Router – Mikrotik Tips

Aug62020 by Achmad MardiansyahNo Comments

Common mistake on mikrotik configuration: forgot to use netmask

Common mistake on mikrotik configuration: forgot to use netmask. This mistake often made by those who are new to Mikrotik RouterOS. If no mask provided, then RouterOS will automatically assign /32 mask on the IP address, which result the router cannot access anywhere. Solution: always put netmask everytime you configure IP address

Jan152018 by Achmad MardiansyahNo Comments

January 2018, MUM Manila, Philipines, GLC Networks Presentation : BGP vs OSPF

BGP, BGP session, internet, ISP, Layer 3, Layer 4, Layer 5, load balancing, Router

This is a presentation from GLCNetworks at Mikrotik User Meeting, Manila, 15 january 2018. We talked about the essential differences from BGP and OSPF routing protocol, which is important for those who plan to operate both. MUM agenda is available here: https://mum.mikrotik.com/2018/PH/info/EN This topic is part of GLC Networks training. For more information, please contact us here or stay tuned with our schedule. Recording is available here: Presentation slide can be accessed here: Mikrotik User Meeting Manila: bgp vs ospf from Achmad Mardiansyah

Jun222017 by Achmad MardiansyahNo Comments

Do you really need a layer 3 switch? don’t have to be tricked by sales guy…

layer 2, Layer 3, Router, switch

So one day, after attending a Mikrotik User Meeting in Indonesia, i had a chance to have a talk with an employee of a retail company in Bandung. H told story about a network implementation project on his company, where they put Mikrotik as main router to forward traffic between internal networks, and the networks were created with the help of VLAN technology. ok sound cool so far... he then continued confidently "we use a cool layer-3-switch that makes our network stable". "ok" i nodded, "so what did you configure on your fancy layer-3 switch", i replied. and he said, "well, we configure VLANs there, and route the traffic using our mikrotik router" (that means he just configured the layer-3-switch for VLAN only. all traffic between network or inter-VLAN traffic…

Jun192017 by Achmad MardiansyahNo Comments

Routerboard selection guide: switch

layer 2, Layer 3, Router, Routerboard, switch, SWOS

So, many years ago (before 2014), Mikrotik just produced switches for small network. Therefore, when we build a network that requires high-port density (requires many ethernet ports), we use products from other vendors. Mikrotik at that time was used as a routing device. This article will talk about Routerboard selection guide: switch But now in 2017, mikrotik product portfolio has improved, and you already see some switches products on the list. Why ethernet switch? Not token ring or other? Because Ethernet is the technology that people use most. Its cheaper, easy to get and install, and still evolving to support higher and higher data rate. That is why Mikrotik produces ethernet switches. (more…)