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by ramirez
Sun Dec 29, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: Routing traffic through Wireguard AND L2tp/IkeV2 problem
Replies: 0
Views: 188

Routing traffic through Wireguard AND L2tp/IkeV2 problem

Between a client MT and a remote server MT I have an L2TP/Ikev2 VPN and some mangle rules on the client side to only allow certain devices go through the vpn. What I 'm looking to do (and have not accomplished so far) is to have road warriors connect via Wireguard to the server (directly) when on ce...
by ramirez
Tue Aug 13, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

The source port is picked by the remote client initiating the connection, typically anything greater than 1023 but not fixed. Ok thank you ! The way I was understanding it was (in the event no MT router is involved) if you have a camera for example and you want to use a known port to access it from...
by ramirez
Tue Aug 13, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

Hmmm didn't know about that ! Very interesting! Thank you !
by ramirez
Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

Ok so I was able to open port 42225 (could have been any other) and redirect it to 8291 and I want your thoughts if this is something I wasn't understanding towards my modem (see attached screen shot). I was under the impression that I had to specify the source port as well, in this example 42225 an...
by ramirez
Mon Aug 12, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

Can you change this rule, where the to port is the default Winbox port? And change this rule in the firewall as well: /ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input dst-port=8291 in-interface=ether1 protocol=tcp Ok I changed both to 8291 and both ports remain closed as before but now I see packe...
by ramirez
Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

Yes it is behind NAT and does not have a public IP address.
Did you do port forwarding on the NAT device as well?
Yes !
by ramirez
Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

input ≠ forward
Changed it to forward but still the port remains closed...
by ramirez
Mon Aug 12, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

Re: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

I would prefer through VPN over making a service available publically. Is your MT behind NAT, or does it have a publically available IP address? Who removed all filter rules that are part of the default? Indeed a vpn is preferable but for know I am looking to explore this option as well. Yes it is ...
by ramirez
Mon Aug 12, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

How can I access remotely MT behind a modem?

I am trying to set up port forwarding on a MT to be able to access it remotely and have failed to do so . I have set up a firewall rule and a dst-nat rule from port 8899 to port 8291 but like mentioned the port is not open. I have also configured the modem to port forward 8899 => 8899 to 192.168.1.1...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: CHR or Ethernet router?
Replies: 5
Views: 1029

Re: CHR or Ethernet router?

Thank you MKX ! Got it !
by ramirez
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR or Ethernet router?
Replies: 5
Views: 1029

Re: CHR or Ethernet router?

Generally I'd guess that for higher throughputs using CHR on decent hardware would be more cost effective solution than using a powerful MT router. And I'd guess that single core CPU speed is the most important parameter when choosing hardware for running CHR. Thank you MKX for all the info, on bot...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Site-2-site L2TP IPSEC VPN speed issue
Replies: 4
Views: 1335

Re: Site-2-site L2TP IPSEC VPN speed issue

It was a long time ago I had speed problems with my L2TP IPsec link and changing MAX MTU to 1400 fixed it for me .
by ramirez
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: CHR or Ethernet router?
Replies: 5
Views: 1029

CHR or Ethernet router?

Dear community, what do you think can better cope as a VPN server with up to 200/200 Mb loads? Currently I am operating a CHR on a DELL R210 II/1xE3-1270/32GB and server speeds of up to 100/100 Mb (compressed video) through L2TP IPsec (5 clients - Sha1/aes128/modp2048) take anything between 20-50% C...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Forwarding Protocols
Topic: MT behind 2 WAN addresses drops L2TP/IPsec link randomly, after connection.
Replies: 0
Views: 983

MT behind 2 WAN addresses drops L2TP/IPsec link randomly, after connection.

Dear community a MT sitting behind 2 WAN addresses, when initially connected to the router (please see attached diagram) establishes L2TP/IPsec connection. However, at random times (could be 5 minutes/1 hour etc.) the connection is lost and although MT2 IP/cloud continues seeing router’s WAN address...
by ramirez
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: MT behind 2 WAN addresses drops L2TP/IPsec link randomly, after connection.
Replies: 0
Views: 353

MT behind 2 WAN addresses drops L2TP/IPsec link randomly, after connection.

Dear community a MT sitting behind 2 WAN addresses, when initially connected to the router (please see attached diagram) establishes L2TP/IPsec connection. However, at random times (could be 5 minutes/1 hour etc.) the connection is lost and although MT2 IP/cloud continues seeing router’s WAN address...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: IP/cloud getting different public address.
Replies: 7
Views: 698

Re: IP/cloud getting different public address.

I don't know if Sindy's eye will catch this, but I have doubts whether 192.168.1.1 is the correct address to enter : from the initial post : "As for determining the IP of the gateway of that WAN, either you don't need the router itself to determine it because it doesn't change (it is a typical ...
by ramirez
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: IP/cloud getting different public address.
Replies: 7
Views: 698

Re: IP/cloud getting different public address.

Correct, the address of the modem is 192.168.1.1 :(

Did everything per the instructions but still the link fails between the server and the client when I use the xxxxxxx.sn.mynetname.net :?
by ramirez
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: IP/cloud getting different public address.
Replies: 7
Views: 698

Re: IP/cloud getting different public address.

You mean the modem's ? 192.168.1.1 ?
by ramirez
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: IP/cloud getting different public address.
Replies: 7
Views: 698

Re: IP/cloud getting different public address.

Thank you Holvoetn ! Just a quick question ...which is the "ip.of.wan-x.gw" Sindy refers to /ip route add routing-mark=via-wan-x gateway=ip.of.wan-x.gw ?
by ramirez
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: IP/cloud getting different public address.
Replies: 7
Views: 698

IP/cloud getting different public address.

