MikroTik

jaclaz

There is some confusion in your configuration. You should start by using the "normal" default firewall settings, but first fix the following otherwise your ether8 won't have correct access: /interface list add name=WAN add name=LAN /interface list member add interface="sfpplus1-(INTER...

jaclaz

The gdisk analysis of that image is fine, (no problems found). It is a MBR/GPT hybrid, the data in both the partition tables is correct. The first partition is (correctly for UEFI booting) a FAT filesystem. All sizes are ALREADY megabyte aligned BUT there is something strange (at least on my Windows...

jaclaz

So It Is what rextended posted : Put a switch on the WAN and attach the gateway WANs to it ... If we can abstract for a moment from the fact that having more than one bridge on a single Mikrotik device Is usually not advised, you could have: bridgeWAN with ether1 and ether2 in it and bridgeLAN with ...

jaclaz

No idea on the peculiarities (if any) of ARM architecture, but on x86/x64 there Is no differences whatsoever among the various interfaces/buses (like ide/sata/scsi). There are two partitioning styles, i.e. MBR and GPT, and that's It. Then there Is the issue (for UEFI) of the accessibility of the fir...

jaclaz

I believe that it Is possible to (ab-) use the hotspot/captive portal features. Particularly if - as in your case - you can redirect to a specific url and if the Mikrotik device isn't the gateway (or Is It?). I was thinking of something similar a few day ago, but in my intended case the issue Is con...

jaclaz

If it's normal, can someone give me a hand and create a script that pings from rb5009 to crs318 and if fails disable / enable sfp interface... Personally I don't think it is normal, but if the crs318 has an IP address, you could use netwatch for the check. https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/...

jaclaz

And I would add also where the cat6 sockets are located, if on the ceiling of a central room the wAP is not so suitable as it Is not omnidirectional and a cAP (or another manufacturers ceiling AP) would be more suitable. That Is if the floor plan Is roughly a square, if It Is long and narrow it's an...

jaclaz

The 951/mipsbe will work with wireguard on Ros 7.x, the issue is working around your apparent lack of a public address.

jaclaz

An ax-lite or hex refresh is 60 bucks or so, try converting that in minutes/hours/days :shock: (depending on where you are located) of engineer time, + minutes/hours/days of industrial machine production margin, usually (not always, but often enough) bosses are sensible to this way to present them t...

jaclaz

Wireguard?

https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/R ... /WireGuard

It should run just fine (with a low bandwidth, but surely you don't need speed) on your 951, updated to v7.x RoS:
viewtopic.php?t=197824

jaclaz

Hello, would you please provide an updated reference? "In that case you simply need this guidance - https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=182276", the link is not working Could you please provide a solution based on the attached config? Thank you Wayback Machine to the rescue: https:...

jaclaz

You can put together a script. As an example combining this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=198614 with this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=189253 Or - way easier if you are not into scripting, try splunk: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=179960 you can have someth...

jaclaz

I don't understand how it can connect to your Wi-Fi access point as there is no station (or station-bridge or station-pseudobridge) mode set in /interface wireless and without wpa and wpa2-pre-shared-key (maybe these latter are not shown without the show sensitive, as in /export show-sensitive, but ...

jaclaz

Well,. at least we tried. Re-searching I found this thread https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=136510 where sindy was (as he always is) clear: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=136510#p672515 So I re-asked an already asked and replied to question, my bad. :oops: It remains (IMHO) a p...

jaclaz

Yep, but this would assume that the LAN is all DHCP clients (which isn't right now) but even if I changed it to becoming dynamic (possibly needing a few machines to have static assignments via MAC), I would need this "temporary replacement device" to replicate the same DHCP server settings...

jaclaz

For *some reasons* the US site specification page: https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/omada-sdn-access-point/omada-eap770/#specifications does not show power requirements. The Italian site does: https://www.tp-link.com/it/business-networking/omada-wifi-wifi7/eap770/ EU: 24.05 W (802.3bt,...

jaclaz

Or even older foot messengers ...

jaclaz

All employees have a cell phone...... Send mass text message - internet out restoration time est XX:XX Hrs. I see from your reply how you have a vast experience of (graciously) managing personnel in activities that run 24/7 (please read shifts) and that your employees at home or in vacation simply ...

jaclaz

I understand now, you are proposing a "captive portal" that leads to nowhere, I was tricked by the word "hotspot" that I instinctively connected with "Wi-FI stuff", almost any tutorial/example I had seen was about the /ip hotspot assigned on wlan1, but of course it can ...

jaclaz

Yes, I had in mind a possible re-use for one old hap Lite I have around, but I have also a couple (still old) thin clients I am not using, so a minimal Linux with a web server would also be possible. But using hotspot would catch only wi-fi users, and anyway the half-lease time would be too long. An...

jaclaz

As the thread title says. Maybe it is a stupid question, and it is a non-problem, still I would be curious to know if something like this exists and/or there is some other "common practice" or similar thing. When you do a maintenance intervention on - say - elevators, you put a sign "...

jaclaz

Well, if we assume that the final desired result is: a. type the destination IP address in the browser without specifying port b. *somehow* connect the browser on a specific port of the specific destination IP address a dstnat port remapping seems like a possible solution, it should be something *li...

jaclaz

This topic:
viewtopic.php?t=185541

seems to me very similar, maybe you can get some ideas/approaches from that one.

jaclaz

Good. :) Now that you have the general idea/basic setup working, you should check the post by Sindy right after that: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?p=1110759#p1111163 as his version is more elegant, and compare with the "final" version on the other already mentioned thread: http...

jaclaz

Naah, the Planet one Is generally available, but It Is not cheap, example:
https://www.digitx.it/codice/c-poe_e201 ... od-115326/
70 €!
Of course if you are wasting investing the awful amount of money a Doorbird costs, It could be fine.

