
As explained on the MikroTik RouterOS FAQ, it can turn a standard PC or VPS(Virtual Private Server) embedded board into a dedicated router, a bandwidth shaper, a transparent packet filter, or a VPN server. Although the name might lead you to think otherwise, MikroTik RouterOS can be used as an operating system for more than just routers. MikroTik RouterOS is a stand-alone Linux-based operating system that powers MikroTik RouterBOARD hardware. A dedicated IP and trusted tunnel can be easily setup with a MikroTik VPN server. You can use MikroTik CHR as a private VPN server too! The tunneling through PPTP, L2TP, or even OpenVPN would help you to protect your personal information and browsing habits over an unsecured network(whole internet!).

The manual states: CHR system-id is bound to MBR and UUID - but what exactly does it mean? What is it checking on the MBR and UUID (disk UUID or hardware ID etc).Here we deploy a pre-licensed Mikrotik VPS server, which can be used for Routing, Tunneling, Firewall, and awesome networking purposes! You can buy Mikrotik VPS with Bitcoin, PayPal, Credit Card. With the amount we've spent on licensing we expect it to just work, and not have to keep worrying about system ID's. Is there a definite answer over how CHR figures out what the system ID and the checks it performs to ensure the license is really valid? Nothing has changed with the disk image, nor the system/hardware UUID id the VirtualBox or KVM xml file, so what could cause this? each reboot the system ID is the same and the license just "works".Īfter booting the original image, drag-and-dropping the RouterOS upgrade file to the Files via Winbox and rebooting, again all good, but sometimes, even though the system id is the same, it throws an error stating the system id has already previously used a trial or that there is something wrong with the system id. They have been working fine until it comes to upgrade time.

We purchased over 400 CHR P1 perpetual licenses a few years ago that are used on either VirtualBox/Linux KVM hosts. I have a question about how the CHR system id (for licensing purposes) is *really* generated/checked.
