Networking

Earlier this year I started using both free and subscription-based blacklists from Squidblacklists.org. The blacklists were incredibly simple to implement into RouterOS and once configured, the lists can be scheduled to update at regular intervals via the RouterOS system scheduler. Squidblacklist.org provides a list of available blacklists, but make sure

Earlier this year I started using both free and subscription-based blacklists from Squidblacklists.org. The blacklists were incredibly simple to implement into RouterOS and once configured, the lists can be scheduled to update at regular intervals via the RouterOS system scheduler. Squidblacklist.org provides a list of available blacklists, but make sure

The following firewall rules will block port scanners and brute force login attempts for SSH, Telnet, and Winbox by creating a dynamically generated MikroTik address list for each respective protocol/port. Furthermore, each of the SSH, Telnet, and Winbox rules function by staging four address lists together in sequence, each consisting

I’ve included the following rules for my benefit and future reference, but feel free to use them as you please. These are the generic default configuration firewall rules that usually come configured on MikroTik routers. Again, these are very basic, you will most likely want to add further rules for

In this example, we will be using two MikroTik RB951G-2HnD running RouterOS v6.34.3 on firmware v3.24, each using a different subnet. In addition, the OpenVPN tunnel is using a different subnet as well, which means – between the two MikroTik routers and the OpenVPN tunnel, we have three different subnets.

Depending on the setup, there are various ways to configure a MikroTik’s WiFi for guest access. In this example, I’ll be using the MikroTik RB951G-2Hnd router, which has built-in WiFi. I’ll be using MikroTik’s Virtual AP feature to create a second SSID for guest access. Guests connecting to this SSID