Re: Router Recommendations

[Barry Greene via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Hi Mike,

Where are your security requirements? What is the worth of a router today if you put an v6 ACL on it and you drop all 
your packets to the punt path? What if you cannot get Netflow/IPFIX/sFlow running at a sample rate with export that 
does not blogged down the control/management plane? What if there is no control/management plane protection to the 
device? 

Remember, the are a whole class of threat actors that LOVE Mikrotik’s success. It gives them more boxes to ‘own' and 
use with minimal operational impact to the operator.

Barry

> On Feb 10, 2026, at 06:10, Mike Hammett via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for new BGP routers. I'm currently running Mikrotik, which has served me well so far, but looking at 
> interface speed, count, FIB size, etc. and they just aren't going to cut it.
>
> I'm looking for:
> • Has at least 6x 100G ports
> • Has a smattering of 10G/25G ports
> • Has meaningful packet buffers
> • Routes in hardware at least 2m routes combined of IPv4 and IPv6, more is better
> • Has reasonably low power usage, I don't need 1 kw going to a router
> • Is cost-effective
> • Used is fine
>
>
> I like how the MX301 looks, but it's way more than I'd want to spend, primarily because there really isn't a used 
> market for them yet.
> Arista and Cisco NCS are close, but to check all of the boxes, you're up to about $15k - $20k. To get to $5k or less, 
> you're compromising on at least two of the things I'm looking for.
> EdgeCore and UfiSpace may have some models that are in the $5k - $8k range, once you purchase OcNOS.
>
>
> I'd have no problem with the EdgeCore and UfiSpace direction, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't leaving anything out 
> of consideration.
>
>
>
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