Mikrotik Wireguard I have a requirement to have a separate Wireless network that will by default route all traffic over Wireguard. I will be using Surfshark VPN. Step 1: Get a key pair from Surfshark for the Wireguard config Log onto Surfshark, click on VPN, then Router, then Wireguard, then Read more…
Lancache and Pihole There doesn’t seem to be a single, simple, straight forward tutorial online that shows how to get Lancache and Pihole to work together. These are the URLs that I referenced to get this working. I’m just listing them here in case you want to read more, but Read more…
Flash Tasmota on an ESP12f First we need to get our ESP12f into flashing mode. You will need a 10k resistor. You will also need an FTDI adapter. I used this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyolY1OwSxc You also need an adapter plate if you decide to connect your ESP12f to a breadboard. It Read more…
Mikrotik Wireless Channel In order to change the wireless channel (and thereforethe frequency) on Mikrotik, you must use the “center” channel: https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/connectivity/wifi-ieee-802-11/channels-frequencies-bands-bandwidth.php This is especially true for Mikrotik routers using AC Wave 2 as it performs channel “bonding”. You also need to take into account your channel width. If you Read more…
Here is what my setup looks like with a bridge I dont want to use a bridge anymore But now I want a more advanced setup, so in other words I don’t want a bridge. I want to create a new WiFi interface on my Mikrotik, assign a DHCP server Read more…
Thanks to this guy for this awesome post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/5g249i/tip_redirect_all_dns_to_pihole_with_mikrotik/ Basically, you need to do this: Change 192.168.88.110 to your pi hole IP Change 192.168.88.0/24 to your subnet #Make sure all DNS goes to pihole IP address chain=dstnat action=dst-nat to-addresses=192.168.88.110 protocol=udp src-address=!192.168.88.110 dst-address=!192.168.88.110 dst-port=53 chain=dstnat action=dst-nat to-addresses=192.168.88.110 protocol=tcp src-address=!192.168.88.110 dst-address=!192.168.1.2 dst-port=53 Read more…
Always wanted to set up a squid and squidguard transparent proxy on your Mikrotik router, and a raspberry pi? Then look no further! To get squid up and running on your PI, check out this guy on YouTube (3 parts). He explains it like a pro: To get a proper Read more…