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How to Block VPN Access with MikroTik Router
Sometimes system administrators create firewall rule to block unwanted websites. But VPN apps break these firewall rules and allow access to unwanted websites. For example, if Facebook is blocked with MikroTik Firewall and any expert user installs and enables VPN apps (such as OpenVPN, Hotspot Shield, ProtonVPN, NordVPN, PureVPN etc.), he can easily get access to Facebook. So, system administrators should also block popular VPN apps so that user cannot use those VPN servers. Blocking VPN apps is not so easy. You should be expert enough to block VPN application. In this article, I will discuss a simple trick to block VPN applications with MikroTik Firewall. Trick to Block VPN Applications (VPN Servers) When any user installs and enables VPN application, it creates a tunnel between user computer and the VPN server. The user PC is now treated as a PC of the VPN network. So, any firewall rule applied on the user IP, does not work anymore. In a VPN enabled PC, if we find public IP address of our network with any online tools such as whatismyipaddress.com, we will find the VPN server IP instead of our MikroTik public IP. Now if we block that VPN server IP [...]
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MikroTik Bandwidth and Resource Monitoring with Graphs | January 31, 2018
“Am I getting my committed bandwidth?” is a common question to any network administrator. This question may arise either from your customer or from your owner if you are an employee of any organization. If you feel boring hearing this question and want to establish a system where your customer will be able to inspect his bandwidth usage, MikroTik Graphing is your best friend. MikroTik Graphing can be used to display graphics for traffic which is passed through interfaces and [...]
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Free Internet Speed Test Online | August 31, 2015
You are here because you want to check your broadband internet speed. Don’t worry, I will show you how to check your internet speed from online absolutely free and fastest way. I will show you top 4 websites link from which your broadband internet speed can be checked so easily. I will also show you how to check bandwidth usage continuously with windows operating system’s utility and a third party software utility. So, keep reading this article and find how [...]
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MikroTik Router Static DHCP Server Configuration | October 25, 2015
DHCP Server assigns IP address and other related IP information (Subnet mask, Gateway and DNS) automatically to network devices. But automatic DHCP Server has some disadvantages too. If any IP device connects to any automatic DHCP network, the device will get an IP address and related IP information automatically by the DHCP Server and the device will start to use resources of this network. In this situation, the network administrator cannot know who is being connected to the network and [...]
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MikroTik PPPoE Server with Radius User Authentication | December 17, 2017
MikroTik PPPoE Server is popularly used in ISP Companies. Almost all Local ISP Companies use PPPoE service to manage their client’s connection. So, PPPoE Server Configuration places an important role in MikroTik RouterOS. MikroTik PPPoE Server configuration with local user database has been discussed in my previous article that is enough to manage PPPoE users for a single RouterOS. But if you have more than one RouterOS in your network or you need to manage your users remotely and more [...]
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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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Firewalld Installation and Configuration in Ubuntu Server | May 5, 2022
Firewalld is an awesome host based firewall management tool for Linux Operating System. Firewalld has developed on Fedora but it is now available for almost all Linux distributions. So, Firewalld can be installed in Ubuntu Server although Ubuntu Server has UFW as the default firewall system. Firewalld is more robust and easy to maintain than UFW, I think. So, I am going to discuss how to install and configure Firewalld in Ubuntu Server. Installing Firewalld in Ubuntu Server By default [...]
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MikroTik SSTP VPN Server Configuration with Windows 10 | April 27, 2020
VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network. So, a private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network through VPN tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) transports PPP tunnel over TLS channel. SSTP uses TLS channel over TCP port 443. So, SSTP VPN can virtually pass through all firewalls and proxy servers. Because of using TLS [...]
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CentOS 8 Networking Configuration Using Cockpit Web Console | January 11, 2021
The first task after completing CentOS 8 fresh installation is to configure its networking so that it can be accessed from other network devices. In my previous article, I discussed how to install CentOS 8 Graphical User Interface (GNOME Desktop) with step by step screenshots. If you are a new CentOS 8 user and have not yet installed CentOS 8 on your server machine, feel free to follow that article and install CentOS 8 GNOME Desktop according to the article. [...]
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CentOS 8 Networking Configuration Using nmtui Tool | December 14, 2020
The first task after completing CentOS 8 fresh installation is to configure its networking so that it can be accessed from other network devices. In my previous article, I discussed how to install CentOS 8 Graphical User Interface (GNOME Desktop) with step by step screenshots. If you are a new CentOS 8 user and have not yet installed CentOS 8 on your server machine, feel free to follow that article and install CentOS 8 GNOME Desktop according to the article. [...]
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