On Tuesday, 20 May 2025 03:12:04 British Summer Time Matt Jolly wrote: > On 20/5/25 09:55, whiteman808 wrote: > > Can you recommend some Mikrotik model?
I can't recommend Mikrotik because I don't have any working experience with them. I only mentioned them as an example - other OEMs are available. What I was hinting at is if you buy something designed for the job, you are likely to pay less and obtain a hardware specification more suitable to your requirements. A desktop APU with a graphics core and a sound card are unlikely to benefit a router, unless you plan to connect a monitor, mouse and keyboard on it and use it as a ... desktop. :-) On the other hand mass produced kit reduces the cost and repurposing it has its own benefits, e.g. PCIe ports where multiport NICs can be plugged in. Depending on your needs and requirements you'd want to consider SFP+ or higher spec when you buy NICs to future proof it.
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