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by cata02
Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Propose Mikrotik to adopt TailScale VPN similar to ZeroTierOne VPN
Replies: 55
Views: 19021

Re: Propose Mikrotik to adopt TailScale VPN similar to ZeroTierOne VPN

I think TailScale support should be added to integrate with existing TS networks. TS is gaining significant momentum as the good alternative to VPN and one very very useful use case is VPN to cloud VPCs. In my tech bubble, I haven't seen ZT being used at all actually. Imagine working on a high-value...
by cata02
Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:56 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Upgraded to 500Mb Broadband, which routerboard should i use?
Replies: 10
Views: 4804

Re: Upgraded to 500Mb Broadband, which routerboard should i use?

Had the same problem recently. I upgraded to 1 gbit pppoe (rcs in bucharest). an rb450g would top at ~200mbit/sec. i suspect an rb850gx2 would double that. I finally bought an ubiquiti edge router lite. 900 gbit/sec nat over pppoe. btw, i'm using an RB922UAGS-5HPacD as an AP, but i am not hapi with ...
by cata02
Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Celeron j1900 routing performance
Replies: 3
Views: 3686

Re: Celeron j1900 routing performance

simple firewall & router for home use with pppoe wan.

maybe queues, but at gigabit wan who needs it...
by cata02
Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Celeron j1900 routing performance
Replies: 3
Views: 3686

Celeron j1900 routing performance

How would an intel j1900 cpu perform compared to mikrotik hardware (450g/850gx2/ccr)?
Or any modern intel cpu with passive cooling.

Thanks!
by cata02
Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:11 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Better than cAP 2n
Replies: 30
Views: 6048

Re: Better than cAP 2n

Should i worry about shielded cable (sftp)?
the cat cables will be next (parallel) to 220v cables.
by cata02
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:33 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Better than cAP 2n
Replies: 30
Views: 6048

Re: Better than cAP 2n

Any recommendation on what cable to use for some sort of future proof? cat6/cat7 ? up to which frequency 500-1200mhz? UPDATE: seems that cat6 sftp or any cat7 would do for now even though i will bent it at 90 degrees and use cat6 wall sockets. the last piece of the puzzle, or wish, is a cheap 5ghz A...
by cata02
Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:44 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Better than cAP 2n
Replies: 30
Views: 6048

Re: Better than cAP 2n

and one more thing. is it possible to skip the enclosure (the stationbox) and leave the board+antennas hidden in the ceiling (with no case)? if there is no moisture or lots of dust, there should be no problems. I have actually seen working routerboards with a thick layer of dust on them, but I can'...
by cata02
Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Better than cAP 2n
Replies: 30
Views: 6048

Re: Better than cAP 2n

Great thread, I face a similar situation, renovating apartment, need good & reliable wifi coverage. I was thinking about having just one 2.4ghz AP and many 5ghz ac ap, one for each important room. and RB922UAGS-5HPacD + 2ghz card and required antennas for the living, and i think best case scenar...
by cata02
Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Home wireless setup
Replies: 3
Views: 1149

Re: Home wireless setup

Didn't see that thread, i'm in a hyry to decide the solution.

No buget in mind for now.

will try to understand and continue that thread.
by cata02
Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:14 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Home wireless setup
Replies: 3
Views: 1149

Home wireless setup

hello all, I'm renovating my apartment and i decided i want proper wifi coverage now. I'll have false ceiling, 4cm lowered from the concrete ceiling. The apartment is aroung 80sq meters, with Lots of reinforced concrete walls. I want to have very good wifi coverage on all rooms, 5ghz (preferably AC)...
by cata02
Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:29 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: IGMP mac on bridge port
Replies: 5
Views: 1614

Re: IGMP mac on bridge port

ok, some links would help :)
by cata02
Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: IGMP mac on bridge port
Replies: 5
Views: 1614

Re: IGMP mac on bridge port

The bridge should be able to learn that a multicast mac is on a specific port, or at least i should be able to 'touch' multicast traffic.

