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  • How to Block Free Proxy Access with MikroTik Router

    Proxy Server is an alternative to VPN that breaks blocking firewall of a network. If any user uses free web proxy server with web browser, the web request is processed by the proxy server. So, blocking firewall rule is not applied on the proxy enabled PC. For this, system administrators should be careful enough to block free proxy servers along with blocking VPN access. In my previous article, I discussed how to block VPN access with MikroTik Firewall. In this article, I will discuss simple tricks to block free web proxy access with MikroTik Router. Tricks to Block Web Proxy Server The default proxy server port is 3128 but 8080 port is also popularly used for proxy request. So, if we block 3128 and 8080 ports, 80% of free web proxy server can be blocked. As the proxy port can be changed as the system admin wish, some system admins use other free ports also, even 80 port. In this case, system admin can find the IP address of the popular proxy servers by searching online and block them manually. With these two methods, it is possible to block 99% of the free web proxy access. Method 1: Blocking Free [...]

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    How to Block Tor Browser with MikroTik Router |   June 12, 2019

    Tor Browser is an alternative to VPN and Web Proxy that breaks blocking firewall rule. If any user installs and uses Tor Browser, he/she can hide the public IP address of router and can unblock blocked websites applied on a network. So, administrators should block Tor Nodes along with other blocking firewall rule. In my previous article, I discussed how to block VPN and Proxy access with MikroTik Router and in this article I will discuss how to block Tor [...]

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    MikroTik Router Web Proxy Configuration |   August 28, 2016

    A Proxy Server is usually placed between users and the internet so that the proxy server can track the activities of any user. Formerly, a proxy server was mainly used for caching the static content of any web server because the internet speed was too slow. So, users would get high speed for browsing as if they were browsing a local server. But nowadays the internet bandwidth has increased. So, the proxy server is usually not used for web caching [...]

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    phpMyAdmin with NGINX – Installation and Configuration |   October 14, 2024

    In modern web development, server management is a vital part. Two popular tools that assist in this process are Nginx and phpMyAdmin. Nginx is a high-performance web server, while phpMyAdmin is a widely-used web-based interface for managing MySQL or MariaDB databases. When combined, these tools provide a strong platform for serving dynamic web applications and managing their databases efficiently. What is Nginx? NGINX (pronounced “engine-x”) is an open-source web server that also functions as a reverse proxy, load balancer, and [...]

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    DNS Server Configuration on CentOS 7 (Caching DNS with BIND) |   June 24, 2019

    DNS (Domain Name System) Server is an essential part to any computer network. Today web communication cannot imagine without DNS Server. DNS is a client server protocol where DNS Client requests for the domain name resolution and DNS Server response on it. Every network should have a DNS Server because local DNS Server improves network performance by caching DNS information and serving DNS request locally. DNS Server can be configured either Windows or Linux operating system. In this article, I [...]

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    MikroTik Site to Site EoIP Tunnel with IPsec |   March 21, 2018

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that provides a secure tunnel across a public network. A private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network using VPN Tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. MikroTik provides EoIP (Ethernet over IP) tunnel that is used to create a site to site VPN. EoIP tunneling is a MikroTik RouterOS protocol that creates an Ethernet tunnel between two MikroTik Routers on top [...]

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    MikroTik Hotspot Customized Login Template |   April 14, 2022

    MikroTik Hotspot is a popular service which is used to manage ISP, Hotel, Restaurant, Airport, and Public WiFi. Using billing application like GalaxyRAD with MikroTik Hotspot, a WiFi network can manage professionally. MikroTik Hotspot loads a login page for new user authentication. So, this login page is a vital source for promoting your brands. The default login template provided by MikroTik Hotspot is a simple template which cannot fulfill branding requirements. But it is possible to customize the login template [...]

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    How to Properly Downgrade MikroTik RouterOS and Firmware |   October 2, 2019

    MikroTik RouterOS is in constant development and new features or bug fixes are frequently available, sometimes even monthly. So, it is always recommend upgrading MikroTik RouterOS to a latest and stable version before beginning any configuration. But sometimes you may face that the upgraded version is not working properly according to your demand or you may upgrade to a new version that you don’t want. In this case, you should come back to your workable RouterOS version and firmware. Upgrading RouterOS [...]

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    How to Prevent Simultaneous User Login in MikroTik Hotspot |   November 10, 2020

    MikroTik Hotspot is a user based internet access system. Most of the user authentication and authorization can be controlled with MikroTik Hotspot. But sometimes some users misuse user based authentication system. Misusing simultaneous login is one of them. Usually we provide one username and password for a user and we expect he/she will use this username and password from only one device at a time. But it is also possible to use same username and password in multiple devices at [...]

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    Reset Mozilla Firefox to Default Settings |   August 26, 2015

    Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed Mozilla Corporation. Mozilla Firefox is available for most of the popular operating system like Windows, macOS and Linux operating system. It is also a default web browser in Linux operating system. Mozilla Firefox is a popular web browser to any online user. It is said that no online user can go a single day without this Browser. I am also a fan of Mozilla Firefox browser and using this [...]

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