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Thank you anav,

Very useful and comprehensive post. Thanks again for a clever appoach.

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Thanks for the hint. I deleted R5009's default dhcp server and recreated it using DHCP Setup Tab (rather than simply changing relevant parameters as done earlier). The process forces it to make the proper link to the gateway router in my home network (R5009 is deployed behind the gateway). It now wo...

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Thanks for your reply. Actually, I did execute the commands ipconfig /release then /renew as well as restarting my PC after the change, but it did not get a dhcp IP address from RB5009 following the change. After a reset, it has no issue connecting though. I never use the default IP of 192.168.88.1 ...

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Dear Gurus, My new RB5009UPr+S+IN works fine with its default IP of 192.168.88.1. But after changed its default IP to 192.168.100.1, I lost the connection to the Internet. In addition I can only access the RB5009 via its MAC address despite having made the necessary changes in /ip address, pool and ...

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You should first upgrade to the latest stable v6 (v6.49.6) so you get that ignore-missing option. And REMEMBER TO PARTITION YOUR ROUTER (and copy the running version to the second partition) before you upgrade! After updating to 6.49.6 and copied the active partition to the second one, I reran the ...

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False, but do it only if you really needs new features, or remain on 6.48.6 long-term Thanks for the reply. I am trying to see and learn about new features of V7. I am confused b/w what you meant as upgradable, and V7 upgrade error that i got. See attcahed image. Error msg of V7 upgrade.jpg Would y...

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Sorry for my ignorance.

But if I read it correctly, my well-trusted RB493G can not be upgraded to version 7.
Is this true?

Thanks

MTeeker

SMB is not working for me, log says
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SMB also broken on my R493G rig running 6.47. Can't access NAS on LAN behind router.

[EDITTED]
SMB is working fine and not 'broken' on my RB493G. An item, previously misconfigured from bridge, was added and it allows LAN access. Thanks.

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Sorry to hear you lost money over the purchase of some MT gears which had issues at implementation time. I stopped wondering why tradesmen (such as plumbers and electrical device installers) prefer to work on products on which they had plenty of experience, rather than others. It was after I experie...

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Mikrotik have to choose between being enterprise os which is offering stability, or soho os which is offering alot of features but unstable. ... In a fast changing IT landscape, rigidity in approaching marketplace is not considered a smart strategy for any business. That's given. Enterprise-class p...

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MTeeker That must be something specific to your particular unit. ..... .... Do you have RouterBOOT also upgraded to 6.46.6? It's good to know that it only happened on my box, given your successes on eight other wAP ac's. As a matter of fact, I upgraded routerBOOT to 6.46.6 earlier when I flashed v6...

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Long-term v6.45.9 broke both 2.4 and 5GHz wifi on wAP ac (RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD). It simply refuses to boot up after Netinstall. Repeated Netinstall process produces same result. Back down to Stable V6.46.6, and it's working again. (My wAp ac running as CAP under RB493G as CAPSMAN. Have not been able to ...

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dmartl wrote: I don't know if there are some intermediate version that must be installed previous to 6.45, but reading all changelogs i think no. I am no expert but I had some issues with 6.45.8 (Long-Term version) as well on my CAPsMAN & CAP setup. However, I found 6.46.5 (Stable) working fine...

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6.46.5 (stable) has resolved several issues I experienced in my setup of R493G (as CAPsMAN) and RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD (as CAP). I was not able to have same version of firmware running on both CAPsMAN and CAP over the last several issued ones, namely 6.45.8 (long term), 6.46.3/4 as well as Beta 6.47.48/49...

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I am not sure why the Bonding interface on my MikroTik is constantly flipping b/w ON and OFF (as shown under Winbox 3.22). This flipping issue might well have occurred in prior versions, except that I was not aware of it ultil now. See no evil, hear no..... So to speak. Just wondering if anybody exp...

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Good day.
Some new bugs:

1. interface window resises to default size, even afer manual resize.
2. same for partition window.

Same here. I experienced this resizing for the first time since switching to Winbox 3.22 (64 bit).

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(This reply is in response to a question of several months old. But it may still be useful to someone). I have OpenVPN server running on my RB493G workhorse for several years now. The paid Android app (linked below) allows me to connect to my home network securely when I am on the road. It should ma...

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Hi, I was sent this link to Netinstall by a staff at MikroTik in a related topic, but not directly in response to what I wrote in this thread in particular. However, it does seem to be comprehensive, sufficiently detailed and close to what I think it is, compared to what I have seen earlier. Here it...

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Dear Strods,

As suggested, I have now submitted the Supout.rif file together with relevant details regarding version 6.45.8 not working on RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD.

