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sam1275
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Virtualization for non-routing purpose?

Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:32 pm

Hi everyone.
Is it possible to virtualize a general-propose OS inside RouterOS? Such as running BOINC...
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Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:56 pm

Yes. There are openwrt metarouter packages for example.
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Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:07 pm

Yes. There are openwrt metarouter packages for example.
Thank you, but Openwrt is also a router system, I want to know is it possible to run a more general-propose OS like debian...
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Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:35 pm

I have not seen it. But openwrt is quite versatile, more than just routing os.
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Re: Virtualization for non-routing purpose?

Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:43 pm

maybe a better solution its to use a bigger machine, run virtualization on it and run mikrotik virtualized on it, and all another os you want.

what is really necessary is virtualization support for another mikrotik instances.
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Re: Virtualization for non-routing purpose?

Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:55 pm

Thank you, but Openwrt is also a router system, I want to know is it possible to run a more general-propose OS like debian...
Actually, OpenWRT is a distribution, with its own package repository, management, etc.
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