RB5009UG+S+in Heavy-Duty Home lab Router with USB 3.0, 1G and 2.5G Ethernet and a 10G SFP+ cage

This router is a really well designed piece of hardware. It supports VLANs, hardware acceleration for routing and switching between VLANs, a ton of Linux features, open source software like Wireguard, OpenVPN, etc. It does all of this really well with few exceptions. I've got this setup with VLANs, multiple link bonds, routing, switching, even IPv6. The chip it uses for moving packets in hardware, 88E6393X, is pretty versatile, though this is where weak points emerge. It's clear some features just weren't part of its design. Multicast IGMP snooping will break hardware routing in weird ways, and some features just don't work together. Check the Router board switch chip features page on Mikrotik's website before you buy this expecting it do certain things. I've got RouterOS working now with accelerated NAT, accelerated switching between VLANs, and multicast is acceptable, but it's been a journey, and it's buggy. Why does multicast matter? IPv6. It doesn't work, at all, without this working. I have hosts that lose their temporary IPv6 addresses randomly, can't communicate with IPv6 randomly, and weird affects with DLNA and other UPnP use cases across even the same VLAN but forwarded across the switch ports, let alone intravlan. All in all, it's really good, but there are limitations. For the price, you can't really beat this for features.

This is an amazing piece of kit - it's fast and silent, with a quality build and a good price. You can use the super basic system, but if you need to go beyond that and you've never used RouterOS, plan on learning a lot, even as a network technician. It's got it's own way of labeling things, and they kind of make you do everything the hard way. Not fun, oh boy is it worth it to get set up, because you can control *everything.* Things you didn't even realize were a thing. Update: I started using a 10sfp+ module, and it gets pretty hot. I'm putting a fan on it, so hopefully that helps. Did i mention how crisp my internet shortens is not compared to having my tp link Deco xe75s doing the routing? It's fast.

I've been using an RB2011 for around 10 years now. It's stayed relevant through firmware updates, and is still supported, demonstrating a great value on this alone, as most routers are not supported with security updates for more than a few years. The only real issue I had with the RB2011 is that its older MIPS processor couldn't keep up with increasing internet speeds, capping out at ~300Mbps NAT (in the home it worked at line speed easily). So, the RB5009 brings in a more modern ARM CPU with more memory and updated switching, and the familiar (to me) interface. I can hit nearly the full 1Gbps that FIOS claims, so this is a big improvement. These have MANY features, and it is easy to configure it to be quite insecure, but it does have a default baseline that is pretty decent. Really the only thing a home user would want to change is IP>Services and enable only winbox and HTTP from 192.168.88.0/24 (default subnet, inside your home) and disable the others. That and change the password, which the default is no longer blank but on a sticker that comes with the router. The RB5009 also adds a 10Gbps SFP+ and a 2.5Gbps port (ether1). This will allow for the expansion of a 2.5/5/10 Gbps network in your home AND support higher ISP speeds when those improve, too (which is a limitation on the RB4011). This model doesn't have POE, but there is a version that does. I just use separate switches for this, for more flexibility. Overall, I'm happy with the performance and the ability to configure it to my needs. This is not a novice device at all, but it's not as hard as people make it to be if you stick with the default configuration. There are certainly worse devices that cost a lot more.

This is a nice home router for power to expert level people. It's priced reasonably. It's quiet. It's got the right number of ports. And it can do tasks better than more expensive wifi routers. I'm just using my wifi7 router as an AP with a few more ports. I have a raspberry pi sitting right off of it doing Pi Hole and ntopng. I still have to figure out port cloning. It's amazing that MikroTik supports containers. But unfortunately it's light weight. It doesn't have the processing power to compete with a Pi5. MikroTik needs to up their advertising. I'm a developer but I'm adjacent to network brands like Cisco and Palo Alto. I've never heard of MikroTik. So this router wasn't even on my short list. Claude suggested it. Not a router for the average consumer. This is power user++ territory.

Does everything it claims to be able to do. This router requires networking knowledge but otherwise it's a great router

Mikrotik makes fantastic products, and with their free RouterOS you can fully customize your network security. I've been using Mikrotik for 4+ years now, and haven't had any problems other than just mis-configuring the device. I totally recommend this version, as it comes with an arm64 4-core CPU for really fast network packet filtering and transmission. Edit: I've now worked with multiple of these, and so far they've all been working great. I will say this: A recent purchase of this model came with an incorrect default username/password or bad default configuration. I couldn't access the system via winbox or http using default creds/resetting it/blank password. Though it's unprofessional that such a great product would pass QA with an incorrect default configuration/creds, it was quickly resolved by using Mikrotik's NetInstall tool, and flashing the device using the latest RouterOS arm64 npk. Because of the great support this device has and all the online resources and documentation Mikrotik provides, the issue I encountered here still doesn't cause it to lose any rating stars. I still highly recommend the product.

Working great!! Fast & Flexible. Only downside is that it is so flexible, you're gonna have to study it a bit....

I purchased this because my previous ASUS router and been End of Life'd. And I was tired of the router companies deciding they would just stop patching their software and force their consumers to buy a new one. So I did some research and Mikrotik builds it's stuff to last for years and years. And it lets you have incredibly complex detailed controls over your network. However, the cost of this is ease of use. I would 100% not recommend this for your Mom or Dad or any kind of normal home user. It is not to be though of as a "home router" for the average consumer. This is a commercial grade kind or router. I ended up spending hours down the microtik forum and rabbit holes working out how to make it do what I wanted. Granted, it was plug and play generally speaking if you just wanted to go full default. But you aren't buying this to use it at default settings. It's a very powerful router, and it takes some know how to make it work. Now that I've had it for a number of years, and an AP as well. I have it doing exactly what I wanted with Vlans etc. And I feel it's a very solid choice for a router. But definitely make sure you are aware it's going to be a journey for you. You are going to need to understand it well before you will be able to configure it how you want. But overall, it's a super powerful router, without any moving parts and it'll last you for probably decades. I 3D printed some little feet for it to get it up into the air to make sure it got the best cooling as the case is also the heatsink for it.

Excellent Router and a switch .. Be aware, this is not a consumer type product (pick up from the shelf and deploy), it has to be configured and expects you to deeply understand each step. But that's the beauty, you get complete granular control on your network. I truly wish they had a few more 2.5 Gig ports to make it a proper Backplane Switch for my network..

Can't really fault this router at the price point.As a software and embedded engineer by trade, I like to play. There's loads to play with on a MikroTik. Myself and my partner work from home and relay on decent internet, so it has to be stable too-can't fault it on this front. Have it running unbound as a recurisve resolver in a container(podman works better than docker for building to MikroTik I've found) - no issues there either. Handles my 1Gbps PPPoE connection fine. My ISP gives out Eero 6+ have them in bridge mode as the wireless APs and I'm using this as my main router. Default settings and "quick set" in WinBox software, make it pretty easy to get started with too considering the target audience. I actually bought a new Hex S first, which is a cracking little router for the price, but couldn't forgive the ARMv5 architecture for containers so I returned it. As ARMv8 this router doesn't have that issue.

Really amazing product. Amazing deal. The only problem is, the power supply should have been AU Plug, not EU. But I’m happy with the transaction. Came before 21/5/26

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