Cheers,
MTeeker

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RE: RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD fails to work with 6.45.8. After several Netinstall(ing) of 6.45.8 on my RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD, the device fails to boot up each time, despite Netinstall app indicates a successful firmware transfer each time. (I have not been able to upgrade firmware via Files for some unknown reas...

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Hi, I received the email below from MikroTik in response to my email earlier. Hello, Thank you for e-mail. We are sorry that you have to waste a day to get the device back on track. We will look further to improve our articles including one about Netinstall. Best regards, Artūrs C. Hopefully, someth...

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Would you do me a favor and report that netinstall failure to support@mikrotik.com? Reference this thread. I've reported it before and gotten shrugged off as a crank, as if I'm the only one in the universe that it has ever happens to. Thanks. Here is a copy my email: Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to...

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Although Netinstall could see the AP at this point, the software still wouldn't install. (Yes, it's been granted an exception on my Windows Firewall). The final trick was to run Netinstall in Windows 7 compatibility mode. Once I did that, Netinstall would see the AP and could install the fresh NPK....

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Success!
Hopefully this helps others.

Thank you. Because of your detailed post, I was able to recover an unresponsive wAP ac successfully.

So thanks again for being helpful and generous with your time on the forum..
Cheers

MTeeker

Hi Normis, I may have missed it, but is it possible at all if the RBwAPG-60ad kit can be simply deployed without any further configuration on a non-MikroTik router? For example, plugging one unit to a LAN port of any router, then link wirelessly with the remaining unit as IF a continuous Ethernet ca...

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Well, pcunite's post on QoS on VoIP is so comprehensive that I have come across on same topic. So thank you.

For reasons of security over IT, I would not use a server located in Israel. I have nothing against them though. Truth be told.

MTeeker

Perhaps, the linked article by Duxtel Australia may give you much clearer info on QoS for VoIP.

https://shop.duxtel.com.au/article_info ... cles_id=10

Good luck.
Peter F.

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First some numbers. Depending on codec used but the best codec G.711 requires 128Kilobits per second for each VoIP phone's conversation (i.e. 64Kbps in each direction) to ensure Quality of Service (QoS). Assuming 30 VoIP phones are used concurrently at times, a total bandwidth of 3.84 Megabits/s wou...

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hi, why this problem not solved?
please provide best solution.

It's been working since the last few updates as I recall.

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I realise it's an old thread. But RB3011UiAS-RM configured as CAPsMAN, together with WAP AC as CAP, would be a far better solution than RB3011UiAS-2HnD-IN, IF it had been created and as people expected. I arrive at the above conclusion based on the capability of RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN and WAP AC (i.e. t...

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Just updated to 6.39 from 37.5. on RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN. It went smoothly. It's nice to see IP Cloud (DDNS) starts working again. It has been broken for a quite while.... It could be irrelevant but I always ensure that all filename.npk (extracted form relevant zip), when placed under Files List tab, a...

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Your scheme of having three devices functioning like routers (based on your drawing) in a network is kinda, using a metaphor, having three traffic cops doing the traffic directing at the same junction. More confusion is likely to be the case as car drivers do not know which cop to listen to when app...

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Hello! I have learned that the OpenVPN within Mikrotik has some lacks (e.g. push route, etc)... BR Holger Add a route to your OpenVPN script for each of the networks behind the router (with OpenVPN server) that you want access. E.g. route 192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.100.1 Where: 192.168.100....

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I meant the mesh may work against the desirable ....

(Sorry for being sloppy).

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I am not using Fast-Path (IP/Settings/Allow Fast pat) in case you still need an answer. I'd imagine you could have turned it off and see how the quality of VoIP calls is under that scenario. Failing that, I suspect the unavoidable latency from inside a dynamic mesh may work again the desirable (i.e....

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My firewall has other priority specs (specifications) including VoIP-related and acceptance of established and related connections. This tends to produce conflicts such as hits and misses with specs configured under Simple Queue. Fast Track neutralises these priorities so I don't use it. Not specifi...

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I don't think Simple Queue alone works well for QOS for VoIP. QOS for VoIP basically involves two simple steps. First, identify and mark the intended traffic for prioritisation; Secondly, set the priority specification. Here is a basic example: 1. Identify & Mark traffic /ip firewall mangle add ...

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Perhaps, it may be seen as only a cosmetic hiccup, but the Slave flag also switches place as well.

Here is a picture: http://imgur.com/a/gB1nc

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....I am not sure if i know how to do that. I don't know much about Mikrotik configuration. Any link that might help me set up this? To start with, here is a link that gives some good background to your issues. Your project will involve several steps along the way. http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/vie...

