Hello. I’m here to ask you adequate hardware specification of Mikrotik router or DIY router installed Mikrotik Router OS (L4 license I consider)
building a system using both two individual lines.
I’m running a file hosting server with Synology NAS in a private network boundary but having trouble with QoS by ISP. They automatically limit network speed from 1Gbps to 100Mbps if more than 300GB network traffic occurs in a day per network line.
To deal with this problem, I’m going to subscribe to the same service one more and then bind those two lines to use all traffic allowed (300GBx2=600GB total). I might apply basic 2 WAN by the NTH method, which enables the router to use both two lines equally in terms of a session. Or I can use another way with API to allow the private network boundary to use only one line but change the network line to another automatically in case more than 300GB traffic occurs in used line.
About 14 people would use my server, and they might make about 600GB traffic in a day.
I consider using the self-made router with installing Router OS of the L4 license version as well If I can’t deal with off-the-shelf Mikrotik router model with under 200$.
But I have no idea what kind of hardware specification would be required on my DIY router. Someone said the latest desktop CPU and motherboard with more than 2GB RAM aren’t compatible with x86 architecture based Router OS, while others said it doesn’t matter as new Router OS 7.X now supports them.
I contemplated adopting AMD 3200G with the B350 motherboard or CPU embedded Asrock J4105-ITX model, but now I can’t assure both of them as I don’t know the exact hardware requirement for my router.
In this case, what Mikrotik router model would be appropriate for my use?
If Mikrotik routers under 200$ aren’t fit my use, so I have to make DIY router, can you suggest me the best computer component combination?
It’s just because there are no Mikrotik routers resellers in my country, so I have to buy it from Amazon.
Buying over 200$ would be imposed on import fees and too much additional taxes.
That’s not the way I want, with paying taxes the same as half price of the product.
AFAIK Router OS 7.X version now supports x64 architecture. Is it still have a lot of problems making a DIY router?
And can’t I find any combination of PC parts for DIY router confirmed by the Mikrotik forum?
I thought someone already made a DIY router with Mikrotik Router OS…
RB4011iGS+RM, that’s one of the candidates I’ve considered.
But is only 1GB RAM and 512MB NAND storage size enough to my use?
It seems you suggest me to put a router per line, which isn’t the way to combine two network lines as I think.
In such that way, is it possible to use both lines evenly, or allow routers to automatically change the first line to the second line in case more than 300GB traffic occurs in the first line?
if not, how can I make traffic on each line consumed equally? By making a domain per line and public IP address and just expecting users to use both two domains during entrance to the server?
I already earmarked budget for those two internet service fees.
And about 250$ I can spend for CPU, motherboard and power supply if I make DIY router, as I already have other components such as RAM (DDR3 to DDR4 with both REG/ECC and unbuffered non-ECC for each)
Same as for the RAM size? I wish 1GB size of the RAM would be enough for my use with 14 users’ connections.
And I also looked up hEX series but can’t assure if it’s enough or there might some
You router will only route (right?). Storage size isn’t important. Even one with 16MiB storage would do the routing just fine.
Memory is important, but not that much: unless You want to do something like full BGP tables, 1 GiB of RAM will serve You just fine. Even 256 MiB (for routing and NAT) would do well.
The dual gigabit links are the limiting factor: If You want to use the full speed of both, at the same time, I wouldn’t get anything bellow an RB4011. The hAP ac2 won’t do it. Even the RB3011 wouldn’t get You full gigabit at both links, at the same time - and it is a little slower than the hAP ac2. Not when we factor in NAT and firewall rules.
No. To get full gigabit at both links, at the same time, we are looking at an RB4011, or better.
If You accept getting a little less than one gigabit total, then You can use a hAP ac2 - it is slower and has 128 MiB of RAM, but for simple use should be enough.
By the way: will the access to the NAS be through VPN? If yes, then even the RB4011 will not get You 1 Gbps speed on the VPN.
