During the Cold War, when tension between the United States and the Soviet Union had not yet eased, Soviet communications and networking avoided U.S. technology dominance. The Soviets built their own networking software — RouterOS — evolved from Linux 2.4. Today RouterOS no longer resembles Linux (just as Cisco IOS grew from an undisclosed OS). After the Soviet Union lost the Cold War, its territories split into many countries; one of them is Latvia, now an independent state. From there the software spread worldwide. RouterOS has a structured learning path comparable to leading platforms such as Cisco (see details here). Cisco certification has six levels; RouterOS certification also has six. ROS also includes features Cisco does not, such as HotSpot and EoIP. RouterOS is widely recognized as excellent, affordable networking software used as the core of many Chinese and Taiwanese hardware platforms. In our experience, an install image of only about 16 MB supporting up to 2 GB RAM can handle more than 1,000 clients, at a software cost of roughly 7,000–8,000 THB. That low barrier lets anyone with commitment build without the endless hardware replacements other gear often requires. The software has been used by organizations including NASA and the U.S. Department of State (see details here). Corecasys Enterprise Series uses RouterOS as the firewall core for these reasons — under a Thai brand that competes with global vendors on performance at a fair price.
Initial Config Support
- Wireless AP: yes
- Wireless Client and Bridge: yes
- RIP, OSPF, BGP protocols: yes
- EoIP tunnels: unlimited
- PPPoE tunnels: unlimited
- PPTP tunnels: unlimited
- L2TP tunnels: unlimited
- OVPN tunnels: unlimited
- VLAN interfaces: unlimited
- HotSpot active users: unlimited
- RADIUS client: yes
- Queues: unlimited
- Web proxy: yes
- Synchronous interfaces: yes
- User manager active sessions: Unlimited
Corecasys sells differently from many brands: we supply the product with after-sales service and the knowledge you need to use it. As a systems integrator (SI), we help you run the gear through to your full requirements. Our three-week trial policy is further proof that once you buy, the product should work reliably for you — not create new problems.