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Blocking http/https Facebook via automated address-list
Recently I was working at a remote network of GHANA where a hotspot was deployed for school students and it was a school policy to have a central Filter policy to block access to adult web sites and...
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Quick Note on Winbox Save Password Security Issue.
I know its not recommended to save the password in mikrotik WINBOX (as password are stored in clear text form in winbox.cfg in local pc user profile), But we HUMANS love being lazy enough or with weak...
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Mikrotik Script to Export PPP users to USER MANAGER
As requested Following is a quick and dirty way to export Mikrotik Local PPP (pppoe) users to USER MANAGER with same profile assigned as LOCAL profile section . I used the word dirty because there is...
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Blocking Client ROUTER Access
As requested by a virtual friend, who have a small network in a rural area with lower amount of bandwidth, & he wanted to block access to client who are using WIFI / Client ROUTER and doing...
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Display Maintenance Message To Users
This is just a simple reference guide on howto display maintenance notice page for client when the the main internet link is down. You can add many advance functions in it, but I shared this method...
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Mikrotik Hotspot: Different login page for Mobile Users
Recently a Nigerian friend asked about how we can configure different login page for Mobile users , which could be a light weight and customized for mobile/pda screen size with customized welcome...
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Howto Cache Youtube with SQUID / LUSCA and bypass Cached Videos from Mikrotik...
LAST UPDATED: 22nd April, 2014 / 0800 hours pkst Youtube caching is working as of 22nd april, 2014, tested and confirmed [1st version > 11th January, 2011] What is LUSCA / SQUID ? LUSCA is an...
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PTCL vDSL modem hang issue and its workaround
Recently at a network, the operator facing PTCL vDSL modem (HUAWEI HG622) hangs frequently. The interval between hanging was different , sometimes 3-4 times daily or after 14-16 hours. Ping to the...
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Mikrotik WAN monitoring script with multiple host check
Recently I added a mikrotik’s base netwatch script on a network to monitor WAN link , and if no ping received from the the WAN host (Example: 8.8.8.8), the down script changes the backup link route to...
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MRTG Monitoring with ESXi Hosted Guest Return ‘interface is commented * has...
Recently at a network, I migrated the mikrotik base RB configuration to esxi base VM guest. Everything went fine, this Mikrotik have snmp configured, and it is monitored via linux base MRTG for various...
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SIP Poblem with Mikrotik
MIKROTIK VPN/PPTP FOR VOIP Yesterday I was configuring a site to site VPN/pptp connectivity at a remote location, As showed in the above diagram. All connectivity and functions were working fine....
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VPN/PPTP Static Routes Loose gateway when client reconnects
Recently i configured a site to site vpn connectivity (Head office to Branch office) at some place. Everything was working fine , both end clients could access each other with direct access as proper...
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Blocking HOTSPOT SHIELD in Mikrotik
Last Updated: 6th JANUARY, 2014 / 16:10pm Assalam Va Alaekum, I was receiving many complains from few network operators of being annoyed by an proxy application name HOTSPOT SHIELD which you can use...
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Mikrotik script to change PUBLIC ip from available pool
This script is not for general public usage. sharing it just for a reference purpose. The following script was made to help a usea in a very specific condition.It was a setup specific issue and a quick...
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Expanding Possibilities / Howto add 3rd party packages in Mikrotik...
As asked by few friends, i thoughts its a good idea to share it with all. 1- Whatis Metarouter 2- Howto install Metarouter in Mikrotik Routerboard 3- Howto install APACHE web server in METAROUTER to...
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Mikrotik: WAN Data Monitoring via Scripting
As requested by few , specially from PK who are using PTCL DSL links and on few packages, PTCL have embossed Quota limit of 300GB (or likewise) and if the user exceed this limit, some penalty or extra...
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Playing with the Mikrotik’s PCC
Following post is an reference guide or scrapbook, which have working codes for following. Dual WAN PCC with 2 DSL modems [configured in bridge mode] and dialing is done via mikrotik Port forwarding...
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Howto display combined values of two interfaces in single MRTG graph
If you want to view combined value for two or more interfaces in single mrtg graph, here is the simple way to go… [thanks to MRTG which supports simple math formulas as well :) ] Example: On...
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Sharing Ideas … Mikrotik with Kannel/playSMS
Just to share an old idea gathered in year 2008 … Scenario: Mikrotik is configured with User Manager. playSMS with Kannel is already configured and working in separate box (Ubuntu) Task: Renew...
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Give your hardware some freedom of Speech ;)
CHANGE LOG: 23-05-2015 – Added few functions in mt.sh to avoid SSH delay bug with mikrotik and to avoid false result Recently I was working on a SMS reporting system to somehow receive some...
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