So in total they required at least 3 physical machines, but I managed to install all of them on single server using Virtualization technology of VMWARE ESXi 5.x (64bit) and it worked so great 🙂 Recently I did an installation of a network where they were low in hardware resources but still they wanted to utilize the benefits of Mikrotik Router OS with external Squid proxy server and also the Radius Billing Server.

It can save considerable amount of power consumption, reduced heat factor, easy to mange multiple VM using various tools like Vcenter / VEEAM (my favorite), VM Explorer, live migrations from one Virtual Server to Another, Backup & Restore becomes very easy and the list goes on. Now you can start scaning and monitoring the network.Its a good idea to virtualize various servers so underutilized hardware can be used more efficiently, as now a days, getting good hardware is not a big deal. Step 8: After setup MikroTik DUDE, enter the IP, username and password. Step 6: Open terminal and write the below code to enable MikroTik Dude server:Īlso, with the below code you can check the MikroTik Dude status: If the installation is successful, you will see MikroTik Dude package here.

Step 5: Click system > packages from the left side menu. Step 4: Reboot the device to complete the installation of MikroTik Dude server. Step 2: Click on files from the left side menu

Step 1: Connect to the MikroTik OS via Winbox. Here is a short tutorial on how to install Dude server on MikroTik.Īt first download the dude package (.npk) and the dude client (.exe) from MikroTik software download page ( ).

To do so, MikroTik provides an application named Dude that allows you to monitor your network. Monitoring is the responsibility of each network admin. If you are an admin of a network, you should always monitor the network and know what goes on in it.

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