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Routerboard 10Gbps capable hardware coming soon?

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

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Quick Set Preview

Just a couple of quick screen shots of the new “Quick Set” mode available in some of the newest releases. As you can see the dropdown box top left lets you select the mode for the device and puts all

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MikroTik Cloud Core Router: CCR-1036 (Updated)

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

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Queue outside please!

New toys you say?   Noticed this little gem in the MikroTik wiki this morning while reviewing Queue Types. Note: Starting from v5.8 there is new kind none and new default queue only-hardware-queue. All RouterBOARDS will have this new queue type set as default interface

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MikroTik new product announcements – October 2011

Live here at Las Vegas, Normis has just finished announcing the new products; some new and exciting info about the RB2011 as well as more details on known models. RB2011:   – Low cost series – Rackmount or Desktop -

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The death and resurrection of an RB450

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

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RB1100

Having received one of the first RB1100′s to arrive in Australia, I can sum all my thoughts on it in 5 words “better and cheaper than cisco”. However seeing as that’s just my opinion, I’ll elaborate a little further on

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RB1100 review coming soon.

I’ve been offered an RB1100 to review which I’ll be receiving later this week. The RB1100 is the successor to the RB1000 with more than double the ports and some unique features.. more on this later. Expect a review here

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