#routeros
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RouterOS Firewall Rules Explained: Chains, Connection State, and the Default Rule Set Line by Line
RouterOS firewall rules explained from the packet's point of view: which chain it lands in, why first match wins and no match means accept, what connection-state actually tracks, and what every defconf rule and FastTrack are doing.
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MikroTik WinBox vs WebFig: Which RouterOS GUI to Use, and When
WinBox 4 is native on Windows, macOS and Linux and can reach a router by MAC address. WebFig needs only a browser and TCP 443. Which one fits your MikroTik workflow, and how to lock both down.
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MikroTik CAPsMAN Setup Guide for RouterOS 7: Controller, CAPs, and VLANs
A MikroTik CAPsMAN setup guide for the RouterOS 7 wifi package: which CAPsMAN you need, controller and CAP CLI, provisioning rules, per-SSID VLAN datapaths, discovery over a management VLAN, and the checks that prove it works.
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How to Update RouterOS v6 to v7: The Two-Step Path, Backups, and What the Converter Breaks
Upgrading RouterOS v6 to v7 is a forced stop at 7.12.1, a RouterBOOT reboot after each hop, and a config converter that rewrites OSPF, BGP and routing filters. Here is the order to do it in.
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MikroTik WireGuard VPN Configuration on RouterOS 7: Interface, Peers, Allowed-Address and the Firewall Rule
A MikroTik WireGuard VPN configuration in packet order: interface and keys, peer and allowed-address, address and route, the input rule that must sit above the defconf drop, then the road-warrior and site-to-site variants and the tests that prove the tunnel.
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How to Configure PPPoE Client on MikroTik RouterOS 7: Interface, VLAN Tag, MTU 1492 and the WAN List
How to configure a PPPoE client on MikroTik: the /interface pppoe-client command property by property, the 802.1Q VLAN case, why the WAN interface list matters more than the NAT rule, MTU 1492 and MSS, IPv6 prefix delegation, and the pings that prove it works.
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MikroTik High CPU: Why RouterOS Throughput Drops
A diagnostic order for MikroTik routers that run hot and forward slowly, from packet flow and FastTrack to the Profiler tool and switch-chip offload.
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MikroTik Router Buying Guide: hEX vs RB5009 vs CCR
MikroTik publishes throughput figures for every board it sells. Here is how to read them, and which tier actually suits a home, office, or edge role.
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MikroTik Router Setup: Securing a New RouterOS Box
What a new MikroTik router ships with, how to reach it in WinBox, and which RouterOS defaults to change before the device ever faces the internet.
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VLAN Filtering on RouterOS Bridges Without Lockout
How bridge VLAN filtering, PVID, and tagged and untagged membership work on RouterOS, and which mistakes cut off your own management access.