One of the things we commonly get asked at Admiral for centralized MikroTik management is what security mechanisms do we have in place to protect access because, let's face it, giving full access to your MikroTiks to a 3rd party…
Recently we had a support question related to asking about FCS ERROR alerts in the Admiral Dashboard. In a MikroTik, each interface tracks tons of data about its link, traffic and errors, and if you've opted in to notifications the…
Hey guys - MikroTik Marc here and today I'm showing you how and why I built 100 MikroTiks in my lab for under $100 USD. It's pretty crazy awesome, so read on to find out how you too can get…
Unlocking the Power of MikroTik's RoMON feature: A Comprehensive Guide One of the things that can really suck as a network administrator is when you fat finger an IP address, subnet mask, CIDR or IP route. Another PITA can be…
Hey guys, recently we had to use the packet sniffer tool inside of a MikroTik to help us discover what was going on with a new feature we're working on and we wanted to share with you how you can…
Hey guys, if you've never heard of WoL, or Wake on LAN, it's a very cool protocol that allows you to turn on - or wake up - a computer from sleep mode over the network with a special packet,…
First, what is a bogon address? In short, a bogon is an invalid address for passing traffic on the global Internet. They're often used by bad guys to start malicious flows or by good guys on private networks. From the…
This post will take a look at MikroTik's logging functionality and share a few simple tweaks to get the best bang for your buck in the logs with just a couple of easy steps. The system logging facility in MikroTik…
A step-by-step guide on how to set up a MikroTik Cloud Hosted Router in a Proxmox hypervisor. https://youtu.be/F2cPJsphkbY?si=cxlC9Ysa-kXmgdqC First off, we have to get the VM image from MikroTik’s website onto your Proxmox server. Click on Open SHELL on the…
One of the cool use cases our customers have brought to our attention is the ability to use Admiral to know if a remote Access Point (AP) is working as expected or not. Imagine being able to get an alert…
If a MikroTik is not connected to the RemoteWinBox services when you delete it from our dashboard, or if you've accidentally copy + pasted the same configuration on multiple MikroTiks, RWB will not behave as expected and you'll want to…
Several RemoteWinBox customers have asked us to create some documentation on how to create a wireless backhaul network between 2 MikroTiks so that you can boost the coverage area of access points without the need to run wires. This guide…
I sometimes consult with Service Operators to help them better architect their networks. In this capacity, I was asked if I had experience working with a MikroTik competitor for an upcoming fiber project. He claimed that in the industry, it…
Our first meeting A long time ago, in a galaxy (er, state) far, far away, I'd never heard of this thing called MikroTik. The year was 2007 and I was a Cisco certified network engineer poring over forums trying to…
MikroTik's 6th generation WiFi routers are on the market and we're finally seeing them hit shelves and in stock. MikroTik has always been a rock star at routing protocols, stability and bang for the buck -- and now they're also…
Minim announced the ending of support for MikroTik and Managed Wi-Fi solutions. They will be shutting down MikroTik support on November 1st, 2023. But don't fear! RemoteWinBox is here for you and your MikroTiks. In this article, we'll show Minim…
What’s the problem? Cybercriminals will make use of every trick in the book to accomplish their goals. When the bad guys want to do bad things on computer networks, they have to send data over the network. Often times in…