Now Create an Queue Tree which will send cache-hits packets to users at full LAN speed, ignoring the user’s Static OR Dynamic QUEUES /queue treeĪdd burst-limit=0 burst-threshold=0 burst-time=0s disabled=no limit-at=0 \ New-packet-mark=cache-hits passthrough=no ip firewall mangleĪdd action=mark-packet chain=output comment="CACHE HIT/Zaib" disabled=no dscp=4 \ Howto Send CACHED Contents to user at Full Speed / Ignoring QUEUE Limit for cached-hits marked packets 🙂įirst Mark Cached Contents by MANGLE Rule.
WEB-PROXY Tips ‘N’ Tricks !! by Zaib (December, 2011) You can View Proxy Status and other info via going to IP > WEB PROXY > SETTINGS > STATUS and other tabs in the same window. Now Mikrotik web proxy will perform as TRANSPARENT PROXY, Every user’s HTTP PORT 80 request will automatically be redirected to Mikrotik built-in Web Proxy. ip firewall nat add action=redirect chain=dstnat disabled=no dst-port=80 protocol=tcp to-ports=8080ĭone. OR the CLI version of above rule would be something like below. Now your newly created rule will look like something below image. Goto IP > FIREWALL > NAT and create new rule If we want that every user must be automatically redirected to Proxy transparently, then we have to create additional rule to forcefully redirect users to proxy service, which is called TRANSPARENT PROXY. The cache size is really based off of how much RAM you have in the machineĬlick on Apply and your Mikrotik’s Web Proxy is Ready to be used, But Every client have to set proxy address pointing to Mikrotik IP to be able to use Proxy Service. You have to specify space in KiloBytes for example 1024 KB = 1MB, so if you want to set 5 GB Cache, then use 5242880, I am using 5 GB in this example. Max Cache Size, Select Unlimited from drop down menu, OR if you have limited Disk Space, then use your desired amount. Now We have to Enable Mikrotik Web Proxy by navigating to It will ask you where to copy WEB-Proxy package, Select Secondary Drive in TO box. Select the WEB-Proxy package and click on COPY Now go to STORES tab (by navigating to SYSTEM > STORES) Select the Secondary Hard drive and click on FORMAT DRIVE
1# Preparing Secondary Drive for CACHEįirst we will Format secondary harddrive (to be used for cache ), IF YOU DON’T WANT TO USE SECONDARY HARD-DIVE, SKIP THIS STEP. We will divide this article in 3 Sections.ġ# Preparing Secondary Partition for Cache Placing the cache on a separate drive ensures maximum performance and reduces problems if the disk becomes full or fails as the OS will then still be OK!Ĭaching Internet access will require a lot of read and writes to the disk, chose fast disk as for maximum performance / concurrent user request support.Ĭache performance also largely depends on RAM size, the More RAM you have in your server, the Better performance you will get. Therefore It is highly recommended that the web-proxy cache is stored on a physically separate drive (store) other than the Router OS.
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MikroTik WEB.PROXY RecommendationĪlways try NOT to use the same storage disk to store your your cache and your your Router OS, to ensure there is always enough space on your router OS Disk for logs, upgrade / update packages & Backups. It is suitable for basic caching for small to mid size networks.įor advance caching capabilities, Use 3rd party external proxy server like SQUID. Mikrotik have basic PROXY package builtin called WEB PROXY. It can cache certain contents / http pages in its local cache. Web proxy is a service that is placed between a client and the internet for HTTP web surfing.
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