Which hardware needed for router?

RouterOS General
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Hi!

I got some new channel which is 10 times faster than old and now want to ask about minimum hardware requirements. Let me describe the environment:

100 mbps local traffic, 5 mbps international traffic

25-35 NATed clients, 5-7 clients with real addresses
all clients connected via 802.1q vlans
I use simple queues to shape traffic local and international
also i use firewall to open/close some ports

now it all works on a PIII 500, 128MB of ram, 2 x 100mbps ethernet. maybe it not enough for my needs?

2

what is you current CPU usage? with what amount of traffic?

3

3,5 - 5mbps
10% - 30% of CPU
109 mb free RAM

sometimes (few times per minute) I see 100% of CPU.

but some clients said that they fill that new channel is slower… this is why I think about new hardware.

4

10 - 30 % is ok you should not experience any slowdown. i’d say that you just keep your current router and does not change anything. except you can look at queues/firewall and (if you what you are doing) try to optimise those.

5

How can I a support person to check my configuration? I bought new ROS last weekend so can I ask for a support?