MikroTik How-To Guides

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How to Set Up VRRP for Gateway Redundancy on MikroTik

Configure two MikroTik routers to share a virtual gateway IP with VRRP, so your LAN keeps a default gateway even if one router goes down.

Valentina Moreno · Sep 13, 2026
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How to Load-Balance Two Internet Connections with PCC

Split traffic between two ISP links on MikroTik using Per Connection Classifier (PCC), and understand why it balances by connection instead of by byte.

Camila Torres · May 15, 2026
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How to Set Up Dual-WAN Failover on MikroTik

Configure automatic failover between two internet connections on MikroTik with check-gateway routes, and know when Netwatch is the better tool instead.

Camila Torres · May 6, 2026