IMO @rextended gives good advice; I recently bought RB5009 for router on a stick deployment.
CRS305-1G-4S+IN $149.00
CRS326-24G-2S+IN $199.00
RB5009UG+S+IN $219.00
CRS309-1G-8S+IN $269.00
CRS3xx devices support L3 Hardware Offloading which can route and firewall at wire speed for some cases; the learning curve is steep. See forum topic how does L3HW actually works?
If you have tight budget AND firewall rules are simple AND client count is small then CRS3xx may work for you but don't go this route without verifying your requirements fit within L3HW limits.
CRS305-1G-4S+IN $149.00
CRS326-24G-2S+IN $199.00
RB5009UG+S+IN $219.00
CRS309-1G-8S+IN $269.00
CRS3xx devices support L3 Hardware Offloading which can route and firewall at wire speed for some cases; the learning curve is steep. See forum topic how does L3HW actually works?
If you have tight budget AND firewall rules are simple AND client count is small then CRS3xx may work for you but don't go this route without verifying your requirements fit within L3HW limits.
Statistics: Posted by ConradPino — Mon Jan 27, 2025 9:38 pm