Something I just came across recently is I’ve had to switch to using “Machine” credentials with MikroTik RouterOS v7 devices instead of “network” credential types. I’m not 100% sure why this is yet, but something that will maybe help someone facing the same issue. Honestly I don’t have any v6 routers left to check this
Read MoreI have created playbooks for Ansible Network Device Backups. It is important to keep your device configurations backed up in the event of a hardware failure. Check out my GitHub for these Ansible playbooks. Some folks are starting to use Git for device backups as it provides diffs and backup capability. For those who don’t
Read MoreThis post will discuss different ways of setting up a Managment VLAN on your MikroTik router or switch. Bridging RouterOS on different MikroTik gear has always been troublesome due to the different ways of going about it. This post isn’t to discuss these differences, but to look specifically at ways to add a management IP
Read MoreJust a collection of changes/quirks I’m noticing so far in RouterOS v7 beta releases. I plan to keep this updated as I continue to play more with v7. When importing public keys you can now use password protected keys, but it deletes the key once it imports. This is a difference from v6 where you
Read MoreWhy VLANs? When I first started trying to setup my first MikroTik device, I very quickly ran into issues trying to configure VLANs. Using VLANs is so second-nature to me now coming from a Cisco background. In almost any network you should be using VLANs to segment devices off into logical groupings instead of having
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