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Sorry, I was wrong. And did not expect an old thread to be revived. :-) As per OpenVPN site, TAP can not be used with Android or iOS devices. I used a free and open source app called Tunnelblick on Mac to connect to OpenVN server. Since Tunnelblick has both TAP and TUN drivers, hence my confusion. F...

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If I am not wrong, I think you misunderstood LACP. Borrowing a metaphor. LACP is like having more than one two-way road. You will certainly experience less congestion on the road due to having more than one, from A to B. But it does not make your car faster than what is currently the speed limit on ...

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By design, the letters in hexadecimal codes are not case sensitive as you know.

On MikroTik router, it's automatically converted into capitals for easy identification especially when reading scripts. I think.

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I had a similar experience earlier. In updating RouterOS, my firewall rules were changed and rearranged in order to take advantage of features in the new version (I think it was 6.30 in my case) but my DNS service was accidentally exposed that led to my upstream leak. When leaking, it showed a highe...

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change:
dev tun (for Android client) to dev tap (in the client script for Windows or iOS connection ).

also change:
Mode: ip (for Android) to Mode: ethernet (under /ppp OpenVPN sever setting)

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In my opinion, there is always a trade off b/w advanced features and having a simple control panel. It's kinda having and enjoying the features of a 747 Boeing while preferring a simple control panel, say, of a single-engine Cessna. My understanding is Quick Set is designed for simple config and, pe...

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i do not want to give internet access to those PCs so not assigning GW. I am not familiar with proxy, but taking a step back. I would stop Internet access on PC3 and PC5 using firewall rule while still giving these PC gateway addresses to enable ping. /ip firewall filter add action=drop chain=forwa...

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Is there any way to connect as OpenVPN client to UDP 1194 port ? I think you missed the point that unless and until MikroTik implements it, a MikroTik router (as OpenVPN server) accepts only tcp protocol for openVPN connection. Default protocol for OpenVPN is 1194 (UDP) and this is not working ? As...

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this two options can decide who can see server ip and mac address from win box I think it's more of device-centric issue, i.e. has to be done from the device which you want hidden. Otherwise, it's done via firewall rule as Jarda mentioned. However, if it's a MikroTik router, you can disable its, sa...

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This is precisely the limitation I have with using Fasttrack. My upstream connection is maxed out at 2.4mbps (while I have a much bigger downstream pipe at 100mbps). I have 2 VoIP connections on my network. With Fasttrack running, FSF on VoIP conversations became negative. We have no problem hearing...

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Sorry I can't offer an answer to your query as I can't figure it out for my similar requirement. I abandoned Fasttrack (for the time being) due to required QoS for my VoIP. I think the concept of Fasttrack is fine by itself. And MikroTik's effort is to be commended. However, traffic on a freeway at ...

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I was given an hAP Lite at last MUM in Melbourne and did not know about mAP2n specs at all. So thanks for that info. Cheers.

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For me, I think hAP lite is a perfectly suitable for on-the-road needs, more than for a household with more demands that are likely to stretch its capacity. Viewed in this way, standing up does no more useful purposes than 'sitting down' of the original case. As for being the traffic cop at home, I'...

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Dst-port from outside, not src-port. Thanks for that. Over 24 hours only 195 Bytes were captured (i.e. rejected) under the tcp rule. None under udp protocol however. I thought more would have been captured if they were these main causes. It's not so hard to guess the reason as the symptoms are repe...

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So look at the traffic what is it... Use torch. My guess is that you are part of dns amplification attack. Don't you have your dns service available to public, do you? You're very knowledgeable and sharp with your diagnosis. Thanks to you, I learned a few more lessons. I had a few DNS accounts for ...

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I cannot reconcile between the high upstream bandwidth with the combined total upstream of individual interfaces. Even when I turned off all devices except 2 VoIP phones and a ovpn connection so I can identify and isolate the issue. It's even weirder when my nominal maximum upstream is 2.4mbps. In t...

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Thanks for that explanation. I got mixed up.

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@ jarda, I decided not to use Fast Track for the time being. Much along your reasoning but with less knowledge than you have. I am thinking about a potential flaw at the conceptual level. Imagine a convoy of delivery trucks arriving at my University gate, using a metaphor. The gatekeeper checks the ...

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Thanks for the reply.

I have just now been able to isolate a local issue with my ISP which has nothing to do with Fasttrack effects, measured via Speedtest indicator.

Red face. Sorry for barking at the wrong tree.
Cheers

MTeeker

Would you be able to run a Sppedtest (Ookla) on your wired device and comment on it?

Many thanks.