jaclaz

Doorbird is a strange Beast. It declares 802.3af Mode A, which Is against the specs, as 802.3af PD's should be compatibile with BOTH mode A and mode B. Anyway, the question is which specific devices we are talking of, both the Mikrotik and the Doorbird. If the interfaces are 10/100 It Is relatively ...

jaclaz

Well it gets to 172.20.10.1 (and stops there) . What is that address? Your network gateway? I don't really understand how it even gets there without a route (I was suspecting a ping error of "no route to host".). Anyway, post the output of: /ip address print and of /ip route print so that ...

jaclaz

Well, also the Teltonika RUTX12:
https://teltonika-networks.com/products/routers/rutx12
nice thingy, not exactly cheap.

jaclaz

Trying an alternate power supply won't be difficult anyway, the hex S accepts a wide range: DC jack input Voltage 12-57 V but also AC3 is pretty much flexible: DC jack input Voltage 12-28 V Personally I would still suspect the zener diodes, and as said they are easy to test with a tester/voltmeter.

jaclaz

I don't understand. The mAP lite has only one ethernet port, ether1. You want to connect your radio (wlan1) to an existing wi-fi network? Then the device is a "client" or "station" (and not an AP). And - it depends on choices - it can be configured both as "router" (wit...

jaclaz

UNfortunately the "timeout" in the ping could be due to anything along the connection, including the remote 74.208.xx.xx prevented from replying to ICMP requests (newish windows as an example have a firewall rule that prevents replying from pings coming from outside the local lan), but it ...

jaclaz

Good.

Though the "fault" is most probably in the client that attempts to login before having a "proper" DHCP address (or wait for a timeout), it is good to know that RouterOS can deal with that.

jaclaz

I presume that the XX.XX.XX.XX is not on the same network 10.8.0.0/24, right?
Can you ping successfully the XX.XX.XX.XX endpoint address from the router?
If not, which error do you get?

jaclaz

To be fair on the posted image, also Huawei claims the same.
It seems more likely that it is something lost in translation (or whatever) connected with amazon than originating from the manufacturers.

jaclaz

Bad, bad router? Or maybe - just maybe - there is the possibility that there could be something that needs to be changed in its configuration? If this latter could be the case, a good idea would be to post the current configuration for review (anonymizing the sensible data), instructions here: https...

jaclaz

I don't know.

Maybe you should recreate the exact configuration that creates the slowdown and post that one.

It is harder to read a configuration where something has been removed (or disabled) as you never know if it is missing or is a leftover from another attempt.

jaclaz

Well, that thread is from 2021, and it is about RouterOS 6.49.1. You are running 7.8 (which is in itself really old). Something may well have changed in the meantime. Even if you don't want to upgrade to latest-latest (that would be 7.16.2) you should IMHO at least upgrade to 7.12.1 (to which you ha...

jaclaz

Try to add the policy policy :shock: I.e.: policy=read,write,test,policy Not that I recommend it, but the primitive method I use when testing scripts is giving them all possible permissions, then remove them one by one until it stops working: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?p=1050058&hi...

jaclaz

In 7 you need to explicitly add the routing tables and the routing-mark becomes routing-table in /ip route, as already hinted. Like: /routing table add fib name=via-ether2 add fib name=via-ether3 and then: /ip route add distance=1 dst-address=10.1.1.0/24 gateway=ether2 routing-table=via-ether2 in ma...

jaclaz

https://mikrotik.com/product/ltap_mini

jaclaz

Only for the record and JFYI, there is a way out for cases where the narrow route becomes invalid/inactive (for one reason or the other), which is to add a second narrow route as blackhole, but with a higher distance, is that your case?. See, as an example: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t...

jaclaz

I think you missed the word "just" in the subject, or misinterpreted that I want to keep things as simple as possible It was more a reply to your question: Can I just install SwitchOS instead of RouterOS? Let me rephrase the answer: No, that device can only run RoS and not SwitchOS. Other...

jaclaz

(besides nicer layout): I don't know :? , those 90° cable bends are ugly :shock: and they are not very good for the flow of data. 0's are usually OK, but 1's may get entangled in those sharp corners. :wink: (I know it's an old joke, but I cannot resist) :lol: Happy the whiole stuff is working. :)

jaclaz

Well, what do you think netwatch is supposed to do? :?: :wink: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/8323208/Netwatch Using the (newish) ICMP mode (as opposed to "simple" ping) it allows for "fine-tuning" the failover triggering, and it has a few other modes too, beside...

jaclaz

@Amm0 That is another aspect. :) But I don't know. :? Let's divide the matter in three: 1 ) what triggers the execution of a script (event) 2 ) what triggers the execution of a script (detection method) 3 ) what remedies we can implement (actions the script executes) The script could be triggered EI...

jaclaz

That is not true and topic is incorrectly marked as solved WHAT is not true? The help page: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/18350234/Cloud+Hosted+Router+CHR Free licenses There are several options to use and try CHR free of charge. free The free license level allows CHR to run indef...

jaclaz

thanks. I'm trying to power 2 Netgear WAX620 access points. The product data sheet says the device uses 25.5W. Seems like the 5009 will underpower them using the supplied barrel connector power supply? That is a beast of access point. :shock: And it is a strange beast, as the datasheet: https://www...

jaclaz

Well, the good news are that: Netzwerkschnittstelle 10Base-T/100Base-TX RJ45 LAN-Anschluss PoE (nur für PoE-Version) IEEE 802.3af (+ Pin 4 und 5 / - Pin 7 und 8) IF it is the PoE version, it uses Mode B, and the interface is 10/100. BUT there is an added issue. Something, to be 802.3af compatible, n...

jaclaz

Yes, this would make much more sense. :) ISP do sometimes have "strange" settings, but in the cases where some services are on tagged VLAN the VLAN number is not 1, it is only the way the Mikrotik "sees" the untagged traffic. @mkx So, it still boils down to "do not use VLAN1...

