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Mikrotik: Products for IT students serious about learning networking

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The value of home labs for IT pros and students

Advise and Tips

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MikroTik:

  • Few companies offer such a wide scope of affordable network products that include polished, patched and professional level operating systems.

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hEX lite $39.00

  • 5-port Ethernet, Small plastic case, 850MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, Most affordable MPLS router, RouterOS L4
  • RouterOS is amazingly powerful and great for building basic and complex labs at home.

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Employers want real-world skills

  • IT students who connect and configure basic and complex networks get:
    • Understanding and hands-on that others do not
    • Simulators are very helpful but where possible using real enterprise grade equipment is better

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  • I use to recommend purchasing old Cisco equipment from ebay, but
    • You could not upgrade or patch the Cisco OS
    • Modules for WAN types were expensive
  • I personally purchase used HPE enterprise switches

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1st - 4th year IT employees

  • Building a home lab and continue to “self-educate”
  • Study networking, it is the foundation of all IT
  • Set monthly goals to learn concepts and practical configuration and troubleshooting
  • Do not depend on an employer to train you! This is your career, your future and your financial potential.

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Example: 4 port 10Gbe switch $154.00

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Mikrotik Cloud Router Switch CRS305 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports

It has a “Dual boot” feature that allows you to choose between two operating systems - RouterOS or SwOS. If you prefer to have a simplified operating system with only switch specific features, use SwOS. Also supports L3 features.

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RouterBoard $74

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Qualcomm Maple CPU based on the ARM architecture, 256 MB of RAM, a USB port for extra storage or other needs, and a Gigabit Ethernet port with PoE-in

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Latvian Geeks

  • MikroTik is a Latvian company which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless ISP systems.
  • MikroTik now provides hardware and software for Internet connectivity in most of the countries around the world.
  • 1997 using Linux created the RouterOS software system
  • In 2002 they began to make their own hardware, and the RouterBOARD

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Latvia a country that knows suffering

  • Hitler occupied Latvia and then the Soviet Union, but it was among the first to break away in 1990—91 and today is a proud member of both the European Union and NATO.

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Debian GNU/Linux kernel

  • Debian GNU/Linux kernel is a popular choice for enterprise-grade switches and routers due to its stability, reliability, and security
  • the Cisco Catalyst series of switches and the Cisco ISR series of routers, use Debian GNU

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Debian GNU

  • Ubiquiti Networks: Ubiquiti Networks offers a wide range of networking products that run on Debian GNU/Linux, including the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter series and the Ubiquiti UniFi series of access points.

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RouterOS

  • MikroTik RouterOS is an operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux kernel, specifically designed for routers.
  • Developed with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in mind
  • RouterOS encompasses all the essential features for network management and Internet connectivity

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SwOS

  • SwOS is an operating system designed specifically for administration of MikroTik switch products.

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  • SwOS is configurable from your web browser.
  • It gives you all the basic functionality for a managed switch:
  • allows to manage port-to-port forwarding, broadcast storm control, apply MAC filter, configure VLANs, mirror traffic, apply bandwidth limitation and even adjust some MAC and IP header fields.

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$148.00

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Why valuable to IT students and Professionals?

  • Flexible and professional operating systems
    • Updated and maintained
  • Low cost but powerful hardware
  • Allows comprehensive labs and learning with acceptable costs

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Affordable hardware with powerful operating systems

$124.95 with SFP port

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Bottom plate is a heat sink: quality engineering

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hEX five port Gigabit Ethernet Router $59.95

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Documentation for products: excellent

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