Re: [44net] Network Routers for Harsh Environments

Hi, We use various Mikrotiks both on towers and roof tops for a WISP environment. The outdoor Powerbox Pro (RB960PGS-PB) is our current choice. The specs say -40°C to 70°C and it can be powered via POE. It can also supply POE to Mikrotik and Ubiquiti radios. They aren't super fast but we routinely see 500 Mbps on speed tests. If you don't require an outdoor enclosure, there is an indoor version called Hex Poe (RB960PGS) but I haven't used that model. For non-POE situations, the hEX S router (RB760iGS) is very fast and rated for the same temperature range Roy, AA4RE On 7/27/2019 6:56 AM, Jason McCormick via 44Net wrote: environments. By harsh, I mean hot but not particularly dirty. I know there's a number of people on this list who use Mikrotik and Ubiquit EdgeRouters for your deployments and I am looking for thoughts on those product lines, as well as any other similar products. I am looking for a reasonably low-cost device. The key items I am looking for are: that don't have A/C and during last week's heatwave the in-room temperature in one of the buildings was 105F-110F (killed an SRX power supply). None of the rooms will freeze in the winter but the temp will get quite low. cycles, port failures, etc. are show stoppers I don't mean a "permit any/any", I mean literally the device operates as a router or traffic can bypass a firewall-like function. to mess around with custom Linux/BSD installs, etc. but not required Ohio-area stretching out to Rittman, Ohio and southeast to Alliance, Ohio with legs planned in other directions. This network supports a number of ham repeaters as well as other related services for the repeaters plus some of the site operations for the tower locations. Most of the gear is showing its age and we're going to start a wholesale replacement of most of it later this summer/autumn. point-to-point dishes, currently N but upgrading to AC AirMAX when we do the hardware refresh. Each site has a router or switch or both (depending on size and needs). The gear is a mix of Juniper SSG5s, Juniper SRXs, HP ProCurve switches, and some other random items. As part of the work, we're going to do a complete renumbering of the networks (which have grown up ad-hoc over the years), incorporate better use of 44Net space, and overlay IPv6 across the whole network. The reason for not wanting firewalling between the sites is we've run into problems with link reliability over UDP (losing a few packets) and also certain network device behaviors that don't survive multiple hops through stateful firewalls for a variety of reasons. and the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X as example devices. I don't have experience with Mikrotik gear although I hear it mentioned here a lot. _________________________________________ 44Net mailing list 44Net(a)mailman.ampr.org https://mailman.ampr.org/mailman/listinfo/44net