as i understand from the packet flow diagrams, the multicast mac packet is copied to all bridge ports automatically.
by cata02
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:31 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: IGMP mac on bridge port
Replies: 5
Views: 1614

IGMP mac on bridge port

Hello everybody, I have the folowing setup: (2 microsoft tmg using network load balacing in igmp mode) -> mikrotik 411ah with ROS5.19 -> laptops. The nlb, using igmp mode, has a mac address starting with 01:00:....... The mikrotik device doenst seem to learn this address in the wireless bridge, and ...
by cata02
Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can Mikrotik know the users through Active Directiry?
Replies: 4
Views: 1727

Re: Can Mikrotik know the users through Active Directiry?

im my setups i dont use a hotspot, for my users, only for guests. i have one virtual interface for main users access; wpa2 entr. i have another virtual interface for a hotspot setup, guests comming into the company. the hotspot is limmited as bandwidth and session time. i since switched to some othe...
by cata02
Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can Mikrotik know the users through Active Directiry?
Replies: 4
Views: 1727

Re: Can Mikrotik know the users through Active Directiry?

i use mikrotik as a pptp vpn server and as wireless acces points.

al authenticate to active directory using radius.

i havent been able to push dhcp settings through radius, but that's the only thing i tried and didnt work.
by cata02
Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

Re: FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings

the last chain i cought reply packets is the mangle postrouting.
packets were of the following form: public_ip:21 -> private_ip:highport

hightport was something over 50000.

should it work if i try active mode? or should i stick to making passive mode work?
by cata02
Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

Re: FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings

established and related.

testing with log rules, i cought some reply pakets with the established state, not related.

the rules are in the sanity-check chain.
by cata02
Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:46 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

FTP not working with NetworkPRO firwall settings

Hello all, I've configured an rb450g with the network pro firewall rules adapted like this: - 1 isp connection - not using proxies, natting some services to outside - new chain to filter outgoing packets Everything seems to be working fine, except FTP connections. Sometimes (or some ip's) i cannot g...
by cata02
Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Regular expression for DNS Query
Replies: 5
Views: 2796

Re: Regular expression for DNS Query

not exacly what i need. if i use transparent dns proxy on that box it will catch both dns requests and other dns packets (like machine registrations). If i catch other dns packets, my computers will not register in the main dns and most internal services (like active directory) will not work. I was ...
by cata02
Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Regular expression for DNS Query
Replies: 5
Views: 2796

Re: Regular expression for DNS Query

mikrotik guru's,

any idea?
by cata02
Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Multihomed (Multiple gateway) problem
Replies: 9
Views: 8674

Re: Multihomed (Multiple gateway) problem

you marked using 'connection marking', and some protocols (including icmp) do not create connections. you should try add some mangle rules to mark packets also. try and study the pcc wiki page & the forum. the mangle rules are a bit tricky, you need to catch all traffic, or you risk some of your...
by cata02
Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:41 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Jumbo Frames: MIPS RB hardware support?
Replies: 13
Views: 9032

Re: Jumbo Frames: MIPS RB hardware support?

A few of their latest products seem to be soho.
For home networking gigabit networking + jumbo frames is relevant.

I am curios also about the reasons why MT routerboard have so different l2mtu.
by cata02
Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bridge firewall confusion
Replies: 3
Views: 1699

Re: Bridge firewall confusion

i want to filter the dhcp traffic between sites.
so no routing involed, only bridged traffic.
by cata02
Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:47 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bridge firewall confusion
Replies: 3
Views: 1699

Bridge firewall confusion

Hello all,

I am using RouterOS 5.4.

