VLAN Routing: 3 optionsI am not a networking expert but cannot you not ensure that most traffic is contained within the switches?
MicroTik Switches are not Multi-Layer Switches so Inter-VLAN Routing will have a performance penalty when L3 is used .... Because the switches you have identified have L3 capabilities tied to the OS system called RouterOS you can do Inter-VLAN Routing. You best bet is to use Roter-on-a-stick approach to accomplish your desired objective.This is for performace reason, i need to connetc two switches (CRS326-24G-2S+RM) with 10Gbit fiber connection and the router would slow down my routing.
MicroTik Switches are not Multi-Layer Switches so Inter-VLAN Routing will have a performance penalty when L3 is used .... Because the switches you have identified have L3 capabilities tied to the OS system called RouterOS you can do Inter-VLAN Routing. You best bet is to use Roter-on-a-stick approach to accomplish your desired objective.This is for performace reason, i need to connetc two switches (CRS326-24G-2S+RM) with 10Gbit fiber connection and the router would slow down my routing.
My suggestion is to use the RB450Gx4 RouterBoard + its complimentary black case [$120] .... however the choice of Router for the type {RoS] configuration all depends on the load you expect .... if the load is light then the RB450 will do very nicely .... but if the load is heavy you might need something better.
yes I know, the connection to the various clients would still be limited to 1Gbit, but this suits me wellBut your 2 switches provide you with a 1G network
yes this is my intentionor if you connect a 10G capable NAS to the SFP+ port.
Thanks a lot for your answer, this router looks good, I will definitely consider it if (as I said in the post above) in the end I will do everything on one vlan. Thanks again for the reply, much appreciatedIf You want the router to just route internet traffic, I'd suggest the hAP ac2, instead. Costs a little more, but very little, and is quite faster. Comes with wireless too - but You can turn it off.
Here it is:
https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ac2#fndtn-testresults
I'd say this is the bare minimum to route 1Gbps, in real life. It is cheap, it works well for pure routing/firewall and that's it. No bells nor whistles, not much grunt to do traffic shaping either. It will NOT be able to handle routing between Vlans - but neither would the hEX.
BTW, hEX can route around (or slightly less than) 400 Mbps ...
In fact I think it's a good router, but I'm worried about the traffic between vlan that the switch would send to be managed. I don't think they will be huge traffic thresholds but if for example I wanted to do with the RoS mode, vlan 2 (which is located on floor 2) that tries to access vlan 1 (which is located on floor 1) because it is located on server, would be limited to 1Gbit only because of the router port, and if others on the same floor did the same thing, it would already be saturatedConcur with Jotne, the only reason I went to the RB450Gx4 (from the two hexes I have) was my 1 gig internet connection. ( I typically use around 10 vlans)
Performance. It would barely be able to route 1Gbps internet. Add to this routing between VLANs, and it will NOT be able to deliver full speed. Even the hEX ac2 would be hard pressed to achieve this - an it is quite faster than the hEX.Hello,
Above is mentioned that the hex is not able to do VLAN routing. Is that due to performance ? Or is it not able at all?
I bought one to experiment with RouterOS and set up the base for my config (incl. Inter-VLAN routing) before I move to a CRS or CCR device. Is that not possible?
Lars
It would be a total waste for me I would have to get 12 sfp+ cages (from sfp+ to 1Gig ethernet). But why am I still salivating??
Official word is: Mikrotik doesn't restrict others brands of SFP on purpose. There may be incompatibilities problems, and some brands go out of their way to restrict THEIR modules from working with others.Thank you all for the advice. that you know, how boring Mikrotik products with sfp modules from other brands can be?
Haha, how did you know I have a small honda push lawn mower but I dream about a Kubota tractor!!It would be a total waste for me I would have to get 12 sfp+ cages (from sfp+ to 1Gig ethernet). But why am I still salivating??
You're salivating for the very same reason why Øveraasen TV 2200 is subject of your dreams while in reality all you need is a basic Snow Joe.
Because we are alike ... far more than I'd like to admitHaha, how did you know I have a small honda push lawn mower but I dream about a Kubota tractor!!It would be a total waste for me I would have to get 12 sfp+ cages (from sfp+ to 1Gig ethernet). But why am I still salivating??
You're salivating for the very same reason why Øveraasen TV 2200 is subject of your dreams while in reality all you need is a basic Snow Joe.
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You're salivating for the very same reason why Øveraasen TV 2200 is subject of your dreams while in reality all you need is a basic Snow Joe.
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