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MikroTik Load Balancing and Link Redundancy with PBR
In computer networking, the Load Balancing technique is used to send network traffic over multiple gateways. If you have multiple ISP connections available, you can use load balancing technique to establish a stable network. You may now ask, why will I use multiple ISP connections? What are the benefits to use multiple ISP connections in my network? For your satisfaction, the following points are some reasons to use load balancing technique in your network. No ISP can give you 100% uptime guarantee. So, it will be better to use more than one ISP connection to ensure 100% uptime network. Sometimes you may have dependency (such as Mail, IPPBX etc.) on your uplink ISP but their service is not so good. In this case, you can use another ISP which provides better service. Your current ISP is better but high paid bandwidth. In this case, you can purchase another ISP bandwidth which is cheap but their connection is good, not better. If these are your current status, it is suggested to configure a load balancing and link redundancy network with multiple gateways. MikroTik Router has various load balancing and link redundancy methods (such as ECMP method, PCC method and PBR method) [...]
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MikroTik Load Balancing and Link Redundancy with ECMP | October 28, 2016
Load balancing and link redundancy is the main concern to any network administrator. Because, they always want to keep live their network 24/7. If you have multiple WAN connections, you can easily make a load balancing as well as link redundancy network with MikroTik Router. Different types of load balancing and link redundancy are present in MikroTik Router. ECMP Load Balancing is one of them. ECMP is so easy to implement and it provides an perfect load balancing solution. In this [...]
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MikroTik Load Balancing over Multiple Gateways (2 WAN) | October 13, 2016
Load Balancing is a technique used to send network traffic over multiple gateways. If you have multiple ISP connections in your network, you can send your network traffic through those ISP connections and can make a load balancing network. Accidently you may ask me, why will I use multiple ISP connections? What are the benefits to use multiple ISP connections in my network? I will say, ask yourself deeply then you will find the reasons why multiple ISP connections is [...]
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How to Recover MikroTik User Password | August 9, 2018
MikroTik Wiki and Forum say that there is no way to recover MikroTik user password without losing MikroTik configuration. But if you have an unencrypted configuration file backup taken before, you will be able to recover your user password using MikroTik password recovery tools. How to Backup and Restore MikroTik configuration file manually was discussed in my previous article. I also discussed how to backup MikroTik configuration file automatically via Mail in another article and in this article I will [...]
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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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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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6 Best VPN Providers to Consider in 2022 | October 19, 2021
There are many VPN providers on the market. It can be difficult to know which one is best for you, but luckily we have compiled a list of six of the best! Get ready for our top picks. What is a VPN? A VPN, or virtual private network, hides and encodes your internet traffic so that you can surf the web more securely. By doing so, it protects your data from hackers and prying eyes. Think of a VPN as [...]
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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 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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MikroTik Hotspot Setup with Radius Server (User Manager) | January 6, 2018
Hotspot is one of the most popular services in MikroTik Router. It is popularly used in Hotel and Restaurant, Railway Station or Airport, School or University Campus and so on. Even ISP network and office network also use MikroTik Hotspot for authenticating network clients/users. Hotspot user can be managed with Hotspot’s local user database or with a Radius Server. Radius Server gives facility to manage Hotspot user’s bandwidth and accounting easily and centrally. So, Hotspot setup with Radius Server can [...]
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