MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released • Hacker News Board

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:30 PM UTC

bigyellow wrote: post #36

djanogo wrote: post #34

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Unify Dream Machine, it's constantly out of stock, you have to keep checking Ubiquiti website to get it. It has cloud access which is used by app to monitor or control it from outside of your house, but you can disable it.

> It has cloud access which is used by app to monitor or control it from outside of your house, but you can disable it. Nope, don't trust them to do that after https://community.ui.com/questions/Ubiquiti-ignoring-auto-up...

You don't need it. You can disable the cloud access starting with the latest firmware.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by duffyjp » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:30 PM UTC

dprice1 wrote: post #43

ok_dad wrote: post #27

So, what's the best wifi gateway with extra access points for a home that I don't have to screw with and doesn't spy on me or have cloud crap? My ISP sent a Google wifi thing but I'd rather pay a few hundred than use that for 10 bucks a month to rent that thing, and I don't trust Google. Edit: Thanks for all the answers, from me and anyone else who was looking! I have some good ideas from the below comments and hopef…

I used to work on a product for secure small-biz Wifi, and so dogfooded my own product in my house. When that was over and I took that out of my house, I had my eyes on Ubiquiti, and it is an impressive ecosystem. But as others have said, it's out of stock all the time, and Ubiqiti are teasing people right now with their next-gen product which is available but also unobtainable. Eventually I picked the Asus ZenWifi s…

I went from AirPort Extreme -> Google Wifi -> Asus RT-AX86U. They all have their pros and cons but the Asus is immensely more powerful. I love that it can mount a large USB drive as Time Machine, and the wireless is so fast it's actually usable. When there's a 2.5G WAN port you know they mean business.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by ksec » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:30 PM UTC

ok_dad wrote: post #27

So, what's the best wifi gateway with extra access points for a home that I don't have to screw with and doesn't spy on me or have cloud crap? My ISP sent a Google wifi thing but I'd rather pay a few hundred than use that for 10 bucks a month to rent that thing, and I don't trust Google. Edit: Thanks for all the answers, from me and anyone else who was looking! I have some good ideas from the below comments and hopef…

It is a real shame Apple stopped their AirPort Express. But if you could still get one 2nd hand it is great.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:31 PM UTC

dont__panic wrote: post #84

dprice1 wrote: post #43

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I used to work on a product for secure small-biz Wifi, and so dogfooded my own product in my house. When that was over and I took that out of my house, I had my eyes on Ubiquiti, and it is an impressive ecosystem. But as others have said, it's out of stock all the time, and Ubiqiti are teasing people right now with their next-gen product which is available but also unobtainable. Eventually I picked the Asus ZenWifi s…

I'm not sure I would call Ubiquiti "impressive" after their recent bout of security breaches: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/whistleblower-ubiquiti-b... Not exactly what I want to see in the device that can literally compromise all of my other devices. Am I missing something -- did this turn out to be nothing, or did folks decide that Ubiquiti has bounced back? This seemed really really serious at the time and t…

Turns out this story was planted by the perp to tank the stock after Unifi refused to give in to his "anonymous" ransom demand.

Not great - but more classic insider attack, then security breach.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by blibble » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:32 PM UTC

vorpalhex wrote: post #2

Exciting! This should include native wireguard support..

hopefully it's better than their IPSec support

I love my mikrotik devices, but they can be a bit iffy around the edges

(e.g. if my pppoe connection reconnects the ipsec stops working until the interface is bounced)

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:32 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #86

dprice1 wrote: post #43

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I used to work on a product for secure small-biz Wifi, and so dogfooded my own product in my house. When that was over and I took that out of my house, I had my eyes on Ubiquiti, and it is an impressive ecosystem. But as others have said, it's out of stock all the time, and Ubiqiti are teasing people right now with their next-gen product which is available but also unobtainable. Eventually I picked the Asus ZenWifi s…

>and Ubiqiti are teasing people right now with their next-gen product which is available but also unobtainable. Any links or reference. Cant find anything with a quick Google Search.

There is also the classic UDM. Also purchaseable on store.ui.com. For people who want a prosumer alternative to the crappy routers that telcos/cables give, this is a great option. Highly recommend, but it also a gateway drug.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by _joel » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:33 PM UTC

wmf wrote: post #81

_joel wrote: post #74

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OpenWRT is outstanding (for my needs) on Microtik hardware, not sure what you mean?

OpenWRT doesn't run on higher-end routers.

It can run on bare metal x86, surely you could get enough grunt. Do you still need ASICs for packet mangling?

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:33 PM UTC

nullwarp wrote: post #63

formerly_proven wrote: post #48

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Ubiquiti seems to have turned into a complete shit-show in the last five years.

Yeah easily the most annoying hardware we have to manage to the point where we will no longer use it.

Its gotten much much better over the last six months or so. The transition to generic linux for their router line was rough, but the worst seems to be over.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:36 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #93

ok_dad wrote: post #27

So, what's the best wifi gateway with extra access points for a home that I don't have to screw with and doesn't spy on me or have cloud crap? My ISP sent a Google wifi thing but I'd rather pay a few hundred than use that for 10 bucks a month to rent that thing, and I don't trust Google. Edit: Thanks for all the answers, from me and anyone else who was looking! I have some good ideas from the below comments and hopef…

It is a real shame Apple stopped their AirPort Express. But if you could still get one 2nd hand it is great.

I know it's "in" to shit on ubiqitui right now - but the new Ubiquti Dream Router and the older Unifi Dream Machine are the best spiritual successor I have seen to this device. The UDM comes out of the box with the switch and AP, which performas well, while the UDR also has PoE switches and WIFI 6 in case you want to run other APs or security cameras.

And before anyone else jumps in with old information,as of the latest firmware, it does not require cloud access. And the PPoE performance problem has been fixed.

It was a bumpy transition for a bit because they moved off of Vyatta to generic Linux for the routers.

Re: MikroTik RouterOS v7 stable released

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Post by InTheArena » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 6:38 PM UTC

dhess wrote: post #62

dprice1 wrote: post #43

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I used to work on a product for secure small-biz Wifi, and so dogfooded my own product in my house. When that was over and I took that out of my house, I had my eyes on Ubiquiti, and it is an impressive ecosystem. But as others have said, it's out of stock all the time, and Ubiqiti are teasing people right now with their next-gen product which is available but also unobtainable. Eventually I picked the Asus ZenWifi s…

I've heard good things about TP-Link's Omada EAP series. Did you happen to look into that platform?

I tried it when Unifi was in bad straits last year. It's a poor copy of the Ubiquti interface. They copied the worst aspects of that UX.