jaclaz

The CRS304-4XG-IN Is anyway NOT among the dual boot devices:

https://mikrotik.com/products/group/s ... oot%22]#!
So if you want to go down that road you need to choose another device model.

jaclaz

Your router(s), your choice.

jaclaz

Sure, but if you Power a 16 W device with 30 W (max of the 802.3at Power supply) you can expect to draw, total of the other 7 ports, 14 W or so. If you prefer a 802.3at Power supply can Power - chained - no more than 2 x 802.3af *like* devices, let's say the RB5009 and an AP connected to one of the ...

jaclaz

Nothing meant by it....We were surprised by the large number of use cases for our software for Starlink integrators. Ah, ok, you meant more like professional users than final customers, since starlinks are more likely installed in remote areas It makes perfect sense that a remote management solutio...

jaclaz

Neither. :shock: Each port can provide 440 mA: https://mikrotik.com/product/rb5009upr_s_in 0.44A*48V=21.12 W (typical voltage) 0.44A*57V=25.08 W (max voltage) 802.3af 15.40 W @PSE /12.95 W @PD (POE) 802.3at 30.00 W @PSE / 25.50 W @PD (POE+) The triple power input should be irrelevant, but only ether...

jaclaz

I don't see why BOTH approaches cannot be tested. In the script, if LTE cannot be found, try resetting USB. If after - say - 120 seconds the LTE still cannot be found, then, and only then, reboot the router. If It works, It works, and if It doesn't It goes through the full reboot. 120 seconds Is onl...

jaclaz

Yep, this is where I was not understanding.
Native VLAN doesn't necessarily mean VLAN1, do you mean that your ISP is using VLAN1 as "native"?
That would be the typical case of the gun pointed at your head.

jaclaz

Cannot it be quickly tested by replacing in the script

:log error "LTE1 interface does not exist. Rebooting router..."
/system reboot

with:

:log error "LTE1 interface does not exist. Rebooting USB..."
/system routerboard usb power-reset duration=10s

or similar?

jaclaz

Only out of curiosity:

Heck, even Starlink users love us for all the things.

Why the "heck, even"?
Are Starlink users a category apart?

jaclaz

#3 and #4, my bad, The point I was trying to make is that the VLAN1 is *somehow* used (at least in RouterOS) as the default VLAN for *something* and there is the risk that using it for *something else* might create conflicts. Maybe in SwOS it is different, and the (few) people that actually fully un...

jaclaz

Re: #4 Does your ISP provide the service over VLAN1 or in any other ways forces you to use it? I might have missed where you explained how you were forced - with a gun pointed at your head - to use VLAN1. The usual advice is to NOT use VLAN1, unless it is really-really needed because the consequence...

jaclaz

Why is AI needed to generate really poor configuration when the default config meets 95% of the use case?

To prove - once again - that AI is not (yet

) capable of doing anything good?

jaclaz

To further expand on the matter, splitters that take the 24V in and output the 12V for the camera do exist, BUT there is even another issue, Mikrotik (passive) PoE is "mode B", it has to be checked if the splitter is mode A or mode B: https://www.etherwan.com/support/faq/what-poe-power-pin...

jaclaz

A saved export Is enough normally, but a (binary) backup gives added security. They have different uses and different characteristics. The backup allows to "clone" a router, It Is "all or nothing". The export represents the exact configuration, but can be modified or used partial...

jaclaz

Well, I have just replaced in december (with a Mikrotik Ax Lite) a self-made router (a repurposed Fujitsu Siemens S200 running Zeroshell) that had been ticking 24/7 since 2012. The actual device was produced in 2004 or so, processor is Transmeta! I originally got one of these on the cheap (like 20 E...

jaclaz

So, is it working with the correct range settings?

I wasn't at all sure whether the mac-cookie login runs "before" the ip-binding block and thus by-passes it..

jaclaz

Well, the actual idea behind both recursive routing and netwatch checking is to use a "remote" (and likely reliable) DNS server (such as 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4.4, 9.9.9.9, 1.1.1.1, etc.) to check the connection to the internet by pinging it. This is done through a "narrow" additional r...

jaclaz

The Brume has also a "dedicated" setting called "drop in gateway": https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/drop-in_gateway/ From what I understand -besides the actual throughput in practice that would need to be tested - it requires disabling the DHCP of the "ma...

jaclaz

Only as a side note, it is refreshing to see someone that reasonably does not upgrade to latest-latest (your point #2) the "production" machines. Bravo! I understand how the forum is largely populated by people that like to experiment and tinker with Mikrotik newish releases, but often upg...

jaclaz

Semi-random idea, would setting ip-binding to something like:
/ ip hotspot ip-binding
add address=169.254.1.0-169.254.254.255 type=blocked
effectively prevent the APIPA addresses from logging in (via mac-cookie)?

jaclaz

It seemingly shaved some little time off, however.

Before it was
08:31.51->08:33:58=2 minutes 7 seconds

and now is:
06:03:52->06:05:55=2 minutes 3 seconds

Can the keepalive timeout be reduced?

jaclaz

So you need it as main firewall, right? I think you can *somehow* configure a Mikrotik as a bridge and set it to use the firewall rules on the bridge (set use-ip-firewall=yes), but I believe this implies the need to disable hardware offload and this could result in poor performance. The impact of ha...

jaclaz

I think you are describing what Is usually called "recursive routing". Check this post for more details: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=157048 Once you confirm this Is the desired result, we'll talk of the details. If - more generally - you are looking for automatic failover th...

jaclaz

/interface bridge filter # in/out-bridge-port matcher not possible when interface (wlan1) is not slave add action=drop chain=forward in-interface=wlan1 # in/out-bridge-port matcher not possible when interface (wlan1) is not slave add action=drop chain=forward out-interface=wlan1 # no interface add ...

