-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Russell Hurren Sent: Tuesday, 14 April 2015 9:39 PM To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: [MT-AU Public] CRS125 vs CRS226

Hi everyone

One of my colleagues was reading up today on the differences between the CRS125-24G-1S-RM and the CRS226-24G-2S+RM. I know the 226 supports jumbo frames and 10GB, but he noticed that it has half the RAM of the 125 and a processor with a slower clock speed. Would this be an issue in the real world? Leaving aside the price difference, is there any reason to go for

Hi Russell, The way I see it is that MikroTik are marketing the CRS series as a /switch/ product and not a /router/ product. The fact that these systems ship with routerOS is a huge bonus from persecotive of common operating environment, manageability and flexibility, but in the end they are not really designed for routing roles. Sure, they are capable of routing and firewall, but they are not /intended/ for that function, and you need to keep their limitations in mind when deploying and configuring. One way to look at it is to compare the hardware specs with other router models, as it is easier to understand what is the typical application. So CRS125 has CPU specs similar to RB2011 series - since 2011 series are intended for small office or home office application, then it is safe to expect that CRS125 will manage a similar kind of duty. CRS226 specs are more like hAP-lite and RB951-2n which are intended for small home or apartment type application. So, again, CRS226 will probably deal with that kind of routing load OK. CRS226, of course, is hardly the kind of product that you would expect to see in a hotel room situation (! ;) so I think it is fair to say that the intended application is really as a 'switch' - it has 10 gig SFP which makes it handy to 'stack' using that interface, or uplink to a 10 gig switch/router. So in summary, I'd say this: 1) use CRS125 for core switch application, with option of using it (especially wireless model) as border router for SOHO application 2) Use CRS226 /only/ for core switch application, with option to maybe use it for 'handy' or 'temporary' tunnels, VPNs, testing and monitoring projects. Hope it helps! Cheers, Mike. the

125 over the 226?

I've got several 125s both internally and at client sites, but I haven't used a 226 yet.

Regards

Russell Hurren Managing Director Zero Point Networks PTY LTD (08) 6262 ZERO _______________________________________________ Public mailing list Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au