Actually you can do virtualization on Mikrotik. More specific there are OpenWRT distributions wich can run in a virtual router environment on Mikrotik routers.
Marius, YO2LOJ
-----Original Message----- From: 44net-bounces+jesse=hindmarsh.cc@hamradio.ucsd.edu [mailto:44net-bounces+jesse=hindmarsh.cc@hamradio.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Phil Frost Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:29 PM To: 44net@hamradio.ucsd.edu Subject: Re: [44net] Why is Linux box necessary? ... Sounds like you want virtualization. Fortunately, it's trivial with Linux. Not so much with a Mikrotik router.