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  • MikroTik Site to Site VPN with L2TP/IPsec

    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 MikroTik PPTP VPN server because it uses IP security protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts the packets of data send over a network. MikroTik L2TP Server can be applied in two methods. Connecting remote workstation/client: In this method, a L2TP client supported operating system such as Windows can communicate with MikroTik L2TP server through L2TP tunnel whenever required and can access remote private network as if it was directly connected to the remote private network. Site to Site L2TP: This method is also known as VPN between routers. In this method, a L2TP client supported router always establishes a L2TP tunnel with MikroTik L2TP Server. So, private networks of these routers can communicate to each other as if they were [...]

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    MikroTik L2TP/IPsec VPN Configuration (Connecting Remote Client) |   February 26, 2018

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network and using this VPN tunnel a private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network 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 [...]

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

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    Internet Content Filtering in MikroTik Router using OpenDNS |   August 22, 2024

    Internet content is always not safe for our work or home network. We always face malware, phishing and adult content which are harmful for office or home internet. Using web content filtering software, we can easily get rid of this harmful content. OpenDNS is a cloud-based internet content filtering solution that helps to keep our office or home internet free from malware, virus and adult content. Configuring Free OpenDNS Home Internet feature with our Home WiFi Router, we can easily [...]

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    MikroTik Hotspot with Bandwidth Limitation and Prepaid Billing System |   January 14, 2018

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    MikroTik Firewall Basic Concept |   October 6, 2017

    MikroTik Firewall functions as a network security tool for preventing unauthorized access to networks as well as provides Network Address Translation functionality. So, a network administrator who is using MikroTik Router in his network cannot go a single day without MikroTik Firewall. Actually, the main duty of a MikroTik administrator is to maintain Firewall properly along with Bandwidth management after completing MikroTik Router basic configuration. So, a MikroTik administrator should have enough knowledge on MikroTik Firewall and so this article [...]

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