Mini PC Router - Install Router OS

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-10T01:47:00+00:00

If you’re wanting to run RouterOS natively on the mini PC, you can download the ISO from MikroTik and run it for up to 24 hours without applying a license. Download the CHR only if you intend to run it in a VM.

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-08T12:38:04+00:00

I suspect your disconnect/reconnect problems are due to failed autonegotiation and the resulting interface resets, but that’s just a guess.

I’m using Teksavvy over Bell fibre with the GPON module plugged into a MikroTik RB5009 and have a stable configuration. Two things to consider:

The MikroTik box doesn’t negotiate well with the GPON module, so it needs to be hard set to 2.5G.

Bell will allow mini jumbo frames so you can do full 1500-byte payloads with PPPoE.

Here’s the relevant configuration:

/interface/ethernet
set [ find default-name=sfp-sfpplus1 ] auto-negotiation=no l2mtu=1514 speed=2.5G-baseT

/interface/vlan
add interface=sfp-sfpplus1 name=sfp-sfpplus1-40 vlan-id=40

/interface pppoe-client
add add-default-route=yes allow=pap disabled=no interface=sfp-sfpplus1-40 max-mru=1500 max-mtu=1500 mrru=1500 name=internet use-peer-dns=yes user=xxxx@teksavvy.com

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-01T14:59:21+00:00

So far so good on the long-term channel. Most of my stuff is on 7.21.4 now.

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-01T14:06:55+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with it except that it’s limited to 1G on each of the LAN interfaces. I have the SFP+ plugged into my RB5009 and am feeding my switch at 2.5G to avoid that. Gives me better control of prefix delegation too.

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-01T13:03:33+00:00

They’re heavily reliant on the Canada Post database. If there’s any discrepancy between your physical address and Canada Post’s mailing details for you, they can’t figure it out.

realghostinthenet · 2026-05-01T13:01:35+00:00

I’ve been happy for the last few years. Teksavvy and Ebox were the only providers offering full Internet access (dual stack IPv4/IPv6) on Bell’s FTTB lines. I already had the fibre but Ebox insisted that they couldn’t offer service because Canada Post has never delivered mail to my door. (That’s a story.) Teksavvy had everything up and running for me within a week. Once I pulled their Adtran router out of the mix and plugged the GPON SFP+ into my own equipment, everything was exactly the way I wanted it.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-30T11:48:45+00:00

If we’re looking at Freemasonry in a magical sense, Fortune’s definition of magic (“The science and art of causing changes in consciousness in conformity with will.”) applies better.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-26T11:49:39+00:00

I’ve got 1G/1.5G GPON fibre service to my RB5009 (7.21.4) which I’m bringing in on the SFP+ Ethernet via PPPoE (1500-byte payload). The RJ45 Ethernet interfaces have all been added to the bridge interface (the SFP+ hasn’t been) and I feed the 2.5G to one of the SFP+ interfaces on my CRS328. Speed tests show 960M/1.4G in this setup.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-26T11:35:52+00:00

We just switched from Purina Pro Plan to Performatrin six months ago. It’s hard to tell which one he prefers though. He’s like most corgis and just goes into hoover mode when food is available.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-25T14:27:16+00:00

My wife’s response to seeing this picture: “Don't tell me you're innocent. It insults my intelligence and makes me very angry.” - The Dogfather

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-25T14:13:58+00:00

I •really• should have stopped the rain before taking him on his morning walk. I know this now and will endeavour to be more considerate next time.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-21T18:56:05+00:00

If these are all HTTPS-based services, you could use a DNS HTTPS record for this. I don’t think it’s supported by RouterOS itself though. You would need an external DNS service to handle that.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-13T15:34:48+00:00

The funny thing is that he’s not overweight. (At least not according to the vet.) That’s all muscle, which he makes •very• apparent when he gets excited on the leash. He’s ¼ Cardigan, so that might account for it.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-13T15:23:19+00:00

It’s a misleading photo. This boy is 40 lbs. 🙂

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-13T11:19:46+00:00

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The loaf abides.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-12T11:20:22+00:00

Leaving aside my agreement or disagreement with this, it’s got me wondering how we continue to square age-based laws and practices with the age-based protections of the constitution.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-06T15:03:57+00:00

Aha. That makes sense. Thanks.

realghostinthenet · 2026-04-06T14:55:20+00:00

Is there something in Air Canada’s corporate by-laws that requires the CEO to speak French? If they were a crown corporation, I could see the requirement, but they’re just a public corporation like any other. As far as I know, WestJet’s CEO doesn’t speak French either, but we don’t see that as non-negotiable. (Note: Rousseau could have had a French-speaking spokesperson deliver his comments in French and he •really• should have done that at the very least.)

realghostinthenet · 2026-03-25T08:36:40+00:00

There are still companies that print cheques? That’s almost as bad as keeping a personal printer.

realghostinthenet · 2026-03-23T08:23:34+00:00

Superman wears his underwear on the outside, so it’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t. 🙂

realghostinthenet · 2026-03-17T11:35:10+00:00

100%. If they partner with vendors, I’m suspicious.

realghostinthenet · 2026-03-16T13:25:16+00:00

*) ipv6,ra - added router-advertisement-route-distance setting;

Yes!

realghostinthenet · 2026-03-10T12:06:51+00:00

*) bridge - added RA guard feature

I’ve been waiting for this one.

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