jaclaz

But what is the actual use of the Mikrotik? There are no problems in setting it as a (managed or "dumb") switch, but of course then it will behave like a switch, to all practical effects (besides having three LAN ports available) it would (should) be exactly the same if you bypass it and c...

jaclaz

A packet lost on a LTE connection (possibly through wifi) should not be a problem of actual connectivity. So your DNS is working (it can resolve google.com just fine) and you do have internet connection on both ethernet and wifi. Since you are using windows (I presume a recent one like 10) you shoul...

jaclaz

What anav just posted is a "complete" and "final" confiiguration, I believe it would be more useful, before studying and implementing that solution, to try understanding what is the issue right now, before introducing the complications of the complete setup, with VLAN's and what ...

jaclaz

You seemingly have a duplicate masquerade rule in /ip firewall nat (but that shoudln't be an issue. Post the output of: /ip address print and of /ip route print Try to be more precise when reporting a problem, "cannot access internet" may be due to several reasons, try /ping 8.8.8.8 what i...

jaclaz

Unless I am missing something, it should be possible even without VRF's, the "generic" case being "access multiple devices with same fixed IP address connected to different ports/interfaces". Here is a solved case for two devices (I don't see how it cannot be extended to more dev...

jaclaz

Cheapest wold probably be hap lite, but with only 16 Mb of storage (and 32 Mb RAM) you won't be able to run Ros 7 on it (or at least it won't be easy or working "right"). Nowadays I wouldn't buy (new) a device with less than 64 Mb or 128 Mb storage. Right now probably the best bang for the...

jaclaz

From what I understand what you are experiencing is a "side-effect" of a problem with your configurations. In the 86 and 87 you have (correctly) both ether1 and wlan60-1 added to the bridge: /interface bridge port add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=ether1 \ in...

jaclaz

That solved it, I now understand both errors and how they happen and was able to upgrade the one networks wifi extenders and will do the others when next on site.

Thank you very much.

Good.

You are welcome of course.

jaclaz

Make those - say - VLAN10 and VLAN20.
And here ends all my knowledge on VLANs: DO NOT USE VLAN1.

jaclaz

Well, in this configuration: Flags: D - DYNAMIC; A - ACTIVE; c - CONNECT, d - DHCP; + - ECMP Columns: DST-ADDRESS, GATEWAY, DISTANCE DST-ADDRESS GATEWAY DISTANCE DAd+ 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.0.1 1 DAd+ 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.1 1 DAc+ 192.168.0.0/24 bridge1 0 DAc+ 192.168.0.0/24 bridge1 0 DAc+ 192.168.1.0/24 ...

jaclaz

https://blog.linitx.com/mikrotik-defaul ... lte18-kit/

jaclaz

You have BOTH a static IP address AND a DHCP client running on both bridges: /ip address add address=192.168.1.4/24 interface=bridge2 network=192.168.1.0 add address=192.168.0.4/24 interface=bridge1 network=192.168.0.0 /ip dhcp-client add interface=bridge1 add interface=bridge2 This may (or may not)...

jaclaz

I dont understand this nomenclature add address=10.87.2.28 /28 interface=MGMT_VLAN network=10.87.2. 16 I think the .16 should be .0 and the subnet mask is fine if you really only wanted 14 usable IP addresses!! if the .16 is changed to .0 the .28 will be outside the subnet. https://www.calculator.n...

jaclaz

Essentially the same advice Cat12 just provided a little more detailed: /interface bridge add name=bridge1 /interface list add name=WAN add name=LAN /interface wireless security-profiles set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik OK. /interface bridge port add bridge=bridge1 interface=eth...

jaclaz

Nevermind, I was commenting on a temporary setup, later corrected.

jaclaz

At least they had the decency of NOT calling it "Mikrotik 365"

.

jaclaz

Yep, also according to a certain holvoeth

that measured it:
viewtopic.php?p=1091642
among the given links here:
viewtopic.php?p=1091642&hilit=rack#p1091642
there are actual pictures.

jaclaz

Well when you have a real network, I may be of assistance. Not going to chase fake GNS3 musings. There is no particular GNS3 musing, and certainly there is nothing fake. There is no need, if you cannot or don't want to provide assistance, to accuse me of faking anything. The GNS3 is only a represen...

jaclaz

There is only one Mikrotik device, the Ax lite, there Is no "main MT", the device in the drawing marked Temp-Mikrotik is only a way to have a switchable on/off device with the "right" 192.168.0.1 address as the "Cloud" device in GNS3 is always on (and has an ip address ...

jaclaz

a. no, all the addresses at play are in the 192.168.0.0/24 and 10.0.1.0/24 ranges. b. no, they are dumb switches. c. how would the Ax Lite as switch keep those separated? Possibly IF the switches were managed ones one could use somehow VLANs, but the only configurable device is the Mikrotik Ax Lite,...

jaclaz

I am working (in GNS3) on a possible setup. The "main" LAN is 192.168.0.0/24. The "child" LAN is 10.0.1.0/24. Internet connection is through a router/modem at 192.168.0.1 (gateway). The "main" LAN should only connect to the internet, exception made for a single PC (PC1-...

jaclaz

Or even before buying anything, you can get a CHR image and play with it. https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/18350234/Cloud+Hosted+Router+CHR https://mikrotik.com/download (though no wifi capabilities) You can use that in a VM (like Virtualbox or VmWare) or - if you also want to test so...

jaclaz

If it can be adapted to your situation (and it seems to me it can), this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=198999 further simplified: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=198999&hilit=simpler#p1102129 is IMHO the simplest method (using a simple Netwatch script that just enables a...

jaclaz

Ahh, good to know, thanks

, the trick is the "on error" , I didn't know that it actually allowed the prosecution of the loop in case of error.

