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MikroTik CCR1072-1G-8S+ Review (Part 1) – hardware, specs and design use cases
07/25/2015 – Thanks to Normunds @ MikroTik for sending over photos of the production CCR-1072-1G-8S+ which have now been included in the slideshow Front close up of the CCR1072-1G-8S+ A look inside...
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MikroTik and Ubiquity routers being Hijacked by Dyre Malware?
Came across several interesting articles that claim there is a change in the way Dyre aka Upatre malware is spreading. Dyre seems to be getting a lot of press as it is used in browser hijacks to...
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MikroTik CCR1072-1G-8S+ Review (Part 2) – BGP Performance *** Preview ***
Part 2 is on the way! It has been a busy week and we have been working hard on CCR1072 testing. The full review for BGP Performance is still a few days away, but here is a sneak preview of some of the...
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MikroTik CCR1072-1G-8S+ Review (Part 2) – BGP Performance
Here is Part 1 of the CCR1072-1G-8S+ review in case you missed it! CCR1072-1G-8S+ Ultimate BGP Performance test After many days of testing, Part 2 is finally here! Welcome to the stubarea51.net BGP...
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MikroTik unveils new RouterOS development cycle
As we all patiently await the release of RouterOS (RoS) v7 beta, MikroTik has announced a change in the way RoS development is organized. There will now be three different tracks of development:...
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MikroTik CCR1072-1G-8S+ Review – update on Part 3 – Throughput
Breaking the 80 Gbps barrier!!! The long wait for real-world 1072 performance numbers is almost over – the last two VMWARE server chassis we needed to push the full 80 Gpbs arrived in the StubArea51...
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MikroTik CCR1072-1G-8S+ Review – Part 3 – 80 Gbps Throughput testing
CCR1072-1G-8S+ at full capacity just under 80 Gbps using (4) HP DL360 ESXi hosts and (16) CentOS VMs. CCR1072-1G-8S+ in the lab at night. CCR1072-1G-8S+ added to the MikroTik section of the...
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10 Gbps of Layer 2 throughput is possible using MikroTik’s EoIP tunnel.
10 Gbps of traffic (unencrypted) between two VMs over (2) MikroTik CCR1036-8G-2S+ routers using EoIP @ 9000 Bytes MTU 7.5 Gbps of encrypted traffic between two VMs over (2) MikroTik CCR1036-8G-2S+...
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MikroTik – CCR1072-1G-8S+ – PPPoE testing preview – 30,000 connections and...
Why we chose PPPoE as the next test First of all, thanks to everyone for all the positive feedback, comments and questions about the CCR1072-1G-8S+ testing we have been posting in the last few...
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Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – BGP
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax can challenging especially if you need a lot of detail quickly. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit challenging sometimes if...
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Put 500,000+ BGP routes in your lab network!!! Download this VM and become...
Happy New Year and welcome to the VM you can punish your routers with Hello from stubarea51.net and Happy New Year! We are back from the holidays and recharged with lots of new stuff in the world of...
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ISP Architechture – MPLS Overview, Design and Implementation for WISPs
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be invited by Brian Horn with WISPA.org to teach a session at WISP America 2016 in Lousiville, KY. We had the class on Tuesday, March 15th 2016 and the turnout and...
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Photos leaked for new CCR-6506-96G-48S-16S+
So photos have been leaked (we can’t say from where exactly) for the newest experimental router from MikroTik. We don’t know much about it yet except it will be the largest router MikroTik has ever...
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The importance of situational awareness for network engineers
In another life, not too long ago, I spent a number of years in civilian and military law enforcement. When going through just about any kind of tactical training, one of the recurring themes they...
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WISP Design: Using OSPF to build a transit fabric over unequal links
Defining the problem – unused capacity One of the single greatest challenges if you have ever owned, operated or designed a WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) is using all of the available...
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MikroTik RouterOS new feature – Loop Protect
‘Loop Protect’ – New feature in 6.37rc24 Long-time MikroTik users have been after better loop prevention mechanisms for quite a while now. Rapid STP within bridges was the only feature available up...
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Netbox IPAM/DCIM – What all Network Engineers beg for!
We found it!!! Have you ever sat at your desk, hoping on a miracle, that somebody somewhere will develop a fully comprehensive application for tracking network information??? I know I have, along with...
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A network geek pilgrimage – Networking Field Day 14
What is Networking Field Day? Networking Field Day 14 or #NFD14 is almost upon us! I am heading to sunny San Jose, California to drink from the fire hose of data – the heavens will part and rain down...
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Whitebox networking – coming soon to an edge near you?
What is whitebox networking and why is it important? A brief history of the origins of whitebox One of the many interesting conversations to come out of my recent trip to Network Field Day 14 (NFD14)...
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WISP Design – Using eBGP and OSPF transit fabric for traffic engineering
One of the latest designs we have been working on at IP ArchiTechs is using eBGP and an OSPF transit fabric to provide traffic engineering and load balancing. If you missed this presentation at the...
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