Hi

I am looking for your recommendations on a model of Mikrotik ethernet router to use as an Internet gateway at home. I am currently using a hEX PoE but I'm only getting about 400 Mbps through it usinghttps://www.speedtest.net/, that could be a config issue on my part so let me know if you would expect more from it.

My requirements,
1. Throughput: 950 Mbps down, 450 Mbps up.
My Internet connection is fibre to the premises, branded in New Zealand as Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB). The UFB network is capable of up to 8 Gbps per home but I am on a 950/450 Mbps plan, and I've found it reliably delivers the plans speeds. UFB depends on VLAN tagging and PPPOE in case its relevant.

2.包
No idea on my pps requirement, but assume typical MTU and home usage (streaming TV, web browsing, torrent etc). Honestly I just want it to run as fast as possible when I need it, not that its a heavily loaded network.

3. Capacity
As an Internet gateway the router will do very little other than NAT connections and firewall based on interface/IP/port (no L7 planned).
However I will layer in a couple of VLAN interfaces, DHCP server, remote syslog, traffic flow so some extra capacity is a good thing.

Happy to share more info if its useful, but didn't want to bloat the post.

Thanks

MC

Hi,

In general you should look at the "Test results" tab on a MikroTik product page, specifically looking for the Routing, 25 IP filter rules, 512 byte Mbps result. This will provide a good ballpark as to the routing throughput for the device in an average scenario - I say average scenario because most people who buy MikroTik do not just plug in with the default configuration and not make any changes to it. If you are buying MikroTik devices you usually want to tinker with more advanced things, which can put more of a load on the router than the default configuration does. The default configuration is usually faster than this "Routing, 25 IP filter rules, 512 byte Mbps" result but how much faster depends on many factors.

The product page for the hEX PoE shows that it supports 319.5 Mbps routing throughput based on my ballpark throughput, which is a lot slower than your connection is capable of. Try to find a device that is capable of closer to 1Gbps routing throughput in the test results (Routing, 25 IP filter rules, 512 byte Mbps). The RB3011 or hAP ac3 would probably be the cheapest device to meet this requirement.

I agree with what @mducharme wrote. Only ... hAP ac2with performance similar to the one of hAP ac3is quite cheaper.
RB3011是一个像样的设备,但基于slightly older CPU etc. Still decent performer, specially with 10 ethernet ports. One just have to be careful, there are two switch chips running 5 ethernet ports each (switch1: eth1-eth5; switch2: eth6-eth10). Any traffic going between ethernet ports run by different switch chips will have to pass CPU and that can be quite a burden.

...either RB4011 or RB450Gx4, as a more modern solution then.

PPPOE is very CPU intense. If you want to reach 950Mbps you probably need a RB4011 or better.

Thanks for the advice, I think I will go with the RB4011

MC

Thanks for the advice, I think I will go with the RB4011

MC

Or the RB5009 looks more future proof and a better buy

Or the RB5009 looks more future proof and a better buy

It does look more future proof, but as with all new models I expect it to experience some teething problems which should be polished in a few months (hopefully). Hence I wouldn't suggest this model for immediate use in production environment.