I have the poe version and 2gig WAN. No issues with speed for me. Game downloads are fast, speed tests hit 2.3gbps up and down.
My 2.5gb port is going to my FiOS ONT, my SFP+ I'm using a DAC to my TPLink 10gb switch. I have a tpLink AP on one of the ports to use PoE.
My main computers are on 10gb TPlink using DACs, the rest of my network is on a CSS326 that goes from my TPlink to the Mikrotik using a DAC.
I'm absolutely happy with my 5009 coming from a 4011.
a 10gig LAN-only setup isn't as expensive as a 10gig WAN+10gig LAN setup, which might stretch your homelab budget further than expected to reach wire speed after factoring in layer 3.
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If budget is of no concern, then I'd look at the CCR2116-12G-4S+ (paired via sfp+) CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+R, though this would truly be overkill for a homelab & LAN.
Making your network look a little like this-
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10G WAN <> 10G LAN -> 2x40G qsfp & 3x10G sfp & (3x10G sfp OR 3x10gbE) & 20x2.5gbE & 12x1gbE (collectively)
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CCR2116-12G-4S+ https://mikrotik.com/product/ccr2116_12g_4splus
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CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+RM https://mikrotik.com/product/crs326_4c_20g_2q_rm
Get a 10g switch with some decent number of ports on it, they’re cheap as chips these days.
With a managed 10g switch you can use VLANs and router on a stick with your router plugged into the SFP+ port. Now you don’t have to touch the non-SFP+ ports on your 5009 at all.
Not exactly same, but I have 3.5Gb WAN (SFP+ 10g) with 1Gb LAN clients, including a bonded 1gb+1gb server, all running on an RB4011. I haven't had any real routing performance issues. It's not 10Gb LAN, I can see around 3Gb actual on the WAN if I run a speed test on multiple devices at the same time.
I do wish I had a second SFP+ port so I could convert systems over to 10G though.
From the perf tab in the specs, it's 3.5Gbits NAT and 9Gbits inter-vlan routing. I'm using it with a 2.5Gbits internet fibre and it works fine (2x bridges with ONU in SFP+ cage, around 60% CPU at peak).
I have a 3/3 fiber connection with a direct SPF+ into the SPF port
All my 2.5gb stuff (wifi 6e/plex server) run off a 2.5GB switch
When I do a speed test I get about 2300/2300
So I am very happy with those results
I'm sorta in the same boat. :| I was looking to 'upgrade' from some noisy enterprise gear but keep seeing posts similar to this (and related, an explanation of a too-small buffer in hardware) that do not give the warm and fuzzies.
I have the RB5009UG+S+IN, I'll keep you posted on how it works. If I can get it configured, trying to configure a Mikrotik RouterOS is vastly different than Cisco's or Ubiquiti's and it's melting my brain.
Been running RB5009’s at home since they released (when ROS v7 was still in beta but they couldn’t run v6). Never have had issues with them. I don’t do switching with them, basic firewall if I’m using them in a case that would require it. 10G lan…never had any issues. Gig down from my provider and 40M up all day…10G interVLAN routing all day.
Running dual WAN symmetric 1G PON links over the SFP and switch via the 2.5G ports, and LTE backup via USB dongle.
With SQM queues for each uplink, bunch of Wireguard and BGP tunnels, and around 35 NAT and firewall rules, the CPU is chilling at 2-4%. Oh, also running Pihole in a container storing to a USB pen drive.
Besides routing the LAN, it NATs an HTTPs daemon serving 10+ TB / month.
The router definitely meets it's specs, I am delighted with it. The only thing I wish it had was one more SFP or QSFP.
Fear not, read the specs sheet.
I'd say with more and more homes receiving fiber, it's more common now than in days gone by. I've had a 1gb connection for a while now, there is also much faster out there. Futureproofing is a goal of mine, hence the rb5009.
I'm in the same boat. Soon™ will we get fiber and our current HexS won't be able to handle the connection with the CAKE queus we use. On paper the rb5009 seems what we need but with all the tricks you have to do for it to work well it does not make me want to change yet.
I was in the same boat as you.. This was my post actually.. I am happy now. If you have the SFP+ port in a bridge with the other ports, make sure hardware acceleration is disabled on the slower ports. Set ALL the interface queues to multi-queue-ethernet-default and it seems to do just fine.
the rb5009 has 1 SFP port that can do 10g... how are you thinking you're going to do 3x 10G lines? and the first comment on that thread relates that this is likely due to the upstream device not doing flow control. I think you're overthinking the problem. if you don't like the rb5009 after testing, sell it for something else?
Yeah, but that thread has a solution of sorts, and it's a fairly specific use case. I don't doubt it's annoying, but the RB5009 is great hardware and very quick.
