Tag: hardware

In todays episode of “why is this $thing not working?” This access point won’t power up. I shook it and heard an odd sound.. Custard?  That’s nasty. And so ends the life of an access point.

This was spotted today in the Mikrotik Wiki’s supported hardware list. Brand Model Rate Connector/Cable Type Wavelength Tested with Works/Doesn’t MikroTik RB SFP3401 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 – RB2011LS-IN Works. Available in Q3! MikroTik RB SFP5602D-53 155M~2.63G Bi-Di LC, MM 1550/1310 RB2011LS-IN Works. Available in Q3! MikroTik RB SFP5602D-35 155M~2.63G Bi-Di LC, MM 1310/1550 RB2011LS-IN Works. … Continue reading Routerboard 10Gbps capable hardware coming soon? →

Announced less than 24 hours ago at the Warsaw MUM, comes the first (and hopefully not the last) MikroTik shot at high end routing. Update 2012-07-16: Tilera has made a press release confirming their processors will be used in the CCR-1036. You can read the full thing here.   Mikrotik CLOUD CORE Router CCR-1036 36 … Continue reading MikroTik Cloud Core Router: CCR-1036 (Updated) →

Recently I’ve had 2 RB450’s come across my desk as “dead” units. 1 was the victim of a power surge, the other had just stopped working at some point. As these were both going to visit the bin otherwise, I claimed both units in the hope that I might be able to use my limited … Continue reading The death and resurrection of an RB450 →