jaclaz

Only as a side-side note, I remember that rextended advised to use a "remaining time" filter of 60 seconds to avoid invalid results when removing connections: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=103812#p977354 though it is aimed to more complex setups with lots of existing connectio...

jaclaz

To the CRS106-1C-5S you would need to add the SFP modules, and besides budget considerations (5 modules at 25-30 US$ each are 125-150$), copper modules on a passively cooled device are not a good idea for the heat management. For that kind of money you could get a "real" 24 port switch: ht...

jaclaz

Well, it is not like - besides the name change - the help pages are any better than the wiki (actually they are largely the same, when different, in very few cases are better, in most they are worse). They rarely provide actual instructions, in most cases they are little more than a quick reference ...

jaclaz

I wonder what is friggin :shock: (the AP mode, the netbox, the sxtsq, the hex PoE, your shop, your house, Mikrotik generally). :lol: You should follow these instructions: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720 and post the current configurations of both devices. If you could add ...

jaclaz

If you have a rs-232 port on your computer, a common null-modem one will do.

Reference is here:
https://wiki.mikrotik.com/Manual:Null_modem_cable
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/R ... al+Console

There is also a serial header on that model.

jaclaz

It is not at all clear (to me) how what you described is supposed to work. If the IP of the Android box is 192.168. 106 .235 (BTW where does this address come from, is it a static IP manually entered or derives from a DHCP server?), there is no way (unless there is some other device in between or th...

jaclaz

It seems to me you were already on the right track: 1) add a dedicated routing table 2) add a route/gateway on that routing table for the intended gateway 3) add a routing rule filtering the source address range and making use of that router table Loosely, if it was 3 times 1:1, it would be somethin...

jaclaz

Complete instructions here:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720

jaclaz

Just wondering ... how does that VPN work then without internet connectivity ?

Maybe VPN as in Various People Near the routers?

jaclaz

Hello, can someone help with this configuraton? I set up wifi repeater, have two wlan interfaces, added ether port to bridge, what I should do next? Follow this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720 and post your configuration. Also describe what you want to achieve (goal), it...

jaclaz

First thing. check your configuration, whenever there is a "*" (asterisk followed by a (hex) number, it is a reference to *something* that was deleted/moved/renamed and that RoS cannot find anymore, it is a placeholder for something that was there but doesn't exist anymore: /interface list...

jaclaz

Yes, but 10.61.0.27 is a private IP address. This implies that the ISP connection is NAtted or - anyway - the ISP router is a blackbox with IP address 10.61.0.27, with no other way to connect to it. From your scheme, the switch (or better the devices connected to them) must be in the 10.61.0.0 (/24?...

jaclaz

But how did you configure the laptop IP/network?
Try a static address of 192.168.88.5 network mask 255.255.255.0.
But if Winbox doesn't see It via MAC, there is something wrong with It, since It has a serial/console connection, that Is probably the only to attempt connecting to It.

jaclaz

I see, the block diagram: https://cdn.mikrotik.com/web-assets/product_files/CCR2116-12G-4S_240122.png of that device is a bit unusual. From what I understand in this particular case ethernet13 is peculiar as it is a self-standing interface, not connected "directly" to the other ports. So i...

jaclaz

Naah, it's fine, ether13 in your configuration is not any different from any other ether port (except that in the configuration you posted it was disabled: add bridge=bridge1 disabled=yes interface=ether13). But you have to digest the concept that once a port is added to a bridge it becomes a slave ...

jaclaz

@gotsprings @gigabyte091 Out of curiosity, what is the underlying message (if any :shock: ) I am failing to get? :? OP has a cAP AX that is giving issues on Wi-Fi (and there are a lot of similar posts about the Ax2 and Ax3 on the board). Now you are reporting how good is your experience with the new...

jaclaz

Yes, that's normal. If it is a switch all ports should be part of the bridge. If it is a router the WAN port (ISP or ether1 in your case) must be taken OUT of the bridge (in your posted configuration it is part of the bridge or slave to it): /interface bridge port add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2...

jaclaz

Provide the output of the following commands: /ip address print and /ip route print But is it is intended to be routing to the ISP modem/router or not? The "ISP" interface (ether1) is part of the bridge, so it should be a "simple" switch. I.e. the configuration you posted seems t...

jaclaz

Is there any configuration that I need to change in order to get the old speeds I’m getting without the RouterBoard?

Maybe yes, maybe no.
Hard to say without knowing your configuration.
Follow this:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720
and post your configuration for review.

jaclaz

Probably it is something in configuration blocking mac-winbox.
Follow this:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720
and post your configuration.

jaclaz

Local or remote? Like this? https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=172386 or this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=160169 or this: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=56831 Or using the /tool wol: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=62728 Just in case, there are some dev...

jaclaz

@erlinden @anav If I may ask a few side questions, only trying to understand your suggestions, the proposed changes are shifting all DNS requests (from LAN) to the router/gateway at 10.44.73.1, right? Is this a "generic" good idea/practice or it is something that is only a test specific to...

jaclaz

maybe useful, maybe not:
viewtopic.php?p=1046192

jaclaz

unfortunately i can not publish my export file which is 47000 line with my address list . And how many lines is it without your address list? :?: Maybe - just maybe - you could replace the address list with a shorter reference *like*: <imagine here a loooooooong address list> and post it, I don't t...

jaclaz

Only as a note, maybe you haven't noticed it, but it is important that you understand this for other future configurations. I originally suggested to have ether8 as 192.168.88.1 /24 (assuming that you would have changed the same range set on the bridge to your local lan one). BUT what you implemente...

jaclaz

I think we can say that the script is intended for pre-validated address lists, i.e. all the checks needs to be done before and outside this script, that merely "imports" the (already filtered/corrected/whatever) data.
It seems fair enough to me.

