Much welcome BGP changes in Mikrotik routeros 7.19beta
*) bgp – added input.filter-community;*) bgp – fixed excessive CPU usage;*) bgp – fixed input.accept-community;*) bgp – fixed memory leak on receiving notify and closing session;*) bgp – improved performance on BGP input;
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One of the questions I often see is what Mikrotik is doing with wireless and what they are supporting. This blog post is going to outline some of the key Mikrotik wireless features and standards supported. Frequency Bands and Standards …
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Random network drawing image
The following was an image that went into a packet for connecting a Mikrotik CRS switch to a Mikrotik router. This was given to field techs to connect a new switch to a new router.
Patreon Post: Mikrotik tagging incoming routes with a community
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