Using 'use ip firewall' setting on the bridge, which firewall rules should apply: the general firewall rules (ip->firewall) or the bridge specific one's (bridge->filter)?

thanks.
by cata02
Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Regular expression for DNS Query
Replies: 5
Views: 2796

Re: Regular expression for DNS Query

i dont want to catch all dns protocol, only request (first flag bit = 0).

i want to properly cache dns, caching only request types, and not catch other dns packets (like a computer registering it's name).
by cata02
Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Regular expression for DNS Query
Replies: 5
Views: 2796

Regular expression for DNS Query

Helo experts,

Does anyone have any ideea how to catch dns query packets, and not catch anything else?

thanks.
by cata02
Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: Windows 2008 Server - MikroTIK Radius Client
Replies: 2
Views: 2455

Re: Windows 2008 Server - MikroTIK Radius Client

i have a setup with routeros 4.10 as a radius client for a win 2008 r2 nap server.
works almost ok, i get authentication failed sometimes....retrying seems to work.
by cata02
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP with no DNS
Replies: 15
Views: 8649

Re: PPTP with no DNS

this is a little bit unfortunate. the vpn i use is kinda public: out customers connect to it so that we can remote to their computers for support. i cannot afford to change all current and future client connection profiles to use their dns (most of our customers don't even have it dept, some have ve...
by cata02
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP with no DNS
Replies: 15
Views: 8649

Re: PPTP with no DNS

ok, i can confirm that it works.

but i have one issue: i need the dns active foro other purposes, not for ppp.

it keep the customer-to-ip mapping.
by cata02
Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP with no DNS
Replies: 15
Views: 8649

Re: PPTP with no DNS

anyone?

handing out dns settings to vpn clients it's a serious change, thoose vpn clients won't be able to use their local dns server and won't be able to resolve their local network names.
by cata02
Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP with no DNS
Replies: 15
Views: 8649

PPTP with no DNS

I've created a PPTP vpn server for about 100 customers. All the customers are running windows (no mikrotik devices), and are using the pptp connection so that i can remote to their machines (servers in general). i've created an ppp profile with an local address and no dns setting, but when the clien...
by cata02
Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DNS parallel queries
Replies: 5
Views: 1462

Re: DNS parallel queries

ok, thanks.
by cata02
Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DNS parallel queries
Replies: 5
Views: 1462

Re: DNS parallel queries

ok,
if i understand correctly the dns server list is not ordered?
routeros will forward dns queries to the fastest known dns server?
by cata02
Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: DNS parallel queries
Replies: 5
Views: 1462

DNS parallel queries

I am using mikrotik 4.13 as a transparent dns proxy with 5 dns servers configured (isp1, isp2, isp1, isp2 and google dns).

sometimes i get slow response times from various dns in that list.

can mikrotik do a parallel query: send dns 5 dns requests and cache&return the first answer?
by cata02
Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:30 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: IPSEC loop
Replies: 1
Views: 1023

IPSEC loop

I have 2 locations, each having 2 uplinks from 2 providers. provider 1 on both locations and provider 2 on both locations. all uplinks are FO. I want to configure 2 ipsec (with ah) policies + eoip + bridge so that both location are in the same layer 2 domain (computers in location 2 should be able t...
by cata02
Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trafic analysis tool
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: Trafic analysis tool

wireshark won't log to sql. design decision.
by cata02
Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Trafic analysis tool
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: Trafic analysis tool

i tried an netflow/snmp solution but i am not satisfied. i want to use port mirroring (on an rb750 or an 250gs) and dump all the traffic to and sql server database (only headers, not including the payload). does anyone know a tool that would capture all the traffic on an network card, select some he...
by cata02
Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:15 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless erratic behavior
Replies: 8
Views: 1736

Re: Wireless erratic behavior

i can try mac filtering -- add each mac to an access list, but this can work only for known clients (laptops & print servers).

for temporary wireless clients (guests) should i use an hotspot with limmitted connection time & bandwidth, and no auth?
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless erratic behavior
Replies: 8
Views: 1736

Re: Wireless erratic behavior

nop.
i should see theese auth attempts using wireless logs?


wpa2-enterprise with radius on Active Directory would help?
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:20 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless erratic behavior
Replies: 8
Views: 1736

Re: Wireless erratic behavior

a few days.
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trafic analysis tool
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: Trafic analysis tool

ideal would be a mom management pack.
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Wireless erratic behavior
Replies: 8
Views: 1736

