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If you're handy with hardware it's also extremely easy to build your own high quality network equipment using Microtik [1] or Soekris [2] boards. [1] http://ro

If you're handy with hardware it's also extremely easy to build your own high quality network equipment using Microtik [1] or Soekris [2] boards. [1] http://routerboard.com/ http://routerboard.com/ [2] http://soekris.com/ http://soekris.com/ I've heard some quite positive stories from people who have dumped their stock CPE and are now routing their 1 Gbps FTTH internet connection through Microtik based equipment. This stuff is _that_ good.

mobiuscog 11y ago
Mikrotik is great until you try to unsubscribe from their mailing list.
lobster_johnson 11y ago
Bought a small $49 Mikrotik wireless access point [1] recently on the recommendation of a HN user. It's absolutely fantastic. For those who don't know them, Mikrotik is a Latvian company that builds boards, and pro/prosumer products based them, using their own RouterOS, which is built on the Linux kernel. In addition to a terminal interface (with nice modern commands, ANSI colors and SSH), you get a rather bare-bones but really beautifully designed and consistent web GUI called Webfig. Webfig would be terrible for most end users, but it's a godsend for techies, especially compared to the slow, antique GUIs that come with other routers such as Asus and Netgear. For example, everything in the GUI shows live metrics. If you add a NAT rule for port forwarding, you'll see bandwidth usage updated live via AJAX for each rule. Lots of little things like this make it really nice to use. They have a live demo [1] for those curious about how it works. [1] http://routerboard.com/RB952Ui-5ac2nD http://routerboard.com/RB952Ui-5ac2nD [2] http://demo2.mt.lv/webfig/ http://demo2.mt.lv/webfig/
- ValentineC 11y ago
  > Bought a small $49 Mikrotik wireless access point [1] recently on the recommendation of a HN user. It's absolutely fantastic. From what I'm understanding of "single-chain AC", it's a 1x1 antenna that promises up to 433Mbps? This sadly doesn't sound like good value for money. I'm guessing speed isn't the whole point with these types of equipment.
  - lobster_johnson 11y ago
    I'm getting the same performance as with my previous router. Using just one device at a time. Probably not appropriate for an office, though.

mobiuscog 11y ago

Mikrotik is great until you try to unsubscribe from their mailing list.

lobster_johnson 11y ago

Bought a small $49 Mikrotik wireless access point [1] recently on the recommendation of a HN user. It's absolutely fantastic. For those who don't know them, Mikrotik is a Latvian company that builds boards, and pro/prosumer products based them, using their own RouterOS, which is built on the Linux kernel. In addition to a terminal interface (with nice modern commands, ANSI colors and SSH), you get a rather bare-bones but really beautifully designed and consistent web GUI called Webfig. Webfig would be terrible for most end users, but it's a godsend for techies, especially compared to the slow, antique GUIs that come with other routers such as Asus and Netgear. For example, everything in the GUI shows live metrics. If you add a NAT rule for port forwarding, you'll see bandwidth usage updated live via AJAX for each rule. Lots of little things like this make it really nice to use. They have a live demo [1] for those curious about how it works. [1] http://routerboard.com/RB952Ui-5ac2nD http://routerboard.com/RB952Ui-5ac2nD [2] http://demo2.mt.lv/webfig/ http://demo2.mt.lv/webfig/

ValentineC 11y ago
> Bought a small $49 Mikrotik wireless access point [1] recently on the recommendation of a HN user. It's absolutely fantastic. From what I'm understanding of "single-chain AC", it's a 1x1 antenna that promises up to 433Mbps? This sadly doesn't sound like good value for money. I'm guessing speed isn't the whole point with these types of equipment.
- lobster_johnson 11y ago
  I'm getting the same performance as with my previous router. Using just one device at a time. Probably not appropriate for an office, though.