

In addition, RouterOs exposes several simple interfaces for configuration. RouterOS has had the unquestionable value to simplify and standardize the configuration mode of multiple networking services available on Linux.Ĭhanges in the various services can be done via a terminal accessible, for instance, via SSH with a syntax easy to learn, to understand, to manage and, above all, unique whatever service is.

Often, configuring a VPN, a DHCP server, an advanced routing protocol on Linux requires the modification of multiple text files.

So why use RouterOs instead of Linux ? Because there's just no simple to configure the many features of Linux and get it right. Therefore if you want to run a small, medium or enormously complex network, Linux is often the best solution. RouterOs owes its reputation to being based on the well-known Linux kernel and, as such, inherits from it all the opensource features already available in it. Its notoriety arises from the fact that all its products use an operating system for network management called RouterOs. Mikrotik is a Latvian company become famous in the world of computing for its network devices.
