MikroTik WoL – Wake on Lan Magic Packet
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,…
Admiral BOGON Process Explained
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…
Tips4Tiks – MikroTik RouterOS Logging Tips
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…
How to setup a MikroTik CHR on Proxmox
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…
Monitor WiFi Access Points with Admiral Alerting (Step by Step Guide)
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…
Manual cleanup of a MikroTik configured for RWB
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…
MikroTik Wireless WiFi Extender – How-to guide
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…
MikroFiber Packages – An Affordable Fiber Solution with Full Control
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…
Restoring a text backup on a MikroTik
Here's how to use RemoteWinBox to restore a MikroTik backup after disaster strikes. Get back up and running in moments, and save the hassle of a truck roll or service call.
How I fell in love with MikroTik
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 AX WiFi is a game changer
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 Users – Have No Fear!
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…
How RemoteWinBox & Team Cymru are Making the Internet a Safer and More Secure Place
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…
RWB Invisible Upgrades!
RemoteWinBox just got a HUGE update, but it all happened behind the scenes. What's new, you may be wondering? First, we upgraded and patched our infrastructure with security and performance upgrades. Boring, but necessary. Next, we moved from a 13U…
Access your WAN GUI with RemoteWinBox
Hey guys, We had a recent question come in to ask us if a Mikrotik could be used to remotely gain access to a non Mikrotik device by using RemoteWinBox [RWB]. For example, could RWB provide access to a fiber…
At RemoteWinBox, we love LibreNMS
One thing I find all too often is a lack of monitoring the health of equipment. From servers to switches and radios to routers, part of a good operational plan is to pay attention to the health of your systems.…
MikroTik RouterOS v7.1 launches stable with REST!
Hey guys, There’s crazy awesome news about MikroTik this week - the (years) long awaited release of RouterOS [ROS] version 7 is finally here! ROSv7.1 just hit the “stable” channel of MikroTik firmware after about 7 years of talking about…
Feature Request: OSPF MAP
Hey guys, after being busy with WISPAPALOOZA (recap video here) we received a feature request recently that's something we've wanted to do for a while now. We make every effort to ensure that features we add are the features our…
Having trouble with mynetname.net? Build your own solution for remote access!
This week there was an unfortunate outage on the mynetname.net Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) that MikroTik hosts for free to their customers. Many MikroTik users all over the world rely on this service for remote access to their MikroTik…
LTE Winbox made easy! +Customer review
Hey guys, We have been wondering if RemoteWinBox was a good fit for LTE. So we talked to Evan Feldman at West Michigan Communications who told us that he found out about us on a Reddit thread about how to access WinBox…