jaclaz

It seems like a common Windows 10 ( but likely nothing much has change in 11) issue when resuming from sleep The workaround (not solution) Is automating disconnection and reconnection, see: https://superuser.com/questions/1849669/wifi-becomes-slow-after-sleep Particularly, but not only, with AX200/2...

jaclaz

RB5009 8.7<16 W
cAP AX 6.4 <11 W
8.7+6.4=15.1 < 27 W
15.1+(some activity)=16.8 < 27 W

If the RB5009 goes high on CPU while the CAP is also loaded it has to be seen how much more power is needed.

jaclaz

273000/12=22750 22750/60=379 379/60=6.32 packets per second (on average) And in any case 18.5 Mb over 12 hours. The action of dropping them shouldn't need a large amount of resources, so large that the consequence "makes it almost impossible for the local network to even ping servers 1.1.1.1 or...

jaclaz

The detailed instructions to export and post the configurations are here: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720 Exporting and saving periodically on a PC/NAS/whatever a copy of the export is anyway common good practice, as it is making periodically a backup (surely before upgrad...

jaclaz

I still don't understand. The "natural" role of the RB3011 would normally be that of a router, but in your current scheme you are using it as a switch (with two bridges, one for LAN and one for WAN) and all the routing happens in your CAP1. If the CAP1 is fast/good enough for your needs, t...

jaclaz

If I may, it is not a good idea to connect a router to internet without a proper set of firewall rules. You should first thing add these (they are the default ones from Mikrotik for other devices, adapted for your case): When fiddling with a Mikrotik with only an interface as WAN all the rest in a L...

jaclaz

Yep, but what it is the source address you added to the firewall filter rule? That address is - if I got the configuration right - 192.168.x.10. If this is the case. it is "created" by your current nat rule: /ip firewall nat add action=masquerade chain=srcnat out-interface-list=WAN masquer...

jaclaz

How can I show you the full configuration of my RB5009?

Follow this:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720

jaclaz

More explicit instructions in this post:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720

jaclaz

Before anything else, if you check your configuration, you will find several instances of * (asterisk) followed by a (hex) number. This basically means that there was something there that was renamed/deleted/moved/changed in such a way that the RoS can't find it properly anymore, so it places there ...

jaclaz

Follow these instructions: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720 and post the (redacted/anonymized) configuration of both devices. In theory in a normal setup there shouldn't be anything different from something going: phone<->wifi/wlan<->hAP AC2<->ethernet<->hap Ax2<->Internet ...

jaclaz

The supply of M.2 SATA will eventually die off ...

Sic transit gloria mundi.

jaclaz

Follow these instructions to export and post the configurations of both the RB3011 and of the cAP AC: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720 If I may, your current setup seems to me - let's say - unconventional , and the intended one even more so, maybe there are reasons why you ...

jaclaz

I don't think it is a chain, more like hAP AX² + hAP AX² + cAP AX connected to three ports of the same RB5009.

jaclaz

Yep, but what I mean is that I am failing to see a "corruption pattern". on line 03C540 there is a missing 00 byte (thus data is shifted by one byte) on positions 8-11, 4 consecutive FF bytes should mean that. on line 03C560 a whole triplet is missing everything seems shifted up by 4 byte ...

jaclaz

The CRS328 "brochure" specs 53V, thus PoE port should provide up to ~24W (not 30W as mentioned in specs.and brochure). This does not change anything for OP though. Good catch. :) So on the product page it has: Max out per port output (input 18-30 V) 1000 mA Max out per port output (input ...

jaclaz

When I have created the dhcp client for the backup gateway, I have set the default-route-distance to 2. However, when I see the dynamically assigned route, I see a distance of 0 for the new gateway. Not really, in your (working) config you have: /ip dhcp-client add comment=defconf disabled=yes inte...

jaclaz

The D4:01:C3...... is seemingly the Chateau LTE12?

jaclaz

Maybe you need to reboot the router. Right now ether2 is not up: /ip dhcp-client add comment=defconf disabled=yes interface=ether1 # Interface not active add interface=ether2 The error: 14:22:36 dhcp,warning defconf offering lease 192.168.88.15 for 08:7B:87:11:C8:D1 without success comes from the DH...

jaclaz

Several screenshots for analysis I love invisible screenshots, they blend very well with the board theme ... :roll: :lol: EDIT: Ah, ok, now they show. The original pattern seems to be a repeating 4 sets of 12 triplets, with 11 triplets 00FFFF and 1 00FF17. With a hex view in 16 columns the global p...

jaclaz

I believe the CRS328 works at 48V, so it will output on a PoE port 450 mA. That makes the power output on that port 48V*0.45A=21.6W. It is basically a "beefy" 802.3af (specs are 12.95 W, actually 15.40W since it is the PSE) or a "skinny" 802.3at (specs are 25.50 W, actually 30W s...

jaclaz

Yep, in any I think you should anyway "tighten" that firewall rule by src-address, to at least the originating subnet, but better to the actual natted source address. The suggestion by holvoeth to src-nat the specific dst-address (before the generic masquerade) seems to me like a good one,...

jaclaz

@jack14 Take what I write below with a pinch (or better two) of salt, as I am not at all an expert in firewall rules, so the following may well be completely wrong, still: I don't think that the issue is with that default final drop rule. That rule simply does what it is supposed to do. i.e. drop co...

jaclaz

Only as a side-side note, I believe this is how RoS works more generally. An interface with multiple IP addresses is seen by its "lowest" IP address. I have a Mikrotik (hap Ax Lite) used as an "intermediate" router used for failover between two ISP modem/routers, for some reasons...

jaclaz

There are two possible "points of failure": 1) your local ISP modem/router 2) the ISP line/cable/server/whatever A failover route (with higher distance) will only become effective if the one with a lower distance becomes inactive, but this will normally only happen if #1 above happens, i.e...

jaclaz

23 other posts (+1) for NOTHING.

Post #3 is still valid, all the other posts are just garbage.

