My RT-AC87R, which has served me well since the day it hit the market, has finally died on me. Since I bought this router, I haven't kept up with the newest models so I'm now asking for a little advice. My home network has about 40 clients, half are wireless and half are hardwired, but none of them are ever active at the same time. I have 2 managed switches in 2 locations, each has CAT6 wiring running to where my cable modem is and where I keep my router. Before the RT-AC87R, I was using an AC66U, so I've always been happy with the Asus routers, and I've always had them flashed with Merlin's firmware.
I've been looking through some 2015 router buying guides, and I usually see the same brands available. I'm curious, has anyone ever heard of or used a MikroTik router? I've seen this brand mentioned more than a few times, but I can't find much information about this brand of router. Can anyone fill me in on this brand of router, and maybe give some advice on alternatives? A friend of mine had someone come out to his house to install his Control4 automation system, run the cabling all over the property, setup all his AV equipment, and one thing I noticed is that they installed a lot of Ubiquiti Access Points, which I also wasn't familiar with at the time. So, I'm curious to know a little more about these MikroTik routers, I'm wondering if these might be a high end niche router or a cheap piece of junk that no one wants to sell. After all, those Ubiquiti APs worked well and I don't ever see them on the shelves anywhere. Can someone fill me in on these, point me in the direction where I can find out more about them, or just let me know if I should just replace my dead router with another RT-AC87R? Let me also add that I also don't have any want or desire to buy any high end equipment that I would need to take a class to learn how to use it.
Thanks!
I've been looking through some 2015 router buying guides, and I usually see the same brands available. I'm curious, has anyone ever heard of or used a MikroTik router? I've seen this brand mentioned more than a few times, but I can't find much information about this brand of router. Can anyone fill me in on this brand of router, and maybe give some advice on alternatives? A friend of mine had someone come out to his house to install his Control4 automation system, run the cabling all over the property, setup all his AV equipment, and one thing I noticed is that they installed a lot of Ubiquiti Access Points, which I also wasn't familiar with at the time. So, I'm curious to know a little more about these MikroTik routers, I'm wondering if these might be a high end niche router or a cheap piece of junk that no one wants to sell. After all, those Ubiquiti APs worked well and I don't ever see them on the shelves anywhere. Can someone fill me in on these, point me in the direction where I can find out more about them, or just let me know if I should just replace my dead router with another RT-AC87R? Let me also add that I also don't have any want or desire to buy any high end equipment that I would need to take a class to learn how to use it.
Thanks!
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