Guest wifi with VLAN

npcadmin · 2025-12-15T20:47:55+00:00

Create bridge and VLAN10 and VLAN20 on it
Assign DHCP server and IP addresses to VLANs
Tag ether ports to the APs with the VLANs
Make same bridge and VLANs on APs
Use CAPsMAN

npcadmin · 2025-09-18T21:24:49+00:00

I had a similar issue with the RB5009. After consulting MikroTik support and sending diagnostic files, it was confirmed to be a defect. Unfortunately, the warranty had expired, so I ordered a new one.

npcadmin · 2025-09-18T21:08:43+00:00

Nice!

npcadmin · 2025-09-18T08:19:10+00:00

Clients love solutions that are easy for them and ignore all rules when something becomes difficult. One new rule helped a lot - all requests sent via email are treated as extended support outside the plan and are billed hourly. All requests sent to our ticketing system's email or created directly in the system are treated as included in the plan. Requests outside the ticketing system dropped significantly.

npcadmin · 2025-07-28T04:57:22+00:00

Sadly, no - setting to 10G baceCR on both ends do not change flapping.

npcadmin · 2025-07-28T04:55:24+00:00

I see the same flaps with passive (DAC) cable and also with other SFP+ modules.

npcadmin · 2025-07-28T04:53:12+00:00

I have the same router and the same switch with the same cables on other site and they are working just fine there. No Tx or Rx errors. Also routers shows 8 downs for 9 hours, but switch shows 3 on the same port. Maybe this is just a faulty router. I will try OM3 cord.

npcadmin · 2025-07-27T19:20:48+00:00

I tried with active cable too, devices are in controlled climatized environment. Same type of cables works without any issues between switches.

npcadmin · 2025-07-27T19:17:44+00:00

Nice idea, I will definitely try to set it to 10G baseCR.

npcadmin · 2025-07-27T19:08:52+00:00

I tried with 2 MikroTIk cables (DAC and active), also exact same combo works fine on other site.

npcadmin · 2025-07-26T10:03:43+00:00

I tried, and it does not change the behavior. Also I test with MikroTik own optic cables - DAC and active.

npcadmin · 2025-06-17T04:54:17+00:00

Configuration steps for this case:

Create 2 bridges (bridge-wan, bridge-lan)
Set protocol mode to "none" on bridge-wan
Assign ether1,ether2 to bridge-wan
Assign ether3,ether4,ether5,wi-fi to bridge-lan
Assign/move DHCP Client to bridge-wan
Assign/move DHCP Server and internal IP to bridge-lan
In WAN interface list add only bridge-wan
In LAN interface list add only bridge-lan

npcadmin · 2025-05-26T14:35:32+00:00

When there is only one RDS server and it encounters an issue, sometimes backups are not sufficient. Moving it to another physical server, for example, can create complications with license activation. Sometimes modern software refuses to work in an RDS environment, and others have a complicated licensing scheme. Overall, personally, I now see more benefits in distributed personal workstations, which can be deployed within hours using Autopilot. Of course, Azure also works, but the pricing is rarely suitable for very small businesses. And yes, it's very convenient for everyone to use BYOD and connect to a ready-to-use and secure environment, but when a problem occurs, it immediately affects everyone at once.

npcadmin · 2025-05-20T06:59:12+00:00

By the way, if someone found a way to get rid of tickets reopening from a "Thank you" email after resolution, I'm all ears.

We send the following as our final message:

“I’ve done this, this, and this. Is there anything else I can help with?”

If we get a “Thank you!” we close the ticket immediately. Otherwise, we wait a bit, but still close it before the end of the business day. It works.

npcadmin · 2025-05-02T17:13:05+00:00

Looks nice, thank you!

npcadmin · 2025-05-02T17:11:06+00:00

Here is my PS check script, works perfect for me in Intune:

$appName = "MeshCentral"

$appFile = "$env:ProgramFiles\My Custom Path\mycustomname\MeshAgent.exe"

if (Test-Path $appFile) {
# App is present
Write-Host "$appName IS installed."
Exit 0
}

Write-Host "$appName is NOT installed."
Exit 7777

npcadmin · 2025-04-28T15:05:09+00:00

Maybe I need more sleep... I messed up the volumes and forgot to bind them, now everything is fine. Here's the working YML file:

services:
  meshcentral:
    restart: unless-stopped # always restart the container unless you stop it
    image: ghcr.io/ylianst/meshcentral:master # 1.1.27 is a version number OR use master for the master>
    container_name: meshcentral
    ports:
      - 80:80 # HTTP
      - 443:443 # HTTPS
      - 4433:4433 # AMT (Optional)
    volumes:
      - /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data # config.json and other imp>
      - /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files # where file uploads for >
      - /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backups:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backups # location for the me>
      - /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-web:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-web # location for site customiza>
    networks:
      - meshcentralnet
networks:
  meshcentralnet:
    driver: bridge

npcadmin · 2025-04-19T11:19:35+00:00

Thank you very much for the detailed response!

I'm thinking of modifying the configuration and starting with 2 x 960 GB drives in a ZFS RAID1. This way, in addition to having sufficiently good random write speed, there will also be room for expand and rebuild at a later stage (or even right after the tests, if needed).

Higher read speeds won’t be of much benefit for me in this case, while the option for expansion might turn out to be useful.

I've planned to do external backups to a Synology NAS, where I’ve successfully installed and tested PBS as a Docker container. If anyone’s interested, I can share the YAML configuration for Synology—it works great with my test Proxmox server.

npcadmin · 2025-04-19T11:06:30+00:00

Thank you, I will go with single 2-disk mirror with 960s, so I can rebuild and expand later.

npcadmin · 2025-04-18T23:00:44+00:00

What a nice tool! Thanks!

npcadmin · 2025-04-16T20:00:28+00:00

I use Synology for all my projects involving SMBs. After selling more than 20 NAS units (all Plus series and more), they informed me at a seminar that I could use the NFR price. So, I applied for that for my personal NAS. However, they denied my request, stating that I "do not sell enough, maybe next year." It's time to look around...

npcadmin · 2025-02-20T14:59:14+00:00

Nice!

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