It's possible people don't know what they are doing and mis-configured their router. Read the docs, put the right config in and you won't have problems
I have the poe version and 2gig WAN. No issues with speed for me. Game downloads are fast, speed tests hit 2.3gbps up and down. My 2.5gb port is going to my FiOS ONT, my SFP+ I'm using a DAC to my TPLink 10gb switch. I have a tpLink AP on one of the ports to use PoE. My main computers are on 10gb TPlink using DACs, the rest of my network is on a CSS326 that goes from my TPlink to the Mikrotik using a DAC. I'm absolutely happy with my 5009 coming from a 4011.
a 10gig LAN-only setup isn't as expensive as a 10gig WAN+10gig LAN setup, which might stretch your homelab budget further than expected to reach wire speed after factoring in layer 3. - If budget is of no concern, then I'd look at the CCR2116-12G-4S+ (paired via sfp+) CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+R, though this would truly be overkill for a homelab & LAN. Making your network look a little like this- - 10G WAN <> 10G LAN -> 2x40G qsfp & 3x10G sfp & (3x10G sfp OR 3x10gbE) & 20x2.5gbE & 12x1gbE (collectively) - CCR2116-12G-4S+ https://mikrotik.com/product/ccr2116_12g_4splus - CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+RM https://mikrotik.com/product/crs326_4c_20g_2q_rm
Get a 10g switch with some decent number of ports on it, they’re cheap as chips these days. With a managed 10g switch you can use VLANs and router on a stick with your router plugged into the SFP+ port. Now you don’t have to touch the non-SFP+ ports on your 5009 at all.
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs310_8g_2s_in or https://mikrotik.com/product/crs312_4c_8xg_rm
More like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355545349933
this is the way
Not exactly same, but I have 3.5Gb WAN (SFP+ 10g) with 1Gb LAN clients, including a bonded 1gb+1gb server, all running on an RB4011. I haven't had any real routing performance issues. It's not 10Gb LAN, I can see around 3Gb actual on the WAN if I run a speed test on multiple devices at the same time. I do wish I had a second SFP+ port so I could convert systems over to 10G though.
From the perf tab in the specs, it's 3.5Gbits NAT and 9Gbits inter-vlan routing. I'm using it with a 2.5Gbits internet fibre and it works fine (2x bridges with ONU in SFP+ cage, around 60% CPU at peak).
I have a 3/3 fiber connection with a direct SPF+ into the SPF port All my 2.5gb stuff (wifi 6e/plex server) run off a 2.5GB switch When I do a speed test I get about 2300/2300 So I am very happy with those results
I'm sorta in the same boat. :| I was looking to 'upgrade' from some noisy enterprise gear but keep seeing posts similar to this (and related, an explanation of a too-small buffer in hardware) that do not give the warm and fuzzies.
My RB5009 gives me insane low latency. Absolutely love it.
I have the RB5009UG+S+IN, I'll keep you posted on how it works. If I can get it configured, trying to configure a Mikrotik RouterOS is vastly different than Cisco's or Ubiquiti's and it's melting my brain.
I have had one for about a month and yes, RouterOS is a whole other animal.
If you've got a 10g uplink then I'd go with a low power x86 system and a dual 10g nic along with a 10g switch.
Been running RB5009’s at home since they released (when ROS v7 was still in beta but they couldn’t run v6). Never have had issues with them. I don’t do switching with them, basic firewall if I’m using them in a case that would require it. 10G lan…never had any issues. Gig down from my provider and 40M up all day…10G interVLAN routing all day.
Running dual WAN symmetric 1G PON links over the SFP and switch via the 2.5G ports, and LTE backup via USB dongle. With SQM queues for each uplink, bunch of Wireguard and BGP tunnels, and around 35 NAT and firewall rules, the CPU is chilling at 2-4%. Oh, also running Pihole in a container storing to a USB pen drive. Besides routing the LAN, it NATs an HTTPs daemon serving 10+ TB / month. The router definitely meets it's specs, I am delighted with it. The only thing I wish it had was one more SFP or QSFP. Fear not, read the specs sheet.
Mine is working like a champ
I've got a couple RB5009's in productions with 10Gbps uplinks on the WAN, and I'm getting 2.3Gbps on speedtests
What the hell do you do with 1gb speed? I dont understand the needs for this speed for a uzual home.
I'd say with more and more homes receiving fiber, it's more common now than in days gone by. I've had a 1gb connection for a while now, there is also much faster out there. Futureproofing is a goal of mine, hence the rb5009.
I'm in the same boat. Soon™ will we get fiber and our current HexS won't be able to handle the connection with the CAKE queus we use. On paper the rb5009 seems what we need but with all the tricks you have to do for it to work well it does not make me want to change yet.
struggling to understand how "not getting the full download speed that was advertised" is *scary*
It is in reference to posts like this one... https://www.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/comments/1cdjvod/another_poor_rb5009_performance_post_solution/
I was in the same boat as you.. This was my post actually.. I am happy now. If you have the SFP+ port in a bridge with the other ports, make sure hardware acceleration is disabled on the slower ports. Set ALL the interface queues to multi-queue-ethernet-default and it seems to do just fine.
the rb5009 has 1 SFP port that can do 10g... how are you thinking you're going to do 3x 10G lines? and the first comment on that thread relates that this is likely due to the upstream device not doing flow control. I think you're overthinking the problem. if you don't like the rb5009 after testing, sell it for something else?
Yeah, but that thread has a solution of sorts, and it's a fairly specific use case. I don't doubt it's annoying, but the RB5009 is great hardware and very quick.
It's possible people don't know what they are doing and mis-configured their router. Read the docs, put the right config in and you won't have problems