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How to Block Tor Browser with MikroTik Router
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 Nodes with MikroTik Router. How to Block Tor Nodes Tor Browser cannot be blocked by blocking TCP ports because Tor Nodes usually uses TCP port 443 which is a dedicated port for secure HTTP communication. So, to block Tor Browser, we have to find IP addresses of the active Tor Nodes and block those IP addresses with firewall rule. Finding IP Addresses of Tor Nodes To block Tor Browser, we have to find IP addresses of the active Tor Nodes. Fortunately, Tor Project provides IP addresses of the active Tor Nodes available from an IP address. So, to find Tor Nodes IP addresses, go to https://check.torproject.org/cgi-bin/TorBulkExitList.py and you will find TorBulkExitList page. Provide public IP address of your router and [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Login Page with Random MAC Detection | October 5, 2025
Hotspot businesses such as cafés, restaurants, co-working spaces, schools, and ISPs often rely on MikroTik Hotspot solutions to provide Wi-Fi access. One common challenge is that many modern devices (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS) use randomized (private) MAC addresses, which can cause repeated logins, loss of session persistence, and difficulties with usage tracking. To solve this problem, we have designed a professional Hotspot Login Page Template that not only looks modern and mobile-friendly but also detects randomized MAC addresses and notifies [...]
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Free Web Content Filtering Software for Home Internet | August 10, 2024
We always want to keep safe our home or business internet from unwanted content. There are many internet content filtering softwares those can be used to filter internet content. Among these, OpenDNS is a Free Web Filtering Software used to keep safe home or business internet content. OpenDNS is a DNS based internet content filtering solution. If we use OpenDNS nameservers as DNS, it handles DNS request and filter Malware, Phishing and adult content related websites and denies access. Besides [...]
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MikroTik DNS Client and Caching DNS Server Configuration | April 7, 2019
Domain Name Server (DNS) is an essential part in a computer network. Today web communication cannot imagine without DNS. DNS is a client server protocol where DNS Client requests for the domain name resolution and DNS Server response on it. MikroTik Router has both DNS Client and DNS Server features. The DNS Client is used to resolve domain name to IP address from a DNS Server. On the other hand, the DNS Server feature provides domain name resolution for the [...]
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Mikrotik Router Basic Configuration Using Winbox | August 24, 2015
MikroTik is one of the most popular routers. MikroTik Router has a lot of networking services that help to build a stable and smooth network so easily. It is said that any ISP Company or any Enterprise Office cannot go a single day without MikroTik Router. So, system administrators who are not using MikroTik Router yet, they will soon start using MikroTik Router, I think. As a system administrator, I am also using MikroTik Router about 5 years in my network [...]
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Ubuntu RADIUS Server Configuration with freeRADIUS | September 3, 2022
Ubuntu Server is one of most popular open-source Linux Server distribution. It is stable and reliable than other Linux distributions. So, enterprise level application can be hosted on Ubuntu Server. Ubuntu RADIUS Server is popularly used for remote authentication and mostly used with the freeRADIUS open source RAIDUS application. freeRADIUS is one of the most popular and powerful AAA (Authorization, Authentication and Accounting) application. Any enterprise (specially ISP company) can use freeRADIUS for AAA solution and can develop billing system. [...]
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User Management in Linux (Red Hat/CentOS) | September 28, 2017
User management is an important part of Linux (especially Red Hat Enterprise Linux) system administration. Linux users can be administrated using user or group administration GUI (Graphical User Interface) tool as well as through Red Hat/CentOS Linux command prompt. But I will always suggest you to do command line user administration as much as possible because in production GUI will not be provided always. Many people who are learning Linux administration do not know all features of user administration command [...]
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MikroTik Router First Time Startup and Setup using WebFig | April 17, 2018
I guess, you have purchased a new MikroTik Router or installed a new MikroTik RouterOS on PC and you are searching How to Start MikroTik Router First Time and How to Complete Basic RouterOS Configuration using WebFig (Web Interface) for running a basic network. If these are your concern, don’t worry, in this article I will show how to startup your MikroTik Router first time and complete RouterOS basic configuration using WebFig web interface so easily. There are three methods [...]
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Restrict Internet Access Based on MAC Address in MikroTik | February 4, 2017
MikroTik router has a lot of features by which a network administrator can design his network as he likes. As a network administrator, sometimes you may need to allow internet access some specific devices. If other devices try to access internet, they will be rejected by your router. For example, say, you have configured a simple network like below diagram. In this network, you have configured WAN, LAN, Gateway, DNS and NAT. Also you have created queue rules for limiting [...]
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MikroTik RouterOS Device Mode: Home, Basic, and Advanced – and Their Impact on Hotspot Setup | November 4, 2025
MikroTik RouterOS offers flexible configuration options for everything from home routers to ISP-grade hotspots. When setting up your MikroTik device, you’ll see a Device Mode option in Quick Set — allowing you to choose between Home, Basic, or Advanced modes. These modes define how much control you have over the router’s features and directly affect your ability to create and manage a Hotspot network. In this guide, we’ll explain each mode, show you how to check and change device mode [...]
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