Daniel, What functions would I want in RouterOS that are no in SwOS for this application? Can RouterOS devices be turned into a switch, and operate at full line speed rates? 1 Gbps in and out?
On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Dan Harling <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Colton Conor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > - At Least 1 SFP fiber uplink port. 2 would be nice for daisy chaining, > but > > not required. > > - 4 to 8 Copper Gigabit Ports. I don't need POE output power on these > ports. > > - SNMP For remote monitoring > > - CLI or some sort of web based remote management > > - Temperature Hardened or able to be in a hot attic > > - Some sort of L2 port isolation or private vlans where other subscribers > > can see each other. All traffic goes in and out of uplink > > - Rate limiting for each individual port > > - Full duplex speed and wireline switching is preferred. > > - We be nice to be remotely powered using PoE in, but not required. > Might be > > hard however to get power to the attic or side of building. > > > > > > So far, options that come to mind are: > > > > https://routerboard.com/RB260GS for $36. Looks like a good option, but > not > > sure about SwitchOS. Worried Mikrotik won't continue to improve switchOS. > > Feature set seems limited. Not sure about port isolation options? Says it > > support Poe-In for power. Temp range looks good. No CLI. > > There have been several updates to SwOS over the past couple years > (currently at 1.17), but I would recommend a 2011, 3011, or CRS--all > of which run RouterOS--over a SwOS device. ROS has far, far more > features that you would want to have in this situation. (I only use > SwOS for passive PoE distribution: RB260GSP.) > > Daniel Harling <>< > Engineering, Cape Ann Communications > 183 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 > 978-879-7744 (cell) > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >
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