jaclaz
August 29, 2025, 9:46am
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Come on, guys, you all sound like you actually read instructions before powering up any new, unknown device and start fiddling with it.
If that was the case, then It wouldn't be such a common meme, besides the obligatory xkcd's:https://xkcd.com/293/ https://xkcd.com/2724/
@mikrot #22 of (suggested) Good Practice and Common Sense Advice:
Preamble and disclaimer:
The following is a numbered list of what is usually considered good practice or common sense advice when choosing, using, setting up or maintaining a Mikrotik router.
It is my personal take on the matter, and in no way approved, endorsed or recommended, officially or unofficially, by Mikrotik or their partners or by anyone else.
In other words you are perfectly free to ignore its contents, though they represent (IMHO) a sort of (useful) check list for people starting …
The OP's reported experience is not so rare, the Rules of the Mikrotik Club and the GP & CSA were written exactly because similar experiences are common enough.