From: beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com   
      
   On 6/27/19 1:13 PM, T wrote:   
      
      
   >   
   > Hi Johann,   
   >   
   > I just installed my first MikroTik router yesterday.  Wow!   
   > I love these routers.  A single quick set up page with   
   > everything on it you need to get going.  No rooting around   
   > trying to figure out what does to what.  No guessing.   
      
   Yeah. I don't recall how I came across my first one. I can't remember if   
   I got it before or after starting my WISP, but whenever it was I've been   
   stuck on them ever since. I haven't come across any other brand that is   
   nearly as versatile.  Stable as hell too. I never reboot them like you   
   need to do with Linksys or Netgear every so often.  The only reboots   
   they get are the odd power outage or if there's a critial bugfix and I   
   have to apply new firmware.   
      
   Speaking of updating the firmware, they get forever firmware updates.   
   It's not like a Netgear that might get one or two revisions over 3 or 4   
   years before they totally drop it. The very first ones I ever bought are   
   still in use and running current firmware updated as of a few days ago.   
      
      
      
   > I love the way you press apply and it happens instantly, no   
   > waiting for five minutes and hoping it did not crash.   
      
   Primarily MikroTik are aimed at the ISP level where long reboots would   
   be absolutely prohibited. The SOHO market, with it's $50 routers and   
   16MB of storage, benefits from this since those small routers run the   
   exact same firmware/OS as the big iron $3,000 routers with 72 cores and   
   24 GB of RAM. The only difference, at all, in the firmware is   
   compilation for the architecture.   
      
   Consequently, I don't think there is a single setting that requires a   
   reboot to take effect. Only firmware updates require a reboot.   
      
   >   
   > I love the footprint too.  Very logical.  All the cables   
   > on the back, including the power supply, indicator lights   
   > on the front.   
   >   
      
   Mines a bit different. All the cables (including power input) are in the   
   front along with the lights. The only thing on the back is the ground   
   lug for bonding the router to an Earth ground (ISP style router).   
      
      
   > Thank you!   
   >   
   > -T   
      
   Glad you're happy with it.   
      
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