Wireless erratic behavior

Hello all, I have an rb411ah with r52h, with a 8gbi antenna and 4.13 that i use to server wireless to users in my work network, max 20 users. i'm using wpa2-personal with psk and aes. after some time, i get high ping times (100-300ms) with timeouts. some clients are getting kicked out with extnesive...
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:02 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

could it be possible to bypass the nat editor bug by moving all pptp traffic to another router (pfsense)?

when mikrotik receives a packet on tcp/1823 or gre it sould forward the packet to another router, without changing pptp related info.

thanks.
by cata02
Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Trafic analysis tool
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: Trafic analysis tool

i'm not willing to paay for this -- it seems something that sould be free. i can do this using microsft isa server & sql server express for free, without genius knowledge, why should i pay for the same thing on mikrotik? i've found paessler, it sould be free for up to 20 sensors. haven't made it...
by cata02
Wed Dec 15, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trafic analysis tool
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Trafic analysis tool

How can i analyze the traffic that is going through a rb450g device, the kind of analysis that can be done tracing all the packets?

i want to find out:
1. where to i consume my bandwith (kb/sec): destination ip, protocol, port.
2. where from: client ip/port....

with a time axis preferably.
by cata02
Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:33 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Realworld results with RB1000U - IPSEC
Replies: 6
Views: 1665

Re: Realworld results with RB1000U - IPSEC

there are network cards that can offload ipsec, look for Intel ET2 quad.

maybe routeros can offload ipsec computations to the nic.
by cata02
Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router
Replies: 17
Views: 7165

Re: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router

there's still the question about hardware acceleratted IPSEC in intel et2 nic, and maybe other card too.
by cata02
Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router
Replies: 17
Views: 7165

Re: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router

thanks.

i think a wiki page would be helpfull.

"gain from using core i7 over a core i5 was 20% using conn track" ->example from forum users/mikrotik testing maybe
by cata02
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router
Replies: 17
Views: 7165

Re: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router

i think the answer should be more detailed. i can ask a few more clarifying questions: 1. does memory performance count? 2. does network adapter count? tcp/udp/ipv4/ipv6 offloading, ipsec offloading, and all thoose possible settings. 3. using x86 hardware you can use metarouter easily. is routeros a...
by cata02
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Strange bridging problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1125

Re: Strange bridging problem

as long as i can mostly use the virtual network interface, i suspect it's not an microsoft/vmware thing.

how can i debug this?
by cata02
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hardware compatibility
Replies: 1
Views: 862

Re: Hardware compatibility

anyone?
by cata02
Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fastest Disk/Hard Drive for Internal Proxy, need advice.
Replies: 6
Views: 3844

Re: Fastest Disk/Hard Drive for Internal Proxy, need advice.

Most likely RouterOS doens't support trim, but there are drives now that have garbage collection and dont need trim support.

can't remember if slc drives need 'defrag' or not.
by cata02
Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fastest Disk/Hard Drive for Internal Proxy, need advice.
Replies: 6
Views: 3844

Re: Fastest Disk/Hard Drive for Internal Proxy, need advice.

:D FusionIO SSD. :):) kidding. The fastest sata drives are ssd's (crucial, ocz, intel). Look for SLC based drives, MLC ones have lower life expectacy. Try to get 6 of them and strip them (raid 0). If you cannot use ssd's, of find them expensive, you could add an sas raid card to the server ( i recom...
by cata02
Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hardware compatibility
Replies: 1
Views: 862

Hardware compatibility

I'm planning on getting a few Intel 1U server for RouterOS 5. intel xeon x3430 2 hdd in mirroring 2gb ram 2 onboard nics: 82574l and 82578dm 1 quad-port nic: intel gigabit et2 using 82576 chipset. the quad port adapter (maybe the other too) has ipsec offload. is that compatible with routeros 5? than...
by cata02
Fri Dec 10, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: double or triple NAT is bad?
Replies: 13
Views: 10390

Re: double or triple NAT is bad?