Well, the 23 added posts did give you a good occasion to show (again) your (usual) grumpiness, so - in some way - they were useful ...

jaclaz

I believe it is fair enough to ask what a message on the log is meaning.

The point is that nobody here seemingly knows what it actually means and it is also not documented, so only support may be able to give an answer to this question.

jaclaz

@anav Again, though not stated on the docs, when a device is said to be 802.3af/at compliant AND it accepts 18-57 V the good Mikrotik guys imply that it can be also powered passive (at the typical 24 V or 48V ). And again, the cap AX was powered (passive) from the previous hex S (that only provides ...

jaclaz

This kind of log entries are vague, as seen here:
viewtopic.php?t=209998
viewtopic.php?t=209998#p1093607

but the Mikrotik support should know what "net" is (or is supposed to be)

jaclaz

Just tried with wAP AX (which is even further down in power requirements but normally also 802.3af/at only): it will power on using L009 but you have to set POE on ether8 to forced on. Not auto on. Yep :) , that's why I asked: (maybe there is some different setting for the PoE out port to check?).

jaclaz

Disagree, the hex refresh only states passive poe in and a voltage of 12-28v. No standard mentioned. I think you are the first one to talk of the hex refresh. To recap: 1) OP had a hex S that was PoE powered and powered in cascade.a cap AX 2) then he replaced the hex S with a L009, but the L009 cou...

jaclaz

@anav
The whole point is that someone familiar with PoE and specifically with Mikrotik, and even more specifically with the hex S, could be easily tricked by the mis-documentation Mikrotik provides (besides their - let's say creative - claim that these devices are 802.3af/at compliant).

jaclaz

Black wAP would be ideal ...

I believe it depends on the colour of the paint on the walls, maybe there is space for a new business for doll WAP clothes?

Otherwise peel coat (spray paint that can be peeled) or similar?

jaclaz

Yep, I was trying to highlight that from specs there is no apparent difference between the two devices. OP had all the rights in the world to believe that the L009 could replace the hex S (maybe there is some different setting for the PoE out port to check?). So the good Mikrotik guys - besides thei...

jaclaz

Set aside the whining, I don't see a difference between hexs and L009: Hex s: https://mikrotik.com/product/hex_s Powering Details Number of DC inputs 2 (DC jack, PoE-IN) DC jack input Voltage 12-57 V Max power consumption 24 W Max power consumption without attachments 6 W Cooling type Passive PoE in...

jaclaz

AFAIK the mode "ap-bridge" has been renamed to simply "ap", see: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?p=1052701#p1052701 The other side should be set in station-bridge mode, as both devices are Mikrotik: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/122388518/Wireless+Stati...

jaclaz

It could be that the 1970 date you have Is too far in the past, there were issues reported about this, but I thought they were solved by now. Try disabling the ntp client, setting manually the date/time, re-enable the client. Another possibility Is that your ISP blocks Port 123, check these: https:/...

jaclaz

127.0.0.1 is loopback IP address, leave it as is:
viewtopic.php?t=187326

jaclaz

This bridge has no name: /interface bridge port add bridge=*B interface=ether5 add bridge=*B interface=wifi1 add bridge=*B interface=wifi2 Whenever there is an asterisk followed by a (hex) number it means that "something" was there but was removed or deleted and Ros lost track of it, so it...

jaclaz

I have no idea if It means something, but I have ntp working just fine from a pool.ntp.org server, the only difference, besides the different national server Is the mode set to unicast, while you have broadcast.
Are you sure the address can be DNS resolved?

put [:resolve de.pool.ntp.org]

jaclaz

If the device boots/netinstalls/etc. it fundamentally "works". It is entirely possible that a part of it is "fried", but if for whatever reasons you applied an excessive voltage to ether1 I would expect It to fry, not the other ports. The 802.3 af or at negotiations are designed ...

jaclaz

Well, hAp-ac2 supports passive PoE 18-28V. (and it uses Mode B aka positive on pins 4 and 5 and DC negative on 7 and 8 and data on 1-2 and 3-6) Cap Ax supports 802.3af/at 18-57 V. The GS308EP supports 802.3at. That the cap Ax worked is normal. But the 802.3af and at protocols include some "prob...

jaclaz

What do you get with:
/system/ntp/client> print
?

jaclaz

/system resource print
on a hap lite tc I have gives:
cpu: MIPS 24Kc v7.4
architecture name: smips

jaclaz

Good.

There still remains the issue (or the non-issue) of a practically non existent firewall.

Up to you if you can trust the firewall(s) - if any - of the ISP router(s) or if it is the case to configure a "proper" set of firewall rules on your hex.

jaclaz

Post an export of your actual configuration (change addresses /anonymize it if needed) as per:

viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720

as opposed to your own textual representation of it, the devil is in the details.

jaclaz

I really appreciate your thorough reply. I learned something new today. You solved my issue in a day when the internet couldn't help me for weeks.

sindy 1
internet: 0

Go, sindy, go!

jaclaz

The issue is clearly (from your screenshot) that the two routes for 0.0.0.0/0 are S (Static) while they should be AS (Active Static). No idea why that happens though :( . Have you tried rebooting the router after all the additions/modifications? Please reboot it and then do a new export and post the...

jaclaz

No, why do you want to change the device? You have at hand an Ax lite LTE6, use that. An Ax lite can be configured as Access Point just fine (of course you need not any firewall on it and the LTE will be disabled/not used). The issue is only that: v6.xx used drivers for the local radios that were co...

jaclaz

I cannot find a complete one. The essence can be found here: https://superuser.com/questions/1855137/setup-of-new-mikrotik-router-to-act-as-a-switch-with-wifi-enabled On the other hand, if you start with a blank configuration (let's say you've factory-reset it, then connected via mactelnet/macwinbox...

