This is seriously the last straw for me, I'll be switching away from Mikrotik to OpenWRT devices, a router should stay a router, not run containers!
The attack area on a router should shrink, not grow!
The attack area on a router should shrink, not grow!
I posted on mikrotik forums, even contacted support, all to no avail. Not what I expected from mikrotik and a device marketed as a "home router".
After installing openwrt, everything just worked as expected.
I like the idea of Mikrotik and understand that they are pretty powerful for the price, but as you said, they require a certain level of experience and knowledge to wrangle them to the users liking.
Do you just not review the configuration of your networking equipment?
It is a convenient way to maximize hardware in SOHO deployments.
This pursuit of saving money has given us weak boundaries that are relatively easy to cross, which will ultimately cost substantially more given any successful attack. The risk of an attack is an existential threat to the business itself. Do you really want to risk your entire business because you are trying to save a few hundred for a separate device?
There are places to try to save money and consolidate workloads, but edge routers are not it.
Eg: https://www.servethehome.com/dell-s5232f-on-hands-on-a-vastl...