I have a network with douwble nat (linux - front end and isa server backend). It worked fine for 5 years, with 100+ web users (browser, flash, ftp -- heavy, sip, mail, pptp, etc). I've only encountered 1 problem using double nat: the linux nat editor which doenst handle pptp call id's very well and ...
by cata02
Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:27 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

for anyone having the same issue. i tried using version 4.13 and 5.0 rc3 with no luck. the solution is to switch to another router that doesn't have this nat editor bug, or redesing your internal network so that you don't double nat with mikrotik and microsoft isa (or, maybe, any other firewall/rout...
by cata02
Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

i won't comment any futher on this.

i am not in a good mood now. i just realized i bought a few things i have to ..... throw away.
by cata02
Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:51 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

this is sad news for me.

this is the second time i have to give up on using mikrotik and switch to something else.

i hope there won't be a third.
by cata02
Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:53 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

i understand that. i also work in software development and i am faced with similar problems.

can you add it as a package named "Hyper-V R2 Intergration Components", with forum support and limited official support?
by cata02
Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

I would agree but microsoft allready developed Linux Integration Components, that work perfectly on many linux distros. I suspect Mikrotik would not have to write them again from scratch, jut include them as a package somehow. It would help a lot on VPN solutions. Routerboard hardware (except rb1000...
by cata02
Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Strange bridging problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1125

Re: Strange bridging problem

The settings are the same, as far as i know. maybe i'm missing something. i would give vmware a try, if it's free, like hyper-v. the virtual 'LAN' interface works properly before i add it to the bridge. Can someone guide me to some diagostics for this scenario? later edit: cant install vmware server...
by cata02
Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router
Replies: 17
Views: 7165

Re: best PC hardwre configuration for Mikrotik core router

i'd be interested for an answer also.

i'm planning on getting some dell 1u server, xeon quad-core with 2 onboard nics and 1 intel quad port card.
by cata02
Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Strange bridging problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1125

Re: Strange bridging problem

Anyone?
by cata02
Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

I just sent it to support linking it to the forum thread.

Hope it helps, would be really nice to use native network adapter in Hyper-V.
by cata02
Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:38 pm
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

I added an synthetic network adapter, and it doesn't even show in interfaces tab.

it takes a while now to get past "starting services" message.

would support.rif or debug logging help?
by cata02
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:01 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Re: Hyper-V integration components

hello janisk, i dont think it ever worked. it cannot work without integration components. 'synthetic' interface means that the integration components are installed in the guest operating system (ther eare synthetic drivers for the disk io subystem, network interface, hartbeat detection, time sync, e...
by cata02
Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: Strange bridging problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1125

Strange bridging problem

Hello all, I have an strange bridging problem. I have to bridge 3 locations using mikrotik. i tried using ipsec (with eoip) and pptp bridging. location1----(ipsec/pptp)---->location2<----(ipsec/pptp)----location3 Location 1 has an rb 450g Location 2 is my main 'vpn concentrator' -- i have 1 rb45-g, ...
by cata02
Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:34 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: Hyper-V integration components
Replies: 127
Views: 77260

Hyper-V integration components

RouterOS works ok using Hyper-V R2, but using Legacy Network Adapter. Using Legacy Network Adapter you have less performance than using a synthetic adapter, and most important, you are limited to only 4 adapters/virtual machine. I've used Linux IC on an CentOS installation and everything seems to be...
by cata02
Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:37 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: RTL8192SU extensive data loss
Replies: 0
Views: 693

RTL8192SU extensive data loss

Hello all, I just bought a sitecom wl-352 stick and i cannot get it to work with an rb411ah/r52h. It keeps dissconnecting, mikrotkk debug logs -> "extensive data loss". It works fine on a linksys device, and other clients seem to work fine on the mikrotik device. Any ideea what to investig...
by cata02
Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:38 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

ok, i'll try it, tonight i hope.
by cata02
Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

i've allready contacted support,and attached the file. still waiting for an answer.

Is there anything changed on the nat editor between 4.13 and 5rc4 or is that just a shot in the dark?
by cata02
Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

I will.