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Perhaps it's a trivial thing. But it does not make sense. When Fasttrack is engaged under 6.30.4, Speedtest.net (by Ookla) does not indicate a better performance that I would expect. In fact, it gives much lower performance than my nominal bandwidth 100mbps/down and 2.4mbps up. Does anybody have the...

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I think the only remaining option for you is doing a Netinstall to cure any remnant of broken codes of RB911 at start up.

I suspect that it will fix the issue and allow subsequent rebooting.

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From what I can see, the main constraint of Fasttrack is Qos of VoIP queue priorities. Simply because Fasttrack does not enlarge an existing bandwidth pipe, it only removes processing at internal 'checkpoint' to speed up delivery. From this angle though, the intended working of QoS of VoIP (using ma...

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Jarda , I tried to post where Fast Track was discussed but the thread was closed. It crossed my mind that it was somehow a bit odd as your sharp eyes detected it. :-). My VoIP queue tree is based on mangle marking packets at pre-routing chain. And while Fast Track was on, my conversation was broken...

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Unless I missed something, is my recap of Fast Track aspects below correct? Please chime in. Especially Jarda. FAST TRACK: Objective : Just to recap the issues in respect to Fast Track feature from 6.29 (from memory). How : To speed up subsequent incoming traffic packets ONCE the initial few from SA...

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I did not specify a remote address in my PPP secret.

However for local address, if not specified, the vpn connection will get an IP from DHCP server. If specified, the connection will assume that as fixed IP. DHCP is not needed in that case.

Glad that it's working out for you.

MTeeker

You need to add a route to each network behind the ovpn server in order to access it, e.g.

route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1

where 192.168.1.0 is the local network address behind the ovpn server, its subnet mask then the gateway IP of open VPN.

MTeeker

Thanks for the hint.

Have just reported this issue of OpenVPN broken in 6.31 to MikroTik.

On a related issue. If Fast Track allows traffic to bypass firewall, does this mean that QoS settings such as for VoIP no longer works. Just wondering.

Regards

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Hi Normis, (not sure if you are the recipient of this) Issue: OpenVPN is broken in 6.31 on my RB2011UiAS-2HnD (mipsbe) Attempts to connect to router (v6.31) via openVPN is no longer possible. Same result from various devices, PC, Android and smartphone. Connection via OpenVPN works previously on 6.3...

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DynDNS update script not working after update to 6.30
One has 6.29 and script works fine, second has 6.30 and script is not updating DynDNS with new IP.

Not sure if you are aware but there is a built-in dynamic DNS feature using the router's serial number.

/IP Cloud.

Neat and simple.
Cheers

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...(I get the VPN to work when I am home; it doesn't when I am on the road). Not sure if it applies in your specific VPN case. However if you can connect via VPN at home but not on the road, it seems your firewall needs to allow a range of specific IPs from remote location to be able to connect via...

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So, I am still having policy issue with my VPN ..... If you consider using OpenVPN using MikroTik as server instead, I can offer you a detailed step-by-step instruction. Note that Microsoft, a member of the consortium behind the development of PPTP, specifically recommends against its use. As for L...

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We did try to hire a professional to write our manual. I think it is appreciated by all, and thanks to MikroTik for trying. It ended in disaster, because indepth RouterOS knowledge is required to do this. I would not suggest a professional communicator WITHOUT a basic knowledge of networking fundam...

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I was given this unit at MUM Australia last month. Janis told me it costs $22. Cheap was the first word that came to my mind. I had to temporarily put it on my home network while my RB493G was out of action due to a bad power supply. I was really surprised to see it handles my home traffic fine. Eve...

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When it was editable by anyone, it only brought mistakes and problems. Currently we give edit rights to select people who have shown interest (trusted trainers with good knowledge). Hi Normis, With respect to those who are an expert of a subject, the knowledge transfer of that subject (to other peo...

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That's interesting. Hmm. Video streaming over openvpn connection from my home NAS was definitely much smoother. From G3 connection on mobile phone. The only change which I am aware of was my redoing of netinstall on RB493G. But this was due to my first misdiagnosis of its faulty power supply. Two at...

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on which miktotik model have you tested?

RB493G

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The idea is to "fasttrack" some specific machine without slowing it's traffic for processing. Let's say you have a network of users, you have firewall and queues for them. But then you have a VIP customer (or your own PC) that you will not filter or slow down, and you want the best availa...

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I got the answer to my own question at bottom of last post. OpenVPN server cannot accept dev tun (i.e. Android device) and dev tap (i.e. Windows) as clients concurrently. Use Ethernet mode for Windows-based device connection, and IP mode for Android devices. VPN providers must have different OVPN se...

