Mikrotik

Cisco would not the foreign world again in router, the device that serves to guide the address on the internet. However, in addition to Cisco, there is another name that is known as a cheap solution to build a router, namely Mikrotik RouterOS. Mikrotik RouterOS designed for the network router. With this operating system, you can make a router from the home computer (PC).

Mikrotik is a small company headquartered in Latvia, alongside with Russia. Formation initiated by John Trully and Arnis Riekstins. John Trully is a United States that berimigrasike Latvia. In Latvia, he met with Arnis, a degree in physics and mechanics around 1995. In 1996 John and me Arnis start-routing the world (Mikrotik vision is me-routing around the world). Start with the Linux system and MS DOS, which combined with the technology, the Wireless LAN (W-LAN) Aeronet speed 2Mbps in Molcova, neighboring Latvia, and then serve five new customers in Latvia.

The basic principles of their not make the Wireless ISP (WISP), but the routers that make the program reliable and can run all over the world. Latvia is only an “experiment where” John and Arnis, because currently they have to help other countries including Sri Lanka, which serves approximately four hundred customers. Linux is the first time they use the 2.2 kernel is developed together with the help of 5-15 people R & D staff Mikrotik which now controls the world’s routing in developing countries. According to Arnis, in addition to the staff at the Environmental Mikrotik, they also recruit skilled and loose with a third party to develop intensive the Mikrotik.

For developing countries, the solution is Mikrotik help ISPs or small companies that want to join with the Internet. Although many are available device similar mini-NAT router, Mikrotik is the best solution in some cases the use of computers and software.

Mikrotik is now widely used by ISPs, hotspot providers, or by the cafe owner. Mikrotik OS computer into the router to make a reliable network that is equipped with various features and tools, both for the network cable and wireless.
In this tutorial author presents a discussion and guidance in simple and simple to configure mikrotik needs a specific and a general need for regular server / router on the network and other, the configuration for example, to the NAT server, Bridging, BW management, and MRTG.
Mikrotik version of the author to use this tutorial is MikroTik routeros 2.9.27
Access mirotik :

1. Via console : Mikrotik router or the PC board can be accessed directly via the console / shell and a remote access using Putty (www.putty.nl).
2. via winbox : Mikrotik can also access / remote using software tools winbox.
3. via web : Mikrotik can also be accessed via the web / port 80 using the browser.

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