Until then, can anyone confirm the bug or give me an idea of a workaround?

thanks.
by cata02
Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:55 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

Re: PPTP NAT Editor Bug

anyone?
by cata02
Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:12 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP NAT Editor Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 2444

PPTP NAT Editor Bug

Hello all, I've just installed an mt450g in front of our ISA server 2006 (i replaces an pfsense machine with the mikrotik device). Now i cannot open pptp connections from inside the network. After a bit of researching it seems to be a bug in the nat engine in linux. The situation is perfectly docume...
by cata02
Mon Nov 08, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

Re: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

I kinda solved it. I've folowed Butch Evans's instructions on bridging pptp connections. It didn't work initially; after a few days i've managed to make it work. I had to enable 'ip firewall' on the bridges and create 2 mangle rules to change mss to (mtu-40). I've calculated mtu using ping (from win...
by cata02
Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Network redundancy
Replies: 1
Views: 915

Network redundancy

How would you guys setup network redundancy? redundant uplinks, redundant routers and redundant switches. there should be no single point of failure. I'm thinking on the lines of using a switch for each uplink and 2 mt's cross connected to each link's switch. each mt connected to 2 switches (connect...
by cata02
Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

Re: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

anyone?

please, i need some advice.

thanks.
by cata02
Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

Re: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

i've tested the connection setup up to 1350mtu. it seems to work ok. i've changed the mtu: 1. on eth port 2. on tunnel 3. on bridge on both routers with the same value 1350 (pptp has 1460mtu by default). i've changed windows 7 mtu using netsh. how can i overcome this limitation? maybe vpls? i'd like...
by cata02
Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

Re: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

I neet the eoip tunnel because i want the same broadcase domain.

I'll probably evolve toward ipsec later, but for now i want to use pptp (it's easier to setup).

Do you mean to bridge pptp connection to eth port on MT?

BTW. Toward what value sould i set MTU? On pptp connection or eoip connection?
by cata02
Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

Re: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

All settings default.

Should i have changed that?

I'll try your suggestions later today.
by cata02
Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: EOIP over PPTP browsing issues
Replies: 12
Views: 11376

EOIP over PPTP browsing issues

Hello everybody, I've setup an EOIP tunnel over a PPTP connection between 2 MT devices (450g's). I've bridged the tunnel to eth2 on one side and eth5 on the other. This links my home to my office (large windows lan). this is what works: 1. ping from my home to work and vice-versa (work->home). 2. na...
by cata02
Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:07 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: Mikrotik on windows based network
Replies: 0
Views: 735

Mikrotik on windows based network

Hello experts, I've set up a RB411AH with an R52H acces point to use in my work network. The network is 100% microsoft based (active directory & all everything else). I want to not use WPA2-Personal (with a shared key), it cannot be centrally deployed through group policy. :( I think WPA2-Enterp...
by cata02
Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Best way to connect 2 locations
Replies: 3
Views: 1072

Re: Best way to connect 2 locations

thanks all,

i'll study eoip & ipsec on MT.
by cata02
Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Best way to connect 2 locations
Replies: 3
Views: 1072

Best way to connect 2 locations

Hello everbody, I have 2 locations that i want to connect so that i keep some servers & stations on location 1 and some server&stations on location 2. I want everybody to see each other like they would if they where linked to the same switch. Station/server from location 1 sould be able to g...
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

with 5ghz i've managed a steady 20mbps tcp transfer.

on 2.4 i've tried the 13 channel (2472) because there are no conflicts here (based on inssider).

using btest from MT, tcp, both ways, i get ~1mbps, ccq under 10%, signal -45dBm, snr 56dB .

i'll try and investigate tomorrow.

thanks.
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:46 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

i'm using router os 5 rc1.

If low ccq values are because of inteference then using 5ghz band would yield high ccq value. is that correct?

i'll try and research the parameters you mentioned.

thanks.
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:38 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

i am not using channel 6, because of congestion.

i've tried to use the channel with the least overlapping.