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Since the reply to my query was so overwhelming, [cough, cough], I feel my patience was tested to the limits at times with using MikroTik. But I love its value and full of features. I also wish some gentle push with appropriate efforts by MikroTik to make its products even more valuable in terms of ...

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Initially I had same problem accessing LAN behind router even I had the routes specifically added in the client.ovpn script. e.g. route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 172.20.1.1 (172.20.1.1 is the ovpn server IP address) In the end I added this: add chain=forward action=accept src-address=172.20.1.0/28 i...

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Nobody has ever used an Android tablet to connect to MikroTik's OpenVPN? Like to securely access the LAN behind it?

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V6.20 minor bug?

Time, Date, CPU, Memory and Uptime indicators disappear when Winbox is next opened.

It's minor thing but if it can be fixed, it would be great.

I am running the latest version of Winbox. I don't think it works on the previous version of Winbox either.

Many thanks.

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Hi, I wonder if anyone has successfully managed to do so and would be so kind sharing their knowledge and point me in the right direction. You see, I have successfully connected to my RB493G via OpenVPN and also the LAN behind it, using my WIN7 PC. I also can connect via OpenVPN to a USA-based VPN s...

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Thanks.

Let me try your suggestions fully and I will report back.

MTeeker

I need some kind help to complete this set up at home.

If it works as described in here: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Wireless_repeater

It should work for the connection b/w the gateway and repeater (extender) by cable?

Thank you in anticipation.

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I have dhcp running on RB493G. Both on ethernet and wlan. RB411A has static IP on ether1, connected back to RB493G. I have set a static DNS on RB411A and can now see the DNS on the ipconfig /all but still unable to get an outside link from the laptop connected via RB411A. I was of the understanding ...

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I can't see the DNS entry from the result of ipconfig /all as you pointed out.

But I do have the DNS entries setup in RB411A.

Besides, Tool/Ping from inside of RB411A returns the ping?? I am lost.

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. (2nd post by accident deleted)

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Can somebody kindly help a person (that's me) willing to learn while out of work?

Thanks.

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I want to extend the Wifi range of the (main) MikroTik RB493G by having the RB411 (in bridge mode) set up as an extender. It's connected to RB493G via ethernet cable. I believe that I can extend the wifi range of RB493G this way. As I understand, this setup is not WDS since it uses cable as backhaul...

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Does anybody know of a case that allows more than one wireless card to be fiitted properly onto RB493G, pls.

With Mikrotik's CA/493 case, only one wireless card can be fitted without touching the case from the inside.

Many thanks

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'And I'm in the process of getting a motherboard replacement in order to bring the box back into life. When ready, I will report on the speed testing of my Mikrotik bonding with HP 1810G switch . I have finally managed to get a replacement motherborad and all that jazz. But I am afraid that I may d...

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Although mentioned in my last post, I am unable to report on the speed of my bonding at this time. (This reply is only a courtesy). The ASUS motherboard BIOS refused to boot up after a firmware flash that I started but somehow got hung halfway in my attempt to eliminate potential bottlenecks. And I'...

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Thanks fewi, You made me think about my 'method' of testing over the last couple of days. Let me get back to your question once I have done some proper tests and once I sorted out some personal issues. A week or two at least. That way we know for sure. And perhaps others may benefit from it as well.

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I thought you might be one of those helpful people who answer my query. :D I did what you suggest. Rebooted RB493G a few times and in between rebooting my HP1810. But I can't see any improvements in the traffic. In fact, it is a couple of MBytes lowwer than when I ran just one single cable b/w HP an...

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I tried Mikrotik bonding method before. The traffic b/w hosts on my network became slower than before bonding. On this, I am not sure if my VLAN setting is incorrect and 'interferes' with the bonding. Here is an extract: # jun/17/2011 05:59:41 by RouterOS 5.4 # software id = # /interface ethernet se...

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Pls ignore this post and refer to my later post of 12:22 June 15.

I earlier thought this post was lost in transit, hence my second post above.

Appreciate your interest.
Thank you.

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Dear Gurus, I am confused and need some help, please. I understand that it's possible to increase throughput b/w RB493G and a capable switch that understands link aggregation (i.e. 802.3ad). • Given HP 1810G being a VLAN and link-aggregation capable switch, what would be the best way to achieve this...

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I need some help with setting up link aggregation b/w RB493G and HP 1810G switch. I am confused. MikroTik offers 802.3ad link aggregation by way of bonding. This method, according to some people, uses CPU cycles of routerboad hence rendering it less effective. Instead, some guru suggested to use a s...

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