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I've been considering MikroTik recently (specifically the RB5009 series). Main downside I've read about so far is that the UI/UX is a bit rough.
by scrlk 3y ago
I've been considering MikroTik recently (specifically the RB5009 series). Main downside I've read about so far is that the UI/UX is a bit rough.
- bastard_op 3y agoYou think the UI is rough, try the cli.
- lillecarl 3y agoThere's a learning curve indeed, but it's also essentially just a thin wrapper around nftables (read iptables) so you learn about Linux networking by using them
- bastard_op 3y agoI've been using unix and linux since the 90's and linux full-time on every system of mine, and Tik's still seemed entirely counterintuitive to me. I'd rather just deal with iptables and linux directly without the wonky cli.
- sonicanatidae 3y agoI prefer the cli for Mikrotik, but that's true for most firewall, routers, etc. YMMV.
- doubled112 3y agoI actually found the Mikrotik CLI easy to learn because it and the GUI are basically 1:1. For example: /ip/firewall/filter add is in the UI under the sidebar IP -> Firewall, then the Filter tab, then click add. The parameters are named the same in both too.
- lbotos 3y agoI have a mikrotik https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ac3 https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ac3 that I bought as a sort of test and it's been working fine for my needs. the webUI isn't the best, but wiki docs were pretty straightforward and I've been decently happy.
- cyberax 3y agoI don't get all the Mikrotik UI hate. It's not winning any beauty contests, but it's straightforward and it works well. I've been using their devices for years, and I haven't had any problems setting them up.
- favorited 3y agoThere are some really terrible UI choices in SwOS, like not labeling rows of checkboxes so users need to hover over each one with their mouse to see a tooltip.
- cyberax 3y agoSend them a bug report, they'll likely fix it. I'm not joking, they're not using Webfig often, so sometimes they can overlook these kinds of minor issues.