At a remote location (B) where no physical access is possible a MT client is connecting via L2TP to a server at another location (C). Access is only possible to MT client and MT Server FROM LOCATION (A). When that MT client is sitting behind an ISP modem with CGNAT and ip/cloud getting a different p...
by ramirez
Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: License not showing on x86
Replies: 4
Views: 488

Re: License not showing on x86

Thank you ! Yes indeed to the second part ! Like I said too fast of a click , too tired when did that, and didn't pay any attention to the obvious. The intention is to move that router (from that machine) in a month, to another machine so I may have to buy a new license (I have contacted support) ...
by ramirez
Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: License not showing on x86
Replies: 4
Views: 488

Re: License not showing on x86

True ! Too much speed ! :-(

When installing a x86 CD .iso through VMware (as I have done) on a remote server is there any difference from choosing the VMDK image in regard to the router (to do the same thing), as to the operation/capabilities of the router ?
by ramirez
Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: License not showing on x86
Replies: 4
Views: 488

License not showing on x86

Greetings to all ! After purchasing a license key for a x86 router OS, and entered through Winbox / system / License , restarted the router but nothing shows there . Does it take some time (hours) for Mikrotik to activate something ? Also my order shows fine on MT portal account , but when I click &...
by ramirez
Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Possible to request LAN IP, through DHCP client ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1152

Possible to request LAN IP, through DHCP client ?

When a DHCP client is running on eth1 is it possible to "request" from the device running the DHCP server a particular IP? E.g. if the server hands out to client MT 192.168.50.10, to have MT receive 192.168.50.11 (not through "make static"), without changing anything on the first...
by ramirez
Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?
Replies: 6
Views: 785

Re: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?

Thank you mkx!
by ramirez
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?
Replies: 6
Views: 785

Re: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?

Correct ! Let me ask you this : If a wireless device is connected to a MT which in turn is connected vie Ethernet on the ISP modem. Is there any way for this wireless device NOT to show it's MAC address in the LAN? Is there some setting on the MT that will accomplish that ? The MT receives local add...
by ramirez
Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?
Replies: 6
Views: 785

Re: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?

Thank you k6ccc, no you got it right :-) was trying to figure out if there is a way to avoid cloning of the mac address (by not knowing it ) but you are right in what you 're saying ...
by ramirez
Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:12 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?
Replies: 6
Views: 785

Is it possible to conceal MT’s MAC address?

Besides options @ Tools/MAC Server, is there a way to stop MT’s from advertising their MAC addresses when connected on the ISP modem? In other words, for their MAC addresses not to show on a DHCP ISP modem/router.
by ramirez
Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Possible to connect 2 clients with same LAN address to server?
Replies: 1
Views: 615

Possible to connect 2 clients with same LAN address to server?

If a client (e.g. no. 7) connects to this server over L2TP/IPsec and has LAN address e.g. 192.168.20.10 like peer number 3, will the connection be successful or will it mess up with everything? Each client comes from a dynamic public IP address, each public IP address has only one client, as expecte...
by ramirez
Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Access clients that are (each) on same subnet as the other.
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Access clients that are (each) on same subnet as the other.

Is it possible to have access to MT clients from X86 server (through L2TP/IPSEC), when both clients run a DHCP client service to receive LAN address from ISP modems, when both those LANs are the same (e.g. 192.168.100.x/24) ? Server MT is not behind NAT and has public IP 150.150.150.1 Windows is a r...
by ramirez
Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Internet traffic and VPN
Replies: 1
Views: 485

Re: Internet traffic and VPN

UPDATE :

In case anyone has the same issue in the future:

The problem was choosing "mark connection" instead of "mark routing" in mangle tab. Due to speed I had entered the wrong value...
by ramirez
Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Internet traffic and VPN
Replies: 1
Views: 485

Internet traffic and VPN

Greetings to all! Can some please help with the following? On the client side that a single device is connected on the WiFi, I am looking to traffic all internet through the server’s side. That device is the 192.168.100.2 The MT is connected via ethernet on the ISP’s modem and a DHCP client is runni...
by ramirez
Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

Re: How to block IPV6 from ISP

This rule :
/ipv6 firewall raw
add chain=prerouting action=drop
Did return counters but none of the others, so probably IPV6 like you said cannot be blocked towards the phone . I appreciate the input ! ! !
by ramirez
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

Re: How to block IPV6 from ISP

tried this first :
/ipv6 firewall filter
add chain=forward action=drop
and didn't see any counters (they are at 0) . From my android phone an IPV6 check still comes positive .
by ramirez
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

Re: How to block IPV6 from ISP

chain=forward action=drop connection-state=established,related log=no log-prefix=""

is this above correct ?
by ramirez
Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

Re: How to block IPV6 from ISP

You thought it and you said it to yourself? I am sure that are better ways to phrase the above... As I don't understand the grammar of this : "If is not the smartphone than instaurate the VPN connection, but is the RouterBOARD, " Do you mean : "if it's not the smartphone (I assume, t...
by ramirez
Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

Re: How to block IPV6 from ISP

Are you "talking" to yourself? Only you know the details and you talk to yourself, who wins among you? You don't provide any useful information, such as device used, routerOS version, etc. Cell phone is a Xiaomi 9T pro , router OS is 6.48.2 on a RB751G-2HnD. What else do you need ? On APN...
by ramirez
Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to block IPV6 from ISP
Replies: 32
Views: 12587

How to block IPV6 from ISP

Although I do not have the IPV6 package installed (or to better put it I have it disabled) my cell phone when connected to the WiFi gets an IPV6 address from the ISP. Is there a way to block the phone from receiving one ? My ISP also offers me an IPV4 address and would like to use that one only . On...
by ramirez
Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Firewall rules to secure CHR
Replies: 4
Views: 2286

Re: Firewall rules to secure CHR

Thank you, so either will work (right after the drop invalid in input and forward, or last two rules drop ), correct?
by ramirez
Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Firewall rules to secure CHR
Replies: 4
Views: 2286

