MikroTik RB5009UG+S+in Router 1G and 2.5G Ethernet and a 10G SFP+ cage USB 3.0

This router is a really well designed piece of hardware. It supports VLANs, hardware acceleration for routing and switching between VLANs, a ton of Linux features, open source software like Wireguard, OpenVPN, etc. It does all of this really well with few exceptions.I've got this setup with VLANs, multiple link bonds, routing, switching, even IPv6. The chip it uses for moving packets in hardware, 88E6393X, is pretty versatile, though this is where weak points emerge. It's clear some features just weren't part of its design. Multicast IGMP snooping will break hardware routing in weird ways, and

I've been using an RB2011 for around 10 years now. It's stayed relevant through firmware updates, and is still supported, demonstrating a great value on this alone, as most routers are not supported with security updates for more than a few years.The only real issue I had with the RB2011 is that its older MIPS processor couldn't keep up with increasing internet speeds, capping out at ~300Mbps NAT (in the home it worked at line speed easily). So, the RB5009 brings in a more modern ARM CPU with more memory and updated switching, and the familiar (to me) interface. I can hit nearly the full 1Gbps

I purchased this because my previous ASUS router and been End of Life'd. And I was tired of the router companies deciding they would just stop patching their software and force their consumers to buy a new one. So I did some research and Mikrotik builds it's stuff to last for years and years. And it lets you have incredibly complex detailed controls over your network.However, the cost of this is ease of use. I would 100% not recommend this for your Mom or Dad or any kind of normal home user. It is not to be though of as a "home router" for the average consumer. This is a commercial grade kind

This is a nice home router for power to expert level people. It's priced reasonably. It's quiet. It's got the right number of ports. And it can do tasks better than more expensive wifi routers. I'm just using my wifi7 router as an AP with a few more ports.I have a raspberry pi sitting right off of it doing Pi Hole and ntopng. I still have to figure out port cloning. It's amazing that MikroTik supports containers. But unfortunately it's light weight. It doesn't have the processing power to compete with a Pi5.MikroTik needs to up their advertising. I'm a developer but I'm adjacent to network bra

Has worked reliably and is both extremely configurable and reasonably powerful. Excellent value for the money.

This is an amazing piece of kit - it's fast and silent, with a quality build and a good price. You can use the super basic system, but if you need to go beyond that and you've never used RouterOS, plan on learning a lot, even as a network technician. It's got it's own way of labeling things, and they kind of make you do everything the hard way. Not fun, oh boy is it worth it to get set up, because you can control *everything.* Things you didn't even realize were a thing.Update: I started using a 10sfp+ module, and it gets pretty hot. I'm putting a fan on it, so hopefully that helps. Did i ment

Does everything it claims to be able to do. This router requires networking knowledge but otherwise it's a great router

Working great!! Fast & Flexible.Only downside is that it is so flexible, you're gonna have to study it a bit....