MikroTik Security Best Practices
MikroTik RouterOS sits between WAN and LAN. As WAN is untrusted, we should follow MikroTik security best practices otherwise network may be compromised.
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How to Secure MikroTik RouterOS Login Users
MikroTik RouterOS is a bridge between WAN and LAN. So, it is mandatory to apply RouterOS login user security policy. Otherwise, RouterOS may so insecure.
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Hardening MikroTik RouterOS by Limiting Login Services | February 6, 2021
MikroTik RouterOS is usually used as a bridge between WAN and LAN network. WAN network is always an insecure network because attackers always try to hack your RouterOS so that they can compromise it for their own benefit. As a network administrator of MikroTik RouterOS, we should always take anti hacking steps to secure our MikroTik RouterOS. There are a lot of security tasks those we should take care to secure our MikroTik RouterOS. Among these security tasks, we will [...]
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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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How to Backup and Restore Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks | August 13, 2015
Bookmark is one of the most important and useful features in Mozilla Firefox Browser. If Bookmark is lost, Firefox users become very anxiety to recover it. But Mozilla Firefox also provides a tool to backup and restore Bookmarks so easily. So don’t need to be worried. If you know the proper steps about how to take a backup of your bookmark file and how to restore that bookmark backup file again, it will be very beneficial for you. So, this [...]
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CentOS 7 Network Configuration Using nmtui Tool | August 27, 2018
After completing CentOS 7 fresh installation, the first task to a system administrator is to configure its network so that it can communicate to other network devices. In my previous article, I discussed how to install CentOS 7.5 GUI (GNOME Desktop) step by step. If you are a new CentOS 7 user and yet you have not installed CentOS 7.5 on your server machine, feel free to study my previous article and install CentOS 7.5 GNOME Desktop according to that [...]
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MikroTik VPN Configuration with Site-to-Site PPTP | February 19, 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 PPTP is a popular client-server VPN service that provides a secure and encrypted link across public network. MikroTik PPTP can be applied in two methods. Connecting remote workstation/client: In this [...]
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FreeRADIUS MySQL Database GUI with phpMyAdmin on CentOS 7 | January 30, 2019
FreeRADIUS is a high performance RADIUS Server that accepts a large number of networking devices as RADIUS Client including MikroTik Router. MySQL is one of the best user sources for freeRADIUS server. In my previous article, I discussed how to install freeRADIUS server on CentOS 7 and how to integrate MySQL module with freeRADIUS server. I also discussed how to create user group and profile in MySQL database server and authenticate MikroTik PPPoE client with MySQL database user. I used [...]
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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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Things to Consider When Developing a Mobile App | February 27, 2022
Building a mobile app is one of the best ways to engage your target market and build an audience. If you want to develop a mobile application that will be truly successful, you need to consider every aspect of the development process. At the same time, there are many things to think about when developing a mobile app. Apps are designed to solve problems for people; if you are thinking about creating an app, you need to think about why [...]
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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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