What are the causes of low ccq?
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:44 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

i do not have (yet) a dedicated RF scanner, i used mikrotik or inssider for scanning, and yes i have some overlapping (mikrotik seens about 24 wireless networks, all 2.4ghz most of them around channel 6).
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:03 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

ok. I have an 411ah+r52h+8db omni antenna. I plan to replace 4 linksys AP with just this one (500sq meters on 1 maybe 2 floors with 20+ users). I also plan to create a way so that our visitors to be able to acces the internet but not our internal network -- i suspect a hotspot is the proper name. So...
by cata02
Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:36 am
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

Re: wireless docs

mostly performance, on a/g bands with a intel 5100agn client. i've tried various settings and device locations, only to realize that sometimes the strange things matter. like what happens when the distance between the MT and the laptop is very small (50cm), i've found that reducing Tx power actually...
by cata02
Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:58 pm
Forum: Wireless Networking
Topic: wireless docs
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

wireless docs

Hello everybody, I've just bought a 411ah with a r52h mikrotik + 8db omni antenna combo and i am not happy with the results (low bandwidth for example). I have no training in radio so my knowledge is limmited. Can you guys make a wiki/help/documentation about using a mikrotik wirreless device indors...
by cata02
Thu May 20, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: MikroTik RouterOS version 5.0beta2 released!
Replies: 139
Views: 57396

Re: MikroTik RouterOS version 5.0beta2 released!

the ppt client seems highly unstable. it frequently disconnects. i am using 5.0 beta 2 on a 450g to conenct to a isa server 2006 pptp vpn. 4.6 was much more stable, but still it disconnected more often than microsoft vpn client. how can i debug/improove this? thanks. EDIT: i've tracked the problem d...
by cata02
Tue May 18, 2010 10:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Upnp
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: Upnp

seems to work now.

i've added the external interface.

will test more.
by cata02
Tue May 18, 2010 10:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Upnp
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: Upnp

ok.
wouldn't that be required only for disabling the internet connection?
by cata02
Tue May 18, 2010 10:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: IKEv2
Replies: 8
Views: 7401

IKEv2

Are there any plans to support IKEv2 vpn?

Microsoft stated that their current plans are to deprecate pptp/l2tp and invest in ikev2 as the main vpn client and sstp as the fallback client.

thanks.
by cata02
Tue May 18, 2010 7:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: Upnp
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: Upnp

anyone?

i've tested it with 4.6 and 5 beta 2 with no luck.
by cata02
Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Upnp
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Upnp

Is Upnp supposed to work on 4.6? i've enabled it, added internal interface, added firewall rules. the mikrotik is discovered ok as an igd but any upnp call to it fail. running netmon tracing reveals some http not found responses. running any upnp port forwarding tool fails. this tool seems mature: h...
by cata02
Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Re: Bypass Http proxy for local network

4.6
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:03 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Re: Bypass Http proxy for local network

yes, normal proxy works ok. browsing google, etc works ok.
i've encountered this scenario many time. i've only described only 1 example; the problem does not depend on that particular website or proxy server (i think).

i'm just looking for an elegant solution using routeros.
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:40 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Re: Bypass Http proxy for local network

:) i dont use transparent proxy. example: mikrotik has lan ip 88.1. It is configured to masquarade local ip's. client has ip: 88.254 and wants to browse a website using a name that has been registered in the mikrotik dns as a static entry: name.local. client enters: http://name.local:port (not port ...
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:23 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Re: Bypass Http proxy for local network

i want to use nat and http proxy at the same time. i'd like to use mainly the proxy (for caching) and nat only as a backup. if the user suspects that the content is stale, he just unchecks the proxy settings and he should be getting the non-cached content. there are other scenarios where proxy just ...
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:18 am
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: [SOLVED] uPNP + NAT = help ?
Replies: 12
Views: 4956

Re: [SOLVED] uPNP + NAT = help ?

you need to open 1900, udp, input chain, dst address 239.255.255.250 and tcp open 2828, input chain.

