BGP.guru

BGP.guru

A Nerd blog.

01 Jun 2026

MPLS-TE on Mikrotik

Important things to know when trying to test or use MPLS Traffic Engineering in a Mikrotik RouterOS 7.x network.
22 Jan 2026

RouterOS DHCP Scripts and RADIUS Start/Stop Surprises

RouterOS DHCP server scripting with RADIUS accounting only firing on start/stop, not renewals.
02 Nov 2025

Debian 13 Anycast Node

Building Debian 13 anycast nodes from cloud images with cloud-init support: configuring multiple loopback addresses using netplan instead of /etc/network/interfaces, exabgp service configuration for anycast BGP route announcements, and deploying redundant anycasted DNS infrastructure.
06 Aug 2025

RouterOS User Manager in Routed Networks

Troubleshooting RouterOS User Manager RADIUS server in routed networks: discovering that RADIUS replies sourced from loopback interfaces are rejected by clients, requiring RADIUS server to use interface IPs or non-loopback addresses for proper operation.
16 Jul 2025

RouterOS 7 Container Test

Testing RouterOS 7 container functionality: building static Go binary, creating Docker image, exporting and importing container on RB5009UPr+S+, configuring veth interfaces and bridge networking, with sub-5ms latency for containerized web services.