2025-09-21
MikroTik + Keenetic: FAQ and Step-by-Step Diagnostics
This article is compiled as a “cheat sheet” for SOHO/SMB networks: common issues, their symptoms, causes, quick fixes, and diagnostic checklists. Suitable for both engineers and admins who maintain the MikroTik ↔ Keenetic bundle.
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1) EoIP “freezes” when transferring large files
Symptoms: SMB/FTP hangs, speed fluctuates, RDP drops.
Causes: incorrect MTU/MSS, fast-path with IPsec, NAT/Firewall errors.
2025-09-11
🛠 OpenVPN Setup: Ubuntu (server) + Keenetic (client)
In this guide, we’ll go through setting up an OpenVPN server on Ubuntu and connecting a Keenetic router to it. This setup is useful if you need to provide access to your home network or forward services (e.g., PBX or web server) through VPN.
1. Preparing the Ubuntu server
1.1 Installing packages
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y openvpn easy-rsa iptables-persistent
1.2 Creating PKI (Easy-RSA v3)
make-cadir ~/easy-rsa
cd ~/easy-rsa
./easyrsa init-pki
./easyrsa build-ca nopass
Server keys
./easyrsa gen-req server nopass
./easyrsa sign-req server server
./easyrsa gen-dh
Client keys (for Keenetic)
./easyrsa gen-req keenetic nopass
./easyrsa sign-req client keenetic
TLS key (specifically tls-auth, not tls-crypt)
openvpn --genkey secret ta.key
1.3 Distribute keys
2025-08-19
Dynamic Routing on Keenetic: BGP and OSPF
When Static Routing Isn’t Enough
In most home networks, routing is simple: all traffic is sent through a single ISP. In such cases, static routing is sufficient. But what if you have a complex network with multiple routers, redundant connections, or you want to experiment with advanced networking? This is where dynamic routing protocols come into play.
KeeneticOS includes built-in support for these protocols, allowing it to automatically exchange routing information with other routers, adapt to network changes, and ensure failover capabilities.
2025-08-18
Keenetic as a VPN Client: Network-Wide Protection
Why Use a Router-Level VPN Client?
Setting up a VPN client on every individual device can be tedious. Moreover, many devices (Smart TVs, gaming consoles, IoT gadgets) don’t even support VPN connections. Keenetic solves this problem by acting as a central VPN client for the entire network. This allows you to protect all devices with a single VPN connection, eliminating the need to install and configure software on each one.
2025-08-17
Keenetic as a VPN Server: Secure Remote Access
The Remote Access Problem
When you’re away from home or the office, accessing local resources — such as a network-attached storage (NAS), server, or smart devices — can be challenging. Opening ports to the public internet is unsafe. The solution is to create a secure VPN tunnel, allowing you to safely connect to your local network from anywhere in the world. Keenetic makes this task simple by offering powerful and flexible VPN server functionality right out of the box.
2025-08-16
Keenetic: A Router Whose Main Asset Is Its Operating System
A Quick Look at Keenetic
In the world of home routers, where most devices come with proprietary, bloated firmware, Keenetic stands out with its unique approach. Instead of competing solely on hardware, the company focuses on its own operating system — KeeneticOS. This makes their devices not just routers, but flexible, stable, and expandable network platforms.
KeeneticOS: Modular and Reliable Core
Under the hood, Keenetic runs a Linux-based system topped with a unique modular operating system. This approach offers two key advantages that tech-savvy users will appreciate:
2025-07-17
In the world of networking, there’s often a need to bridge two remote LANs so they behave like a single local network—even when separated by different routers. For MikroTik users, the concept of EoIP (Ethernet over IP) is familiar: it’s a proprietary tunneling protocol that allows creation of a virtual Ethernet interface (Layer 2) over an IP network.
Good news for Keenetic users: since firmware NDMS v2.10, Keenetic routers also support EoIP! This opens up exciting possibilities for advanced network designs.
