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How to Separate MikroTik Hotspot and DHCP IP Pool
MikroTik default Hotspot Setup comes with a DHCP Server (which uses same IP Pool of Hotspot Server) to provide IP address and other network information to a connected device. Using this automatic IP address connected device can access Hotspot login page. After successfully login, a one to one NAT IP address is also assigned for the device and this process happens internally in Hotspot Server. User device cannot know this one to one NAT IP assigning. However, Hotspot Server actually occupies two IP address for a successfully logged in user. For this, sometimes Hotspot IP Pool gets congested and new user cannot be able to connect to Hotspot network and hence Hotspot network get hampered. To overcome this situation we can configure DHCP IP Pool and Hotspot IP Pool separately. If we do so, DHCP will provide IP address from its own IP pool and Hotspot will also assign one to NAT IP address from its own IP Pool. For using two different IP Pools, there will be no IP shortage and Hotspot network can run smoothly. To configure separate IP Pool for DHCP and Hotspot network, we need to apply some tricks and in this article I will discuss [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Free Trial Internet Setup | August 14, 2020
MikroTik Hotspot is an awesome Hotspot internet solution. It has a lot of features to customize any Hotspot service. Sometimes we may require providing free trial internet in a Hotspot service. MikroTik Hotspot provides easy solution to provide free trial internet to the new user before going to paid version. In my previous article I discussed how to configure MikroTik Hotspot using Winbox. In this article I will discuss how to configure free trial internet in MikroTik Hotspot Server. Free [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot Customization | April 5, 2017
Hotspot is one of the most popular services in MikroTik router. MikroTik Hotspot Gateway is a policy to authorize network clients before to access local network resources as well as public network resources through MikroTik router. In a Hotspot network, the user can login or authenticate using almost any web browser, so there is no need to install any additional software to client end. As Hotspot login prompt is a webpage, Hotspot service can effectively be used as an advertising medium of [...]
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How to Get VMware ESXi Free License | November 5, 2021
You are here that means you are finding how to get ESXi free license because you have installed ESXi 6.7 or ESXi 7 and 60 days trial license has been expired and then all virtual machines have been powered off or you want to use VMware ESXi absolutely free of charge. Whatever your requirement, it is a good news that VMware provides free license with some limitations to use VMware ESXi absolutely free of charge. So, if you have a [...]
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How to Install Extra Packages in MikroTik RouterOS | October 10, 2019
MikroTik RouterOS does not always include all the packages those are developed by MikroTik team. So, sometimes you may find that some packages are missing in your RouterOS such as NTP package, DUDE package, Wireless package, CAPsMAN package and so on. Specially, user manager package which is totally a separate MikroTik RADIUS package used to manage user authentication, authorization and accounting is always missing. Also upgrading RouterOS or downgrading RouterOS you may find that some packages are missing there. So, [...]
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Red Hat/CentOS 7 Linux Installation (Minimal Packages) | April 18, 2017
Linux is a free and open source operating system developed by Linus Torvalds on September 17, 1991. It is mainly used as server environment. A lot of Linux distributions are present today. Among them, Red Hat Linux is used as enterprise Linux. Red Hat is also known as Red Hat commercial Linux that means Red Hat is a paid service program. CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) is another Linux distribution that provides a free and open source, enterprise-class, community-supported server platform functionally [...]
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OpenDNS Family Shield Configuration in MikroTik RouterOS 7 | August 30, 2024
OpenDNS is a DNS based free web content filtering software. It helps to keep our home or office network free from malware, virus and adult content. Configuring OpenDNS in our Home of Office routers, we can easily keep safe our internet content. OpenDNS provided OpenDNS Family Sheild solution that keeps our kids safe online. OpenDNS Family Shield filters all adult content websites as well as virus and trojan. OpenDNS Family Shield is preconfigured to block adult content. So, our children [...]
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How to Install Discord on Ubuntu 24.04 | July 28, 2024
Discord is a popular communication platform designed for creating communities and bringing people together through text, voice, and video chat. Originally created for gamers, Discord has expanded to encompass a wide range of communities beyond gaming, including hobbyists, professionals, study groups, and more. There are several methods of installing Discord on Ubuntu 24.04. We will be covering the easiest method for demonstration which is from the snap store. Following are the step-by-step commands to install Discord on Ubuntu 24.04. Install [...]
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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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MikroTik Hotspot Auto Login by MAC Address | July 1, 2020
Hotspot is an awesome service in MikroTik Router. MikroTik Hotspot is popularly used in ISP, Hotel, Airport, Coffee Shop, Enterprise office and many other organizations. By default MikroTik Hotspot uses HTTP CHAP login method where user must provide username and password to get internet service. Sometimes we may face that some users are not eager to provide username and password to get internet service or we cannot ask some users to put username and password to get internet due to [...]
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