This blog is a working reference on Cisco, MikroTik, network architecture, and security — around a hundred posts deep. That's a lot to land on cold. Pick the path that matches why you're here and follow the thread; every post stands alone and links the ones it builds on.
Four ways in. Learn a platform from the console up. Design a network before you configure it. Browse by topic across both vendors. Or go straight to the attacker's and defender's view. Whatever you pick, the twin-post structure means most technical topics exist for both Cisco and MikroTik and cross-link between them.
Path 1
Start at the console cable and build up through a structured, self-contained series.
→Cisco IOS FundamentalsA 27-part course from first console session through switching, routing, redundancy, firewalls, VPNs, automation, and four full lab scenarios.→ →MikroTik RouterOS FundamentalsA RouterOS course from first terminal session through VLANs, firewalling, WireGuard, OSPF, and a full hotel network — plus everything beyond the series.→ →Cisco ↔ MikroTik Translation GuideKnow one platform already? This maps every task to the other, command for command — the fast lane for a mixed estate.→Path 2
The decisions above the config — shape, segmentation, edge, resilience.
→Network Architecture — Design GuidesTen vendor-neutral guides: topology, segmentation, WAN/edge, spine-leaf fabrics, perimeter, zero trust, OOB, resilience, and SMB reference designs.→ →SMB Reference DesignsBuilding for a hotel, clinic, or office? Start from a proven blueprint and adapt — the fastest way to a real design.→Path 3
Slice the whole archive by subject, across both vendors, from the blog's filter bar.
→Routing · VPN · Wireless · Automation · Monitoring · LabsThe blog filters by platform and by topic — pick a topic pill to see every post on it, Cisco and MikroTik side by side.→Path 4
What an attacker does to network gear, and how to catch them doing it.
→Attacking Cisco GearThe pentester's field guide — Smart Install, SNMP exfil, password cracking, L2 abuse, each with its fix.→ →Attacking MikroTik GearWinbox, default creds, API exposure, post-exploitation — the RouterOS attacker's view.→ →Detecting Attacks (Cisco & MikroTik)The defender's half — the log, flow, and config-change signatures that catch each of the above while it's happening.→NOCTIS designs, secures, and runs Cisco and MikroTik networks across Crete — the whole archive, applied to your rack, documented and monitored.
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