Exploring MikroTik Router Proxy URL Filtering And Safe Browsing Techniques
Are you tired of excessive Youtube traffic causing your network to slow down? Do you want to control which videos can be accessed by your network users? MikroTik has a solution for you!
With MikroTik, you can now block Youtube traffic without using Layer 7. Here's how:
Set up IP address lists
The first step is to set up IP address lists for Youtube traffic. This will be used to identify which traffic needs to be blocked. To do this, go to IP > Firewall > Address Lists and add the following:
- IP > Firewall > Address Lists
- List Name: YouTube
- Address: 173.194.55.0/24, 206.111.0.0/16, 207.223.0.0/16, 208.65.152.0/22, 208.117.224.0/19, 209.85.128.0/17, 216.58.192.0/19, 216.239.32.0/19, 172.217.0.0/19
- Comment: Optional
Create firewall rules
Next, create firewall rules to block Youtube traffic. To do this, go to IP > Firewall > Filter Rules and add the following:
- IP > Firewall > Filter Rules
- Action: Drop
- Chain: forward
- Src. Address List: YouTube
- Dst. Address List: !local
- Protocol: tcp
- Dst. Port: 80, 443
- Comment: Optional
The above rule will drop all Youtube traffic going through the router except for traffic that is destined for a local IP address.
Test the rules
Once the above steps have been completed, it's time to test the rules. Open up Youtube on a computer that is on the network and try to play a video. If you've correctly followed the above steps, the video should not play.
Remember to periodically update your IP address list to ensure that new Youtube IP addresses are being blocked.
Using the above steps, you can now have more control over Youtube traffic on your network. Happy blocking!
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