http://www.upnp-hacks.org/upnp.html
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:42 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Re: Bypass Http proxy for local network

it is risky to try and configure all the computers in a network to bypass the proxy for some specific urls. It's less risky (and costly) to try and solve it centrally, at the proxy. i have an concrete example where an local website just doesn't work if interfet explorer router the traffic to the mik...
by cata02
Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:09 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Load-balancing
Replies: 4
Views: 1807

Re: Load-balancing

Chupaka, can you please explain why scenario 1 doenst work?
And when is PCC recommended?

thanks.
by cata02
Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Bypass Http proxy for local network
Replies: 15
Views: 21647

Bypass Http proxy for local network

How can i bypass local network traffic from going into the web proxy, without configuring the browser (IE)?

thanks.
by cata02
Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: RB750AR anytime soon ?
Replies: 28
Views: 8145

Re: RB750AR anytime soon ?

Any news about 750g with wireless n?
by cata02
Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:40 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Load-balancing
Replies: 4
Views: 1807

Load-balancing

Hello everybody, Maybe i am not seeing the obvious, but what is the recommended way to load-balance 2 wan's? i know about ppc but it seems rather complicated for a simple scenario like this one. 2 wan's with diffrent rates. Scenario 1: I want to move *.google.* to wan 2, and if wan2 fails use wan1 f...
by cata02
Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Active directory based PPTP server
Replies: 1
Views: 1649

Active directory based PPTP server

i know ros can authenticate using radius -- available feature in win 2008 server r2 domain.

can routeros authenticate using ldap nativly, without using radius? and can we setup routes, rules,etc, based on user/group membership, or whatever else is stored in ad?

thanks.
by cata02
Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP connection on a 2 wan router
Replies: 3
Views: 1486

Re: PPTP connection on a 2 wan router

i have access to the vpn server but do you have any ideea on how to change the keepalive on microsoft isa server 2006 standard? regarding netwatch. wouldn't disable/enable force routeros to try and reconnect the pptp connection and hence use the failover link? if not, how do i kill an active pptp se...
by cata02
Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: PPTP connection on a 2 wan router
Replies: 3
Views: 1486

PPTP connection on a 2 wan router

I have a mikrotik 750g win router os 4.6, 2 wan links (pppoe&dhcp). the 2 wan links are configured with a 1 distance, and 10 distance so that the pppoe is the main outgoing connection. i also have a pptp connection to a vpn server. all ok. when the pppoe link goes down the router will use the wa...
by cata02
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:05 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: PPTP DNS
Replies: 1
Views: 1679

PPTP DNS

Hello everybody, How can i implement somthing like a conditional dns forwarder? i have a rv750g, 4.6, having with a permanent pptp connection to a vpn server (isa server). i want to be able to resolve names in the corporate network: computer.domainsufix ->resolve using corporate dns (the dns has a s...
by cata02
Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Advanced load balancing
Replies: 8
Views: 3046

Re: Advanced load balancing

thanks, both.
:)
by cata02
Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:01 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Advanced load balancing
Replies: 8
Views: 3046

Re: Advanced load balancing

can you point me to some scripting documentations/samples?

thanks.
by cata02
Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:19 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Advanced load balancing
Replies: 8
Views: 3046

Re: Advanced load balancing

saturation could mean that total bytes/sec > configured threashold per uplink. i understand that looking into http headers would not be possbile, but what about load balancing using ip's. this is waht i mean: most of web sites have only 1 ip, some hevy sites have multiple ip's per dns entry. so i su...
by cata02
Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:34 pm
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Advanced load balancing
Replies: 8
Views: 3046

Advanced load balancing

Hello guys, i want to load balance 2 or more connections based on a more complex logic: 1. move google traffic on one conection. when that coneection saturates do nothing, let google searches go slow. this is only one example. i would want to create more rules of this kind. 2. move mail traffic on a...
by cata02
Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: Virtualization
Topic: RouterOS on Microsoft Hyper-V
Replies: 1
Views: 3094

RouterOS on Microsoft Hyper-V

Heloo guys,

Has wny of you ever tried running RouterOS insinde a virtual machine running on Hyper-V R2 (windows server R2)?

Thanks.