Send us your HARD DRIVE?!

Story: Test-driving RouterOS 2.9Total Replies: 0
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cubrewer

May 22, 2006
12:12 PM EDT
I've used LEAF and was excited to learn about such a polished solution. But I doubt I would use this due to the excessively restrictive license codes issues. Check out the FAQ on the website:

What to do, if my hard drive with MikroTik RouterOS™ crashes, and I have to install another one? If you have paid for the license, you have to write to support[at]mikrotik.com and describe the situation. We may request you to send the broken hard drive to us prior to issuing a replacement key.

Like most people, low acquisition cost is at the bottom of my list of reasons to use free software... while not having to deal with hassles like license codes is near the top. If my router is down because the hard drive crashed and I need a license code to use the software I've paid for, I'd expect an immediate, no-question-asked (or at least license-code-first, questions-later) mechanism for getting a new one.

Otherwise, why not use Cisco? Or LEAF?

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