Re: MikrotTik RouterBoard 750GL & RouterBoard 450

On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 6:22:06 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
> Use the RB750 as a hardwired router only, no wireless the 450 i have no idea

I don't even know what I could do with these two extra routers, really.

I've been playing with the two routers and agree with you that the RB750GL
is a gigabit router while the RB450 is 10/100 which isn't as good overall.

That means if I'm only going to use one of them, it would be the 750GL.

From using the supplied software called "WinBox", each router can be set up
as a router or as a bridge, and each has five total ports for the switch.

I already have a modem connected directly to a main Wi-Fi router so I'm not
really sure what I would do with these two "extra" routers. Are they useful
to someone that I might know for a reason that they may need them?

I'm trying to think of what good these are for in a typical home setup.
What's the need they serve if you already have a normal AC Wi-Fi router?

I guess if I need extra connections, I can use the RB750GL as a switch by
connecting one LAN connection of the RB750GL to one LAN connection of the
main Wi-Fi router. I lose one connection on the main Wi-Fi router but I gain
three connections on the RB750GL, which is an overall gain of two
connections for the RB750GL. (Is that right?).

Or maybe, I'm wondering if I can connect the WAN port of the RB750GL to the
modem and then I maybe could take one of the LAN outputs of the RB750GL to
connect to the WAN port of the current main Wi-Fi router?

That would add three wired connections I think. (Is that right?)