Re: Firewall rules to secure CHR

Thank you MKX, So if I understand it correctly create at the end two rules one for input and one for forward in this way ? : add action=drop chain=input and add action=drop chain=forward or after action=drop chain=input comment="defconf: drop invalid" connection-state=invalid and action=dr...
by ramirez
Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Firewall rules to secure CHR
Replies: 4
Views: 2286

Firewall rules to secure CHR

Based on a previous post and the help from Sindy: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=175285#p859705 , I have managed to run a CHR on a remote dedicated server (Through Vmware). The setup is as follows, Windows physical NIC : public IP 23.23.23.90 / gateway: 23.23.23.1 . Went on and c...
by ramirez
Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Routing between 3 sites using IPSec tunnels
Replies: 5
Views: 1294

Re: Routing between 3 sites using IPSec tunnels

In IP/Routes you will set Dst. address of the machine you wish to reach or the subnet and you will choose the appropriate gateway .
by ramirez
Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

Re: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

Thank you Sindy ! All this is very interesting :-) ! use a display filter arp.dst.proto_ipv4 == 22.22.22.22. If the packet list becomes empty once you apply this display filter, it's definitely the worst case. Yes, it did come back as empty :-( and after some back and forth with the provider they ca...
by ramirez
Mon May 31, 2021 10:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

Re: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

So the first thing necessary is to find out how it is actually done, because the setup will differ accordingly. I am attaching both results with ARP filter on External virtual card and Dst host to 22.22.22.22 (ping from laptop) . Didn't see any ARP requests for 22.22.22.22 when I run ping to it. I ...
by ramirez
Fri May 28, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

Re: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

In Hyper-V's virtual switch management, you have to forbid Windows to connect to the physical interface at all (untick the checkbox saying "allow the host operating system to share this adapter" in the settings of the External network). If I do that, won't I lose remote connection to the ...
by ramirez
Thu May 27, 2021 10:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Looking for Mirotik consultant
Replies: 3
Views: 987

Re: Looking for Mirotik consultant

+ 1
by ramirez
Wed May 26, 2021 5:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: MikroTik - L2TP VPN reconnect issue when the internet connection is lost for a few minutes
Replies: 9
Views: 10523

Re: MikroTik - L2TP VPN reconnect issue when the internet connection is lost for a few minutes

I have been facing the same problem ! The solution is similar for me. On the server side I disable the PPP/secrets for the clients and disable peers and proposals on IPsec (occasionally I have to flush the SAs also) and then enable them back, the link then comes back online. I can confirm this happe...
by ramirez
Wed May 26, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

Re: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

If you create an internal network, a corresponding virtual interface is created in the host Windows, which you can use to share internet with the CHR connected to the corresponding virtual network. You mean to chose the physical connection and the "new" internal virtual connection, and cl...
by ramirez
Tue May 18, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

Re: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

Any virtualization platform I know for Windows does address also networking. So as soon as you install/activate it, a virtual Ethernet interface will be added to the Windows system, and you'll be able to add more manually. And you will also be able to specify how to use them. Yes, I am using Hyper-...
by ramirez
Sat May 15, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?
Replies: 10
Views: 2307

CHR possible when host machine has no Internal IP?

Is it possible to install Router OS on a windows host machine when that machine has no Internal IP address, but only an external one?
by ramirez
Fri May 14, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Same subnets to L2TP/IPsec, possible?
Replies: 3
Views: 1121

Re: Same subnets to L2TP/IPsec, possible?

Thank you Sindy !
by ramirez
Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Same subnets to L2TP/IPsec, possible?
Replies: 3
Views: 1121

Same subnets to L2TP/IPsec, possible?

Is it possible to connect two same subnets (as per diagram) to the same Server? In the event that you cannot change a client's subnet (but you still need to connect it to that Server), how do you deal with establishing that link between all three (2 clients and 1 server) ? And then... e.g. be able t...
by ramirez
Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

UPDATE: OK I can confirm: Last night one of the client's public IP address changed. The link went down and never came up. What I did : Disabled on client the L2TP-out client - disabled all settings in IP/ipsec On Server: Disabled the client's Secret @ PPP/secret , disabled the peer for that client R...
by ramirez
Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

OK so far: I have contacted support on the issue, and they asked to upgrade to V. 6.48.2 from 6.48.1, as some improvements took place regarding transport mode and IPsec. The problem persisted after the upgrade. Then support suggested to include dst-nat rule to either machines (since both are behind ...
by ramirez
Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Client to CHR L2TP/IPsec link, not establishing.
Replies: 0
Views: 791

Client to CHR L2TP/IPsec link, not establishing.

Has anyone successfully connected via L2TP/IPsec (manual - transport mode) a physical client MT to a CHR Windows Server 2019 dedicated machine (with Vmware Workstation 16 / or other vm platform) ? I have tried allowing UDP ports 500, 1701, 4500 on windows firewall (on the dedicated server) , didn't ...
by ramirez
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

OK, the delay 1m before disable did the trick :-) ! I have also emailed support regarding the so far discussed ...
by ramirez
Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Of course replace name by the actual name of the peer. And yes, the scheduled script is a substitution of your manual disable/re-enable operation after reboot. I just tried it and it didn't bring the link up ...do you think I should make the delay 1m longer, say 3 minutes? Although I would imagine ...
by ramirez
Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you Sindy ! I will follow up with this post (Mikrotik support) and will try something extra with a dedicated server I have (and post results) to further assist other people and the progress of Router OS . Again ...much appreciate it !!!
by ramirez
Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you Sindy!
Do I have to replace the word "name" with the peer's actual name, or leave it as is? If I understand it correctly , upon reboot/shutdown etc. the schedule will basically do automatically, what I do manually - disable the peer once and then re-enable it?
by ramirez
Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

