Hello everyone!
I have two Mikrotik routers (L41G-2AXd and RB941-2nd).
The idea is for the first one to be the main router (with Internet in ether1-WAN port) and the other to be in another room connected with a cable.
In main router i have firewall set up, addresses, DHCP.
I am not sure what is the best practice in configuring the second one. The second one should act as a lan switch + wifi.
I have configured the second one to be without DHCP, without firewall, the cable goes to ether2 (not wan port) and everything seems in order, internet is working, but I am just curious, is this the best way to go? What about routing etc.
I can see both routers in Winbox on a PC (plugged in the first router), but i can only access the second router via MAC, not via IP, which is strange.
My noob diagram:
https://imageupload.io/6naWvtrHFqNx5gl
Ohhh, thank you. Such a nice “collection”.
I made the second router a switch (with WiFi), it is the simplest thing ever, and beats cheap repeaters in every way possible.
So, basically, these were the steps:
- Reset configuration, without default configuration (but keeping old users of course, no point in making them again)
- Connected via MAC
- Formed bridge with all interfaces added to port section (including ether1 and wifi1)
- setting wifi (security profile, SSID etc, this one is a personal preference)
- disabled some services
- (optional) added DHCP Client on bridge1 in order to get an IP from the main router and be able to access the second router via Winbox. This step is not needed, it’s a personal preference.
- Disconnected and connected via IP this time, and that works too.
Everything works as intended, devices can ping each other between both routers, that’s it.