[ALUG] Comparison Between Cisco and Mikrotik Swithes/Routers

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Basically what Ismail said. As the saying goes: "No one gets fired for
buying Cisco".

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Ismail Settenda via Linux <
linux at lists.habari.co.tz> wrote:

> Both are great....but kinder depends on what you want to do or accomplish.
>
> Cisco seems the preferred cause for established businesses and has tended
> to be quite stable and reliable. Rigid in its set-up but is the trusted
> choice for most.
>
> Mikrotik,is the new kid on the block; versatile and claims to offer alot
> of features (B/W mgt, VLAN, OSPF,Caching,Filtering,e.t.c ) that some have
> tested and work pretty well others have defeated me to setup right and
> others have I think been overly exaggerated but they all would ordinary
> cost you alot of money if you were to want or require the same services
> running on Cisco which would would cost you alot more both in hardware,
> paperwork and cash.....:-).
>
> IMHO, for start-ups and small businesses who need to experiment and tweak
> stuff to suffer the competition... Mirkotik is are very good choice and
> good value for your money. For the more established with larger staff and
> some dough play with...then Cisco is a safe choice.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Best regards
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> On 22 January 2016 at 14:51, Hamisi Jabe via Linux <
> linux at lists.habari.co.tz> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> As Network Administrator, most of you have used Cisco or Mikrotik
>> switches/routers.
>>
>>
>> According to your experience. How do you compare between the two in terms
>> of performance.
>>
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
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>>
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