It seems that the log is from the only client whose configuration you haven't posted. [admin@Client3] > export hide-sensitive # apr/11/2021 10:48:08 by RouterOS 6.48.1 # software id = # # model = RBmAPL-2nD # serial number = /interface l2tp-client add connect-to=dnsln.ddns.net disabled=no max-mru=1...
by ramirez
Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you Sindy for your continuous efforts to assist (and teach) ! A) The way you describe it, you've opted to use a dst-nat rule rather than to restrict the IPsec policy to carry only the L2TP transport packets. Nothing wrong about that. However, it then cannot be a matter of a bypassed dst-nat an...
by ramirez
Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

A) Why when connected to client1's WiFi, I cannot connect to the Server through DDNS (WinBox)? If I try from my phone's 4G I can. I understand that this happens because I am connected to that network, that has the L2TP link with the Server (and I can connect using server's 172.21.69.153) but cannot...
by ramirez
Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Hi Anav, there is only one IP address 192.168.0.1 and that is of the bridge . Indeed all Ethernet ports are on that bridge.
by ramirez
Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you Sindy, for some reason I had left enabled the "use IP sec" in PPP/interface/dial-out (had manually configured IPSEC). After I disabled that, the link got established and is steady. All links between clients and Server are as expected. 3 questions if I may: A) Why when connected t...
by ramirez
Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

First, even a whole elephant can be eaten, but you have to chop it into small enough pieces. Indeed, got carried away as I was typing, apologies ... I will try to keep as short as possible the answers . Regarding many clients using the same subnets internally, the key point here is whether you need...
by ramirez
Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you Sindy for the time spent and the input offered! So how about this (based on) : “…Since the five-tuple of (public local IP, public local port, remote IP, remote port, IP protocol) must be unique for each tracked connection…” Assuming that you have 2 clients connecting to a server over L2TP/...
by ramirez
Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds
Replies: 4
Views: 4065

Re: L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds

Thank you !
by ramirez
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds
Replies: 4
Views: 4065

Re: L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds

Thank you! One thing that helped a lot (per support's instructions) was to set MTU on both sites at 1400 instead of 1492 or 1500 and/or minus 28 on both... 1400 boosted speeds to almost 90%-95% of what the internet lines can give. I have read about HW acceleration in the past and as I am using a vir...
by ramirez
Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: IPSec, Ike2 Phase 1 lifetime expiration: no renegotiation, tunnel just killed
Replies: 1
Views: 1523

Re: IPSec, Ike2 Phase 1 lifetime expiration: no renegotiation, tunnel just killed

Same problem here with 6.48.1 Edit: I changed the NAT keep alive from 30 to 60 and looks like the problem is fixed ? ? ? Will keep checking and will post here in a few days my findings ... Edit2: No it seems I was wrong, as to this part: I disconnected the client from power (to simulate a power outa...
by ramirez
Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

I see...good to know , thank you! Would you say that in transport mode if I have access to one site (Server side) but don't have access to the other side, would I be able to establish a link between the 2, by entering the static address (to call/connect to) on the client side? E.g. if the the DDNS o...
by ramirez
Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Indeed true ... Here is what I did and it works, the (MT) DDNS is operating as expected to update the IP, I set it up to update every 5 minutes ...now to access from winbox a MT through "that name" indeed you need some changes/access to the modem . But! If you only need to be informed of t...
by ramirez
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Re: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Thank you 2frogs, no unfortunately there will be no other device update client running on the network ...just a modem (to which I have no access) and the MT. I was also under the impression that the DNS name in ip/cloud is not accessible when behind a NAT modem (and needs port forwarding) or are you...
by ramirez
Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)
Replies: 30
Views: 7656

Discovery of external IP address (Noip.com)

Is there a way to be able to find out the external IP when the MT is behind a modem and set a noip.com name, without involving entering your account details on the Modem? When you don't have any access to the ISP modem and you just connect the MT on the modem (no firewall rules present on MT) is it ...
by ramirez
Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

Well, that did the trick !

Followed the instructions and was able gain access to it through the ethernet port .

Much appreciate it 2frogs!!!

I have no idea how to place a [SOLVED] tag on this post , but indeed has been resolved :-)
by ramirez
Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

:-) Again what you say makes total sense! Just because I 've never tried it before (yes it is in range the signal) can you dictate please steps/advice regarding the virtual wireless?
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

Hmmmm without knowing how to do it :-) it makes sense what you're saying . Will do some research and hopefully figure out a safe way to do it ...

P.S. When you say to configure the gateway for wireless, Pi has the 192.168.100.151 , you mean to set a static gateway of the pi ?
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

OK here it is (in case anyone faces the same in the future) ... 2frogs was spot on! Up until now I have had experience with MT's (4 Ethernet ports or more) , also I had performed software and hardware reset to these devices with previous ROS versions (the one running on this particular Map Lite is 6...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

Hmmmm ...didn't know that :-)

Well in that case how do you explain getting an IP automatically (out of the box) and me being able to access it through the ethernet connection (the first time ) ?
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

But how can you connect to the wireless side of the Map Lite when you cannot access it via ethernet to configure SSID , other parameters of it and its password ?
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

It is a Map Lite . No I did not check the keep old configuration. I was under the impression that with the latest ROS versions when a reset is performed then a DHCP client is automatically present ...I may be wrong though ... But how do you explain the fact of a present IP and I cannot access it nei...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

Re: No access to MT after WinBox reset

That MT has only one physical Ethernet port, is that considered as a WAN port in the default/initial configuration after a reset?

Also, I was under the impression that after a rest there are no firewall rules present in the filter rules ...

hmmmm
by ramirez
Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: No access to MT after WinBox reset
Replies: 16
Views: 2191

No access to MT after WinBox reset

At a remote connection where 2 Mt’s are connected on a modem, I had to reset via Winbox settings of one MT. At that location, I don’t have physical access and although I thought (after the reset) it would automatically receive an IP from the running DHCP server (Modem) well, I lost access to it… I h...
by ramirez
Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: Proper MTU setting between sites.
Replies: 1
Views: 466

Proper MTU setting between sites.

