Latest MikroTik Guides & Reviews
In Episode 4 of Building the Cafe Network - All By Yourself, Billie and Renee configure their MikroTik CRS switch for VLAN 99 management and wired VLAN access ports with help from Claude AI and ChatGPT. This stage shows how small businesses can use AI as a guided assistant and second-check reviewer while keeping the network clean, predictable, and cost-efficient.
Step-by-step MikroTik hEX S Bell Canada PPPoE setup using VLAN 40 on RouterOS v7. Includes PPPoE configuration, NAT, DHCP, firewall rules, verification commands, and testing procedures for stable Bell Fiber connectivity.
Before updating MikroTik RouterOS, create both a binary backup and an .rsc export to ensure a full recovery path. This guide follows the video timeline and shows what to check before updates, when to update or wait, and how to recover if a backup is corrupted.
RouterOS powers MikroTik hardware, x86 servers, and CHR virtual deployments. This guide explains the key v6-to-v7 changes, how to choose the right architecture/channel/version, and how to upgrade safely with a backup-first workflow. It also highlights common mistakes to avoid, including incorrect package selection, skipped changelog checks, firmware mismatches, and missing wireless packages during manual upgrades.