Intel driver do you exactly mean?
The Intel driver for the Linux kernel for the PRO/1000 series network cards? PRO/100? Something else?
What about the Realtek chipsets which are - according to the Wiki - supported as well?
What about the Broadcom chipsets found on many mainboards as onboard NICs?
What about support for other hardware like SATA, PATA, SCSI, SAS controllers?
I mean, what’s the baseline for installing on non-routerboard system? Use the most common hardware possible and then hope that it works?
SATA is OK, SCSI is not. Install, test, see if all NICs appear as ether1..2..3..4..etc If you have old ISA - driver is loaded manually. If NIC not working - report it at least here in the forum and/or edit the Supported Hardware WiKi. Then simply change it with whatever else you can get. One of two brands should work.
ps on a x86 PC always test the RAM+CPU etc with some testing utils before blaming RouterOS for problems.