When creating a tunnel/ link between two sites and site (A) ISP modem has 1500 mtu (server) and site (B) client has mtu 1492, how to you configure the setting between them/on each one? For example, on L2TP/Ipsec or GRE/Ipsec do you remove 28 and 24 respectively and add them on each site (meaning e.g...
by ramirez
Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds
Replies: 4
Views: 4065

L2TP/IPSEC xtremely slow speeds

If someone can shed some light please. I am running ROS (6.48.1) as a virtual machine and I cannot get between 2 locations (L2TP/IPSEC) a higher bandwidth test upload speed than 8-9Mbits. Side (A) has a 200/200 and side (B) 60/10, I was expecting to get the full speed side (A) can give, while runnin...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: CHR vs x86 CD-ISO on VMWARE
Replies: 0
Views: 684

CHR vs x86 CD-ISO on VMWARE

I am running on Winx64 Home, a VMware WorkStation Pro 16 and through it a trial version of ROS 6.48.1 (I used the CD image to install it on the virtual machine) . Everything works as expected and wanted to ask what is the difference between running this "version" and the CHR VDI image ?
by ramirez
Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: NVMe and X86
Replies: 4
Views: 1271

Re: NVMe and X86

Thank you! I will give it a try with 6.48 and 7 beta and will post my findings here...
by ramirez
Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: NVMe and X86
Replies: 4
Views: 1271

Re: NVMe and X86

Well I have been reading conflicting info, that's why I thought to ask :-) ...

viewtopic.php?t=121196


EDIT: Also it seems that version 7.0 will support x64 multi processors? ? ?
by ramirez
Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: NVMe and X86
Replies: 4
Views: 1271

NVMe and X86

Has anyone tried to install RouterOS X86 on a NVMe storage unit?
by ramirez
Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: RouterOS on USB flash
Replies: 3
Views: 853

Re: RouterOS on USB flash

Did you format the USB disk to Fat32?
Yes for some reason it wont do it ...

I am going to try with vmware...

EDIT: What operating system do you chose in VMware ?
by ramirez
Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: RouterOS on USB flash
Replies: 3
Views: 853

RouterOS on USB flash

How can I install RouterOS on a USB stick to be able to insert it on a PC and boot from it in routerOS environment? NetInstall will not do it...
by ramirez
Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: L2TP/IPSEC not connecting
Replies: 3
Views: 7198

L2TP/IPSEC not connecting

When trying to establish a connection between 2 M.T. routers if (on the server side) chose NOT to use IPSEC, and do the same on the client side, the link is established. If on the other had I chose (on the server side) IPsec=required enter a password and do the same for the client , I get a log (on ...
by ramirez
Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Slow VPN performance?
Replies: 9
Views: 7109

Re: Slow VPN performance?

Through a Bandwidth Test, I get max 24Mbits over either OVPN / IPsec with a 100% CPU usage :-) ...
by ramirez
Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Slow VPN performance?
Replies: 9
Views: 7109

Re: Slow VPN performance?

Like I mentioned here viewtopic.php?f=2&t=171995 I get about 21Mbits which is very low ...and have no Idea why is so slow :-)
by ramirez
Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)
Replies: 6
Views: 2310

Re: X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)

Thank you!

If anyone else has experience with X86 processors and encryption transfer algorithms please share your findings ...
by ramirez
Mon Jan 25, 2021 4:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)
Replies: 6
Views: 2310

Re: X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)

Thank you MKX! When you say that I 'd have to benchmark, you mean get the device and start tests right? As it would be the only way to tell weather such a CPU would be powerful enough to handle the encrypted traffic?
by ramirez
Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)
Replies: 6
Views: 2310

X86 and RouterOS (to overcome speed problem)

If I may ask the community for ideas/suggestions: Through bandwidth tests between multiple locations (site-site MT routers) from Location A to B/C/D the CPU (in Location A) maxes out at approximately 21Mbits (whether sending to one or to all), when location A can offer 200Mbits upload speeds. I have...
by ramirez
Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WinBox problem after upgrading to v6.48
Replies: 3
Views: 863

Re: WinBox problem after upgrading to v6.48

WinBox v. is 3.19

I cleared cache via winbox/tools but problem persists ... how do I do it via connection dialog?

UPDATE: WinBox version 3.27 works with v6.48
by ramirez
Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WinBox problem after upgrading to v6.48
Replies: 3
Views: 863

WinBox problem after upgrading to v6.48

Is anyone experiencing problems after upgrading to v6.48 when trying to add a new policy @ IP/IPsec?

When clinking on the + sign to add a new policy , WinBox shuts down !

Tried it on 2 different routers and does exactly that...

UPDATE: After downgrading to v6.46.8 WinBox works fine
by ramirez
Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

Yes, if 192.168.10.254 is the default gateway of the device, 192.168.10.21 will not be able to reach either the other subnet or the internet via site B. I am able to ping from 192.168.10.21 the router on the other side of the tunnel (and other devices on that subnet), but am not able to make it app...
by ramirez
Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

Thank you for your help, I will keep working on it ...
by ramirez
Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

Wait I got confused :-) device 192.168.10.21 has as gateway 192.168.10.1 (I can see it from its settings)

In IP routes I have Dst address: 0.0.0.0/0 => Gateway : 192.168.10.254 and next to it says : reachable bridge1

Do you mean to change it to 0.0.0.0/0 => Gateway : 192.168.10.1 ?
by ramirez
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:57 am
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

Firewall - interface with ip 192.168.10.254/24 is (should be) in LAN interface list in default config - therefore allowing forward traffic (not dropping) Nat - ipsec=out,none is applied in standard masquerade rule - so the source address should not be altered 192.168.10.254/24 (ISP modem) is connec...
by ramirez
Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

hmmmm no it says PH2 state: no phase 2 ...


