Category: VPN & Remote Access

Overview A successful WireGuard handshake does not guarantee data transfer. On MikroTik devices, this issue is almost always caused by routing, firewall, or AllowedIPs misconfiguration. This runbook provides a safe, production-tested fix path. Symptoms WireGuard peer shows recent handshake RX/TX counters remain at zero Tunnel IPs are reachable from the router, but not from LAN…

MikroTik WireGuard Remote Access (RouterOS v7): Secure “Road Warrior” Setup Last updated: 2026-01-02This guide shows a clean, secure WireGuard “road warrior” setup on MikroTik RouterOS v7 with step-by-step commands, validation, and rollback. Assumption: RouterOS v7+ is installed (WireGuard is RouterOS v7 feature). WireGuard configuration concepts and CLI paths follow official MikroTik docs. MikroTik Help 1)…