Kevin Myers
@stubarea51.bsky.social
Sr. Net Arch focusing on #MikroTik, #whitebox and #opennetworking. Advocate for #IPv6 & rural ISPs. Husband. Dad. #Chesspunks War Eagle. Geek. #Lego
Live look at NetworkSteve crafting in the #Microsoft DCs today.
October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Live look at NetworkSteve crafting in the #Microsoft DCs today.
When the new IT manager doesn't respect the 6500...
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
When the new IT manager doesn't respect the 6500...
September 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I've been meaning to get my hands dirty with the #MikroTik EVPN implementation & created an interop lab with #IPInfusion OcNOS
The OcNOS core acts as a BGP route reflector for both the IPv4 & EVPN AFIs which allows the MikroTik routers to create dynamic VTEPs using EVPN.
The OcNOS core acts as a BGP route reflector for both the IPv4 & EVPN AFIs which allows the MikroTik routers to create dynamic VTEPs using EVPN.
August 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I've been meaning to get my hands dirty with the #MikroTik EVPN implementation & created an interop lab with #IPInfusion OcNOS
The OcNOS core acts as a BGP route reflector for both the IPv4 & EVPN AFIs which allows the MikroTik routers to create dynamic VTEPs using EVPN.
The OcNOS core acts as a BGP route reflector for both the IPv4 & EVPN AFIs which allows the MikroTik routers to create dynamic VTEPs using EVPN.
August 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#MikroTik 7.20beta9 is released. Looks to be mainly bug fixes which means a release candidate is coming soon!
*) chr - improved virtio_net performance; 👀
*) chr - improved virtio_net performance; 👀
August 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
#MikroTik 7.20beta9 is released. Looks to be mainly bug fixes which means a release candidate is coming soon!
*) chr - improved virtio_net performance; 👀
*) chr - improved virtio_net performance; 👀
Every 60 seconds when the "Monitor" Calamari is on call for NetOps
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Every 60 seconds when the "Monitor" Calamari is on call for NetOps
August 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#MikroTik continues to expand BGP route filtering capabilities.
New in 7.20.x, the input.accept-nlri command allows routes learned to be filtered before they enter memory. Useful if you're taking in a large number of routes and don't need all or most of them.
New in 7.20.x, the input.accept-nlri command allows routes learned to be filtered before they enter memory. Useful if you're taking in a large number of routes and don't need all or most of them.
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#MikroTik continues to expand BGP route filtering capabilities.
New in 7.20.x, the input.accept-nlri command allows routes learned to be filtered before they enter memory. Useful if you're taking in a large number of routes and don't need all or most of them.
New in 7.20.x, the input.accept-nlri command allows routes learned to be filtered before they enter memory. Useful if you're taking in a large number of routes and don't need all or most of them.
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
IPv4 bros on their 5G phones posting "NOBODY USES IPV6!!!"
August 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
IPv4 bros on their 5G phones posting "NOBODY USES IPV6!!!"
rtr.anakin-01.jedi.council has joined vrrp group 66 but is NOT granted the role of master
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
rtr.anakin-01.jedi.council has joined vrrp group 66 but is NOT granted the role of master
New "Forti" product for 2026?
August 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New "Forti" product for 2026?
Big news for #MikroTik operators that need to create filters for BGP and other protocols!!! (Thanks to @BergNetwork (x) for pointing it out!)
Starting in v7.20beta6, they have released a routing-filter wizard to make it easier to create routing filters. Attached are examples😎
Starting in v7.20beta6, they have released a routing-filter wizard to make it easier to create routing filters. Attached are examples😎
July 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Big news for #MikroTik operators that need to create filters for BGP and other protocols!!! (Thanks to @BergNetwork (x) for pointing it out!)
Starting in v7.20beta6, they have released a routing-filter wizard to make it easier to create routing filters. Attached are examples😎
Starting in v7.20beta6, they have released a routing-filter wizard to make it easier to create routing filters. Attached are examples😎
Finally converting my standard EVE-NG lab over to the 3fff::/20 IPv6 space (RFC 9637)
So helpful to break apart /32s & mock-up ISP networks instead of "cheating" with 2001:db8::/32
In this example...
3fff:994a::/32 is used for the ISP being modeled
3fff:da7a::/32 is used for the transit ASN
So helpful to break apart /32s & mock-up ISP networks instead of "cheating" with 2001:db8::/32
In this example...
3fff:994a::/32 is used for the ISP being modeled
3fff:da7a::/32 is used for the transit ASN
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finally converting my standard EVE-NG lab over to the 3fff::/20 IPv6 space (RFC 9637)
So helpful to break apart /32s & mock-up ISP networks instead of "cheating" with 2001:db8::/32
In this example...
3fff:994a::/32 is used for the ISP being modeled
3fff:da7a::/32 is used for the transit ASN
So helpful to break apart /32s & mock-up ISP networks instead of "cheating" with 2001:db8::/32
In this example...
3fff:994a::/32 is used for the ISP being modeled
3fff:da7a::/32 is used for the transit ASN
Interesting and useful addition to /ip/services in #MikroTik
Now you can view services other than management protocols (SSH/Winbox/etc) like BFD.
Not only can you see the ports BFD is listening on, but you can also see the IPv4 and IPv6 connections to that port. 😎
Now you can view services other than management protocols (SSH/Winbox/etc) like BFD.
Not only can you see the ports BFD is listening on, but you can also see the IPv4 and IPv6 connections to that port. 😎
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interesting and useful addition to /ip/services in #MikroTik
Now you can view services other than management protocols (SSH/Winbox/etc) like BFD.
Not only can you see the ports BFD is listening on, but you can also see the IPv4 and IPv6 connections to that port. 😎
Now you can view services other than management protocols (SSH/Winbox/etc) like BFD.
Not only can you see the ports BFD is listening on, but you can also see the IPv4 and IPv6 connections to that port. 😎
The old days, when all you needed was a console cable and a 30-pound laptop...
June 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The old days, when all you needed was a console cable and a 30-pound laptop...
In addition to EVPN being added in #MikroTik ROS 7.20, there are a couple other notable additions to BGP that quietly slipped into the release.
- BGP instances
- BGP advertise IPv4 prefix with IPv6 nexthop (RFC5549,RFC8950)
help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/...
- BGP instances
- BGP advertise IPv4 prefix with IPv6 nexthop (RFC5549,RFC8950)
help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/...
June 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In addition to EVPN being added in #MikroTik ROS 7.20, there are a couple other notable additions to BGP that quietly slipped into the release.
- BGP instances
- BGP advertise IPv4 prefix with IPv6 nexthop (RFC5549,RFC8950)
help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/...
- BGP instances
- BGP advertise IPv4 prefix with IPv6 nexthop (RFC5549,RFC8950)
help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/...
#MikroTik recently migrated forum.mikrotik.com to a new platform based on discourse to replace the older phpbb software.
I was resistant to it at first even though I love dark mode, but it's growing on me :)
What's your opinion on the new forums?
I was resistant to it at first even though I love dark mode, but it's growing on me :)
What's your opinion on the new forums?
June 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#MikroTik recently migrated forum.mikrotik.com to a new platform based on discourse to replace the older phpbb software.
I was resistant to it at first even though I love dark mode, but it's growing on me :)
What's your opinion on the new forums?
I was resistant to it at first even though I love dark mode, but it's growing on me :)
What's your opinion on the new forums?