jaclaz

The idea of having a free, self-standing port for emergency access is only that of having an emergency access, it is relatively easy to lock oneself out of Winbox MAC access too when fiddling with settings. Your current situation is not "normal", unless (intentionally or accidentally) disa...

jaclaz

can you describe more, what do you thing by that

viewtopic.php?t=208899

jaclaz

Good, so you need a "normal" AP setup. Complete examples for a "pure" AP setup on 7.x are rare (most are for older v 6.x or however for "wireless" whilst you have "wifi" or are related to the much more complex CAPSMAN setup). But it should be pretty much strai...

jaclaz

Well the first few rules of the Mikrotik Club are: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=212419#p1108288 VLAN1 is seemingly used internally, and using it externally may create issues: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=206946#p1071170 If you really cannot change those UNIFI VLAN 1 setti...

jaclaz

It is not a good idea to have a router facing the internet without a firewall, and thus granting connection to the router itself (Ok, a user NOT default and a secure password would help) and to any device in your LAN from the outside, but you have as gateways 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.8.1, so the devi...

jaclaz

I have router in my garage and simply the signal in upper floor is pour but I have sockets RJ45 in each room so was thinking to connect Mikrotik to one of the socket and repeat same wifi as primary router in the garage. It is not at all clear (to me) what you are trying to achieve. You have a route...

jaclaz

The question is: do you really need the VRF's?
Or you can with simpler different routing tables (fib)?

VRF's can be tricky as some services might not work on them (as an example DNS is only partially working), and unless really really needed it is better to avoid them.

Post your configuration.

jaclaz

Can winbox connect via MAC address? Instead of clicking on the IP address (that will populate the field "Connect To:" with 192.168.0.1, try clicking on the MAC address of the hex, the "Connect To." will be populated with the MAC address of the device. How did you manage to create...

jaclaz

Only to keep things as together as possible, the proposed solution by sindy was tested as working in a very similar setup, here: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=213056 At the end a couple of blackhole routes were needed in addition to avoid the second device to be reached through the main...

jaclaz

Very good.

The syntax I posted was for Ros 7, sorry

, but I see you adapted it to your Ros 6.x just fine

.

jaclaz

Why, in my day ... [1]
All I had was a Sinclair Zx80, 1 kb memory and I had to solder components myself.
And we liked it
.... kids today.

[1] https://tinyapps.org/blog/200702250700_ ... y_day.html

jaclaz

What are the routes (/ip route print) at the time the machine is disconnected (pull the cable)? Very likely the routing rule (that is for "new-routing-mark=port1") that in your posted output is #0 is not anymore AS (Active, Static) but becomes just S or IS (Inactive), and either the "...

jaclaz

You can copy and paste those configurations on the board, only, please put them inside "code" tags, the button that looks like a fat dot inside square brackets or as </>, see:
viewtopic.php?t=203686#p1051720

jaclaz

viewtopic.php?t=210305#p1093070

jaclaz

The "active address" in that row seems to be assigned to MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:00, so maybe the base issue is not the missing client id, but the (empty) MAC.

jaclaz

It may depend on other rules in the firewall or even in their actual position, the firewall (filter, mangle and nat) rules need to be checked in their entirety. It should not be needed, but usually an in-interface and out-interface is added to the forwarding rules, *like*: /ip firewall filter add ac...

jaclaz

Very good. :) What still needs to be cleared (at least to me) is whether the netmap and the dst-nat actions can be exchanged at will or not (it seems that in cases like this one both work, so it is not clear if there is a reason to prefer the one over the other). To be fair sindy did attempt to expl...

jaclaz

Yep, but we have no final report of success (if any) on that thread.

There is however a similar one where everything is seemingly working:
viewtopic.php?t=212702
(though still not a fully working complete configuration)

jaclaz

As a general rule, whenever you find in a Mikrotik a value that is normally text replaced by an asterisk "*" followed by a number (often a hex number) it basically means: "Here is a placeholder for something that did exist but has been removed/renamed/whatever and now I cannot find it...

jaclaz

I think that the 2.5 Gb are actually written in the documents as "up to 2.5 Gb" and what you really get in practice is more like 1 Gb, see this (Italian): https://forum.fibra.click/d/32863-vodafone-fibra-25-gbs-velocita-wifi-ed-ethernet seemingly even if you tell them that you want to conn...

jaclaz

and if each bridge has one interface than how does the ports in the "boxes" communicate with each other since they're in different boxes? Through a clever use of straws. You can pierce a hole in the box, reach the orange and get the juice. Seriously, you have IP addresses assigned to the ...

jaclaz

Looks just fine to me

.

jaclaz

At least for the moment, it is reported to work just fine with 7.x, see this post by holvoeth: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=212925 https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=212925&hilit=map#p1111973 In the future there might be issues, but the good Mikrotik guys are doing their be...

jaclaz

Naaah, leave that fasttrack rule alone, if everything is working, you are surely better than before. Which doesn't mean that your configuration is "perfect" as there can be other things to fix, or to better, as more expert members advised, re-analyzing requirements and starting form a clea...

jaclaz

I am not sure to understand, you mean that your ISP Is bringing actual 2.5 Gbit to the house and then immediately bottlenecks It with an inadequate router/ONT?
Which Speed/bandwidth Is on the contract?

jaclaz

This needs to be fixed: interface list member add comment=defconf interface=bridgeLAN list=LAN add comment=defconf interface=ether1 list=WAN ether1 Is not anymore a self-standing interface, should be replaced by bridgeWAN. (or you could leave It as-is and add an entry for bridgeWAN as WAN) Post the ...

jaclaz

When you get an error: [Admin@MikroTik] > interface list [Admin@MikroTik] /interface/list> add name=Z-WAN failure: already have interface with such name [Admin@MikroTik] /interface/list> add name=INT-LAN failure: already have interface with such name [Admin@MikroTik] /interface/list> /interface list...

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