Agreed. Intel motherboards, CPUs and NICs are the best we've found so far for MikroTik routers. Just a few days ago we had what appeared to be our first Intel based 3GHz router fail due to Intel hardware. After swapping DoM, RAM, power supply and even the motherboard it turned out to be a bad MikroTik RB44 NIC. Granted this is the first time I've ever seen a RB44 completely halt a MT router from booting, but it happened.
I lost count how many RB44s and older RB24s we have in the field, so all things considered this first RB44 failure to actually halt the OS is not a major concern. If you do decide to forgo the $100 RB44 we've had great luck with the Intel Quad Port GigE NICs. Don't have as many of those in the field, but they have yet to let us down. Why are you going with StarOS over MT for a rackmount router? From everything I've heard (and the little I've seen of StarOS) MT is leaps and bounds ahead of StarOS in the routing arena. Best, Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:53 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS I don't think anyone makes a better NIC than Intel. ---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS > Any opinions on 4-port Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet interface cards? > I'm putting together an 8-port PC-base router loaded with StarOS. > > Thanks... > > Mark Nash > UnwiredWest > 78 Centennial Loop > Suite E > Eugene, OR 97401 > 541-998-5555 > 541-998-5599 fax > http://www.unwiredwest.com > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
