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I setup a couple of Mikrotik routers at my work and it's done wonders. The CCR (Cloud-Core Routers) are absolutely amazing, but probably overkill for most home
by tarellel 9y ago
I setup a couple of Mikrotik routers at my work and it's done wonders. The CCR (Cloud-Core Routers) are absolutely amazing, but probably overkill for most home users. But considering when I first started at my job the network was an absolute nightmare. Because they were using a NetGear Nighthawk AC1900 (N7000), for around 70-80 users at any given time across 3 separate buildings. Considering every desk has 2 or 3 connected devices (Computer, VoIP phone, and some people also have laptops as well, plus everyone wants to connect their cellphones to the wifi). Now they treat me like a god dam wizard in disguise. They went from massive internet congestion, slow speeds, and phone calls always dropping (VoIP), to smooth sailing. The previous IT guy still works there, but he's more of a media guy.
Now, for the most part I do general IT support and a ton of web development for company, without a ton of oversight.
- amiga-workbench 9y agoI did the same when I joined my last job. They were running everything off two BT business hubs. I've put both of them into a brain-dead modem mode, with one as a failover WAN, bought a Mikrotik RB2011UIAS-RM (which has been wonderful, 100% uptime), replaced the 10/100 switches with gigabit equipment and installed a set of four Ubiquiti WiFi access points around the building. We've got a nice guest wireless network for our clients with token based auth and a really reliable and consistent office network. I recently bought a Mikrotik HAPlite for home which has also been great, I can VPN in and check my security cams without any horrifying cloud service getting a livestream of my home.