Correction I had the values written opposite ...now it says connected

UPDATE: Although now it says it is connected device 192.168.10.21 (in site A) is still using site A's Internet provider and not side B... should I include an extra IP route rule?
by ramirez
Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

No need for additional protocols or interfaces. This scenario will work in standard ipsec tunneling mode. On site A create an additional policy: /ip ipsec policy add dst-address=0.0.0.0/0 peer=siteB src-address=192.168.10.21/32 tunnel=yes On site B create an additional policy: /ip ipsec policy add ...
by ramirez
Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Re: Route internet through IPsec

Thank you ! Do you think LT2P over IPsec would be an option? I have configured in the past OVPN between the two routers but the speed maxes out at around 15Mbits (Down/up in location B is 200/200) and was looking for ways to get the most out of it , in other words the fastest vpn option between to M...
by ramirez
Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route internet through IPsec
Replies: 14
Views: 7157

Route internet through IPsec

If anyone can help please : I have created an IPsec tunnel between location A (LAN 192.168.10.1/24) and location B (LAN 152.21.69.151/24). I am able to ping devices from one router to another. 192.168.10.1 to 152.21.69.151 In location A I have a device (192.168.10.21 / ISP modem: LAN 192.168.10.254/...
by ramirez
Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OVPN/CPU max out ?
Replies: 4
Views: 3393

Re: OVPN/CPU max out ?

(Bump)... Anyone ?
by ramirez
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: OpenVPN Maximum Speed
Replies: 4
Views: 7716

Re: OpenVPN Maximum Speed

Have a similar question here :

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=170797

Haven't received any answer yet , but have a feeling it's related to yours ...
by ramirez
Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OVPN/CPU max out ?
Replies: 4
Views: 3393

OVPN/CPU max out ?

Greetings to all! I have a OVPN between location A (Map) and location B (Map Lite) . Location A is client and location B is server. Connection A has an Internet speed of 200/200 and I can only get about 20Mbit at location B during a transfer. So I figured that this is a CPU problem at location A? An...
by ramirez
Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OVPN, mangle rule and IP routes rule.
Replies: 1
Views: 729

Re: OVPN, mangle rule and IP routes rule.

Bump!
by ramirez
Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OVPN, mangle rule and IP routes rule.
Replies: 1
Views: 729

OVPN, mangle rule and IP routes rule.

Greetings to all! I have a connection between A and B (both MT’s) through OVPN and as I need to use locations A’s Internet service on one device in location B (not the whole subnet, just one device e.g. 192.168.40.40) I have created a mangle rule in location B as chain: prerouting => src address 192...
by ramirez
Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Port forwarding trouble
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Re: Port forwarding trouble

OK for some reason the modem to M.T2 port forward rule didn't work, but....... A) on M.T.1 /ip firewall nat add action=dst-nat chain=dstnat dst-address=192.168.0.1 dst-port=3456 protocol=tcp to-addresses=192.168.0.38 B) /ip firewall nat add action=dst-nat chain=dstnat dst-address=192.168.0.38 dst-po...
by ramirez
Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Port forwarding trouble
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Re: Port forwarding trouble

Thank you @mkennedy67 It makes total sense what you just pointed out. I followed the rules but still the port does not respond . Edit: I forgot to mentioned that I checked with the ISP and they confirmed the don't block any ports or services. Thank you @ Sob, things are more clear now ! I followed y...
by ramirez
Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Port forwarding trouble
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Re: Port forwarding trouble

Hi Sob, so would you say that in order for a port to appear open something has to "κnock" and something has be awaiting to respond to that "knock" and open it? In other words when I try an open-port-check-tool from the Internet to 3456 because there is no device waiting to reply ...
by ramirez
Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Port forwarding trouble
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Re: Port forwarding trouble

Thank you Zacharias, to be honest I don't remember after so many tries if I did that, so I went and I forwarded from my modem port 3456 to M.T1. @ 192.168.0.1 with dstnat to 192.168.0.38 (MT2-Eth1), then the same dst nat from 192.168.0.38 (MT2 - Eth1) to 192.168.10.15 (PC) and still the port is clos...
by ramirez
Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Port forwarding trouble
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Port forwarding trouble

Hi Everyone, I am including a design of what I am looking to do and boy oh boy have I had my head scratching on how to port forward 3456 from my VDSL modem to a PC connected to M.T.2 WIFI . I have included the rule in the modem's settings page but the port remains closed! I have tried with dstnat ru...
by ramirez
Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: VPN between M.T. routers
Replies: 1
Views: 891

Re: VPN between M.T. routers

Thought to include this to explain it better:
by ramirez
Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Routing between 2 subnets
Replies: 5
Views: 11192

Re: Routing between 2 subnets

Yeap that did the trick...Thanks a million!!!
by ramirez
Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Routing between 2 subnets
Replies: 5
Views: 11192

Re: Routing between 2 subnets

I see, thank you MKX, unfortunately I need both ways communication... between 192.168.10.0/24 and 192.168.0.0/24 :-(
by ramirez
Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Routing between 2 subnets
Replies: 5
Views: 11192

Routing between 2 subnets

Hi everyone...I am going through a brain freeze so I'd like to ask for your advice... I am running a DHCP client on eth1 and the port has received 192.168.0.27 I am running a DHCP server 192.168.10.0/24 on Wlan (its static address is 192.168.10.10) I would like for devices connected on Wlan to be ab...
by ramirez
Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: VPN between M.T. routers
Replies: 1
Views: 891

VPN between M.T. routers

In location (A), I have a M.T. router (172.21.69.180) that is connected to a modem that has address 172.21.69.1 and runs a DHCP server I have created a VPN connection with location (B) that has a LAN address 192.168.1.1/24 and everything works fine. I wish to do the same with 2 other locations that ...
by ramirez
Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address
Replies: 4
Views: 1357

