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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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    MikroTik Site to Site VPN with L2TP/IPsec |   March 3, 2018

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network. A private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network using this VPN Tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. MikroTik L2TP server is one of the most popular VPN services. It provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across public network for transporting IP traffic using PPP. L2TP/IPsec is more secure than [...]

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    System Restore in Windows 10 |   August 30, 2015

    Windows is the most popular operating system in the world. No computer user can go a single day without windows operating system. As windows is a popular and mostly used operating system, a lot of viruses or unwanted programs are creating everyday. So, you may face various unusual behavior in your windows operating system due to various virus attack or unwanted programs installation. But windows has integrated a lot features which help to prevent these unwanted programs and keep your [...]

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    CAPsMAN Channel Planning with Non-Overlapping Frequency |   March 16, 2020

    MikroTik CAPsMAN is an excellent application for managing multiple CAPs (Controlled Access Point) in a Wireless Network. But multiple APs create frequency overlapping issue if channels are not configured properly. Channel overlapping is required for smooth connection while roaming but there should not be frequency overlapping because frequency overlapping makes wireless performance so poor. In my previous article, I discussed MikroTik CAPsMAN basic configuration with default channel configuration. In this article, I will discuss how to configure CAPsMAN channel to [...]

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    How to Assign VMware ESXi License Key |   December 4, 2021

    No doubt VMware is the pioneer in virtualization world. VMware can be used either premium or free based on licensing. In the previous article, I discussed how to install VMware ESXi on a physical server or machine and then I also discussed how to get VMware ESXi free license from VMware website. Getting VMware ESXi license key either premium or free, we may sometimes get confused how to assign the license key in VMware ESXi host. So, in this article [...]

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    Static Routing Configuration in MikroTik Router |   February 11, 2018

    Static Routing is an important topic to any network administrator who works with multiple MikroTik RouterOS and wants to establish communication among Router’s local networks. For example, say a network administrator maintains two MikroTik RouterOS connected with any communication medium and each RouterOS has its own networks and network resources such as servers, printers etc. and he wants that each network and network resources will be accessible from other networks. In this case, static routing configuration between two RouterOS will [...]

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    Create System Restore Point in Windows OS |   August 27, 2015

    System Restore utility in windows operating system helps a windows user to take one or more snapshots of his/her windows system when windows operating system is working well. If any system crash occurs in future due to virus attack or critical system update or any unwanted program, the system can be reverted to its previous snapshot when windows OS was working well. So, System Restore utility in windows operating system is a very helpful service for windows users to protect [...]

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    MikroTik Winbox 4: New, Fast and Simple RouterOS GUI |   September 16, 2024

    MikroTik Winbox 4 is a new era of MikroTik network management. Winbox 4 is a new, fast and simple RouterOS GUI. Winbox 4 has a modern and intuitive Graphical User Interface which is preferred and loved by the MikroTik network engineer to manage RouterOS. MikroTik Winbox 4 is now available for download and can be download for Windows, Linux and macOS. Winbox 4 has new features which was absent in previous Winbox version. In this article, we will see how [...]

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