Re: DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address

Thank you! I will look into it further...
by ramirez
Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address
Replies: 4
Views: 1357

Re: DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address

Attached here
by ramirez
Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address
Replies: 4
Views: 1357

DHCP-client fails to receive I.P. address

Greetings to all! Does anyone have problems with latest update (6.46.1) and DHCP client on wlan? In my setup there is no need for bridge as I have a MaP that I only wish to connect to a router to which by the way I have no access to its settings. After I setup the wifi as station and input all neces...
by ramirez
Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Internet to M.T. router trough PC
Replies: 5
Views: 2398

Re: Internet to M.T. router trough PC

Thank you guys! @ erlinden you mean create a bridge between the laptop's wifi and it's Ethernet port? Can you please point me to the direction of how to do that? Yes both machines will be running. Also regarding the cloning of MAC address...the router allows specific MAC addresses to connect to it a...
by ramirez
Tue Dec 31, 2019 5:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Internet to M.T. router trough PC
Replies: 5
Views: 2398

Internet to M.T. router trough PC

If anyone knows...

Can I have a Windows PC that is connected to a wifi pass internet to a mikrotik router through an Ethernet cable?

The M.T. router is not going to be able to receive a LAN I.P. from the router, only the the PC will.

Thank you
by ramirez
Sun Dec 29, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: VPN tunel and Internet from client
Replies: 3
Views: 1014

Re: VPN tunel and Internet from client

Thank you Zacharias,

So (just to double check) although I cannot access client machines (only ping them) from machines behind Host M.T., I will be able to set up a machine behind it (host M.T.) to use client's ISP ? Correct?
by ramirez
Sun Dec 29, 2019 4:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: VPN tunel and Internet from client
Replies: 3
Views: 1014

VPN tunel and Internet from client

Greetings everyone! If I set up a VPN connection with certificates between a client M.T. and a host M.T. can I have the host through pre-routing rule in IP/Firewall/Mangle receive Internet from the client? In the opposite scenario I can have a client use the host's Internet and appear to the world w...
by ramirez
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Neighbor discovery other than through WinBox?
Replies: 3
Views: 2116

Re: Neighbor discovery other than through WinBox?

Thank you both! Unfortunately There is no other RB in the remote location that I can remotely access :-( Also I tried the mactelnet way and although I was able to discover it, because I have Installed the latest update, it does not login and returns "Login failed, incorrect username or password...
by ramirez
Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Neighbor discovery other than through WinBox?
Replies: 3
Views: 2116

Neighbor discovery other than through WinBox?

Greetings to everyone! Is there a way through Linux terminal or Webfig to configure an out-of-the-box M.T. router by using the "Mac address access" as we do it from WinBox? On a remote location I have a raspberry Pi connected on the ISP's VDSL modem router. On that modem-router, that by th...
by ramirez
Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Route Internet through double VPN
Replies: 2
Views: 1198

Re: Route Internet through double VPN

Bump.
by ramirez
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Route Internet through double VPN
Replies: 2
Views: 1198

Route Internet through double VPN

Greetings everyone! I have successfully created a VPN tunnel between MT router in location A (VPN I.P. 192.168.5.1) with LAN 192.168.11.0/24 and MT router in location B (VPN I.P. 192.168.5.2) with LAN 192.168.10.0/24. I can also route internet to a PC in location B (client side) from location A. Thu...
by ramirez
Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:53 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: VPN host - client guide
Replies: 6
Views: 2165

Re: VPN host - client guide

I thought I had followed the directions correctly, but obviously not since the client is not connecting ... In the attached design the 192.168.80.1:443 I.P. is the vdsl's modem ip from the ISP? I am confused by the three addresses on each mikrotik router . My setup only operates one I.P. address as ...
by ramirez
Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: VPN host - client guide
Replies: 6
Views: 2165

Re: VPN host - client guide

Sorry I am confused ...I enabled SSTP server through (winbox) PPP / Interface / SSTP server but now am stuck. I would assume that I need to create a server with a username and password (certificate?) and an I.P. address which then I would enter on a client router and thus I would be able to have a V...
by ramirez
Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: VPN host - client guide
Replies: 6
Views: 2165

Re: VPN host - client guide

Thank you Zacharias, Sign certificates and add CRL url. We will use IP address of the server as CRL URL. /certificate sign ca-template ca-crl-host=10.5.101.16 name=myCa In the above Wiki (https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Create_Certificates )what does it mean the "IP address of the server&...
by ramirez
Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: Beginner Basics
Topic: VPN host - client guide
Replies: 6
Views: 2165

VPN host - client guide

If anyone can help please with a guide as to how to create a VPN between two Mikrotik routers?

I am looking to have a host on site A and a client on site B and to be able to tunnel all internet traffic from site B through site A.

Thank you in advance.
by ramirez
Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Establish VPN connection with minimum interference on the host.
Replies: 0
Views: 778

Establish VPN connection with minimum interference on the host.

Greetings everyone! Please advise whether there is a way to connect a mikrotik router via Ethernet on a VDSL modem and without knowing the local address range to allow a vpn connection that has been preconfigured on that host mikrotik router. For streaming content, I would like to send to a friend o...
by ramirez
Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Directing all internet traffic through a device
Replies: 5
Views: 1685

Re: Directing all internet traffic through a device

Thank you mkx, I created in options a name raspberry with code 3 and '192.168.10.13' (with single quotes) rule, and assigned it to the static lease for my PC , but when I check "what is my IP address" on a browser it still shows my actual location when the raspberry shows a VPN location. I...
by ramirez
Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Directing all internet traffic through a device
Replies: 5
Views: 1685

Re: Directing all internet traffic through a device

Thank you mkx, I would like to try it with my PC first as then I would like to do the same for a media player that is also connected to the router. Therefore regarding the PC I would only wish to make changes on the router without changing any settings on the pc (as the media player is "dumb&qu...
by ramirez
Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Directing all internet traffic through a device
Replies: 5
Views: 1685

Directing all internet traffic through a device

If anyone can please help with the following: I have a raspberry Pi running Raspbian buster and is connected to vpn service provider. That raspberry is connected on my Mikrotik router on which router my PC is also connected. How can I run all traffic (to and from my PC) through the raspberry so that...
by ramirez
Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

Re: routing internet without static rules

Thank you TDW,

You Rock!
by ramirez
Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

Re: routing internet without static rules

Got it! So would this scenario work in your opinion? I get 2 x mAP lite and I connect them with a network cable, I then program unit A to be a client to search for Wi-Fi networks and unit B to be as AP station for my devices to be able to connect to. I login to unit A and set SSID and password, then...
by ramirez
Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

Re: routing internet without static rules

Well understood, now would this be possible to accomplish over Wi-Fi in the sense that the router will connect to an access point in the house and then the router operate a DCHP server (on a virtual AP?) for devices to connect? In other words would it be possible for the router's Wi-Fi to replace th...
by ramirez
Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

Re: routing internet without static rules

I see, I read the basic set up instructions but if I may, how will devices on the LAN side will have access to the internet without a static rule 0.0.0.0/0 to Ethernet 1 (WAN port)? Ethernet 1 and bridge will be different sub-nets, isn't that right?
by ramirez
Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

Re: routing internet without static rules

Thank you TDW Ok so please advise if I got it right: I set up a client DHCP on ethernet 1 (Where I connect physically the DSL modem) . I create then a bridge for ports 2,3,4,5 and VPN wifi. Then in addresses I hand out 190.168.0.1/24 for ethernet 1 and 190.168.1.1/24 to bridge. I arrange on the LAN ...
by ramirez
Fri Apr 19, 2019 1:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: routing internet without static rules
Replies: 10
Views: 2074

routing internet without static rules

Is it possible to setup a mikrotik router in such a way that network 192.168.1.1/24 runs a DHCP server and then by physically connecting the mikrotik router on a DSL modem (from ISP) that probably runs a different network (let’s call it 192.168.0.1/24) without any static routes to have the mikrotik ...
by ramirez
Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Router with 2 WLAN cards.
Replies: 6
Views: 3501

Re: Router with 2 WLAN cards.

Thank you all! I was under the impression that dual band models simply allow simultaneous connections on 2.4 and 5Ghz and that they don’t allow for separate routing rules. Also regarding a VLAN, I was unaware that I can have an AP and a wds station at the same time, operating it at the same channel ...
by ramirez
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:57 pm
Forum: RouterBOARD hardware
Topic: Router with 2 WLAN cards.
Replies: 6
Views: 3501

Router with 2 WLAN cards.

Greetings everyone! I am looking for your knowledge on whether a MT hardware exists that incorporates 2 separate WLAN cards. What I am looking to do is have WLAN1 connect to an AP and the other card WLAN2, to work as an AP itself, on which clients will be connecting. I am looking to have the clients...
by ramirez
Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Chromecast and 493G firewall rules
Replies: 3
Views: 1648

Re: Chromecast and 493G firewall rules

Dear Sindy, I don’t think I should set statically in MT dns 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as this is the whole thing I am trying to avoid, meaning to have MT use any other DNS servers than of Google’s. In addition, the MT is not PPPOE client, meaning that I do not have my modem set in bridge mode and the MT h...
by ramirez
Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Chromecast and 493G firewall rules
Replies: 3
Views: 1648

Chromecast and 493G firewall rules

Hi everyone, If I may, here is what I ‘m stuck with…I have a RB493G behind my VDSL modem, the first one takes care handling local addresses (modem’s DHCP is disabled). I have 2 WiFi interfaces, 1 Lan and one VDSL port. All are in bridge mode. I am connecting over wifi a Chromecast Ultra to the MT, a...
by ramirez
Mon May 22, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: cannot ping and access Wlan devices
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

Re: cannot ping and access Wlan devices

Dear Chris, I must be going wrong somewhere...I have bridged port1 and port 2 on MT1. Bridge has address 192.168.1.1/24 (ADSL modem is connected physically on port 1 with 192.168.1.254/24), port 2 is my LAN. Port 3 of MT1 is connected on port1 of MT2 = 192.168.0.5 (that basically acts like a switch,...
by ramirez
Wed May 17, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: cannot ping and access Wlan devices
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

Re: cannot ping and access Wlan devices

Thank you Chris, much appreciated!
by ramirez
Fri May 12, 2017 11:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: cannot ping and access Wlan devices
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

cannot ping and access Wlan devices

I have two APs connected together via cable, mt2 has Lan: 192.168.10.5/27 and Wlan: 192.168.10.48/28 -- mt1 has 192.168.10.1/27 (mt1 is dhcp server for LAN) . Mt1 is connected to my VDSL modem which is 192.168.11.254. The problem is that I cannot ping or see wireless devices from lan devices e.g. if...
by ramirez
Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Static routes
Replies: 1
Views: 807

Static routes

If anyone could help please… I have a 751U which is connected through port 5 (10.47.156.4/27) on a 493G port 5 (10.47.156.1/27). On port 3 of the 751U there is a 250GS switch connected (10.32.57.134), on the 1st port of the switch there is a Groove connected with (10.32.57.125). What I am looking to...
by ramirez
Sun May 12, 2013 9:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: v5.25 + bonding 50% slower
Replies: 2
Views: 2313

v5.25 + bonding 50% slower

Hello everyone, After I updated to version 5.25 from 5.24 I have been experiencing 50% reduction of speed in my RB493G. I use bonding on ports 6+8 for connection to my NAS and after the upgrade the NAS performs 50% less (It seems that although ports get registered as 1000Mb they work as 100Mb). Has ...