Basic configuration assistance needed.

Hi,
I need help setting up Mikrotik. I had it working but I lost the config and now I cannot get it to work. I have 3 ethernet ports. I want to use 1 for the WAN port. Cable modem.
1 for LAN port, and 1 for WLAN port. I have these 3 set up. I do not have the correct rules to set up NAT and allow the LAN access to the WAN. I have tried everything and It will not work. I actually do know some about setting this up but not enough.

Is there somewhere I can look that might have a complete router dump that would allow me to see how it is configured. Even better would be something with comments.
Thanks.
Don

Setup default route 0.0.0.0/0 to gateway

add to ip firewall nat:

chain=srcnat action=masquerade

chain=srcnat action=accept

Well,
That did not work. I am not sure why, sure looks like it would.
Any other ideas ?
Thanks
Don

Probably this one can help you,
http://www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/2.9/guide/basic_content.php#12.1.8

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have already tried that. This thing just will not work.
I have even wiped and re-installed the OS and tried it. I follow the setup and add the NAT and it still does not work. Everything I have read says it should. All of the interfaces are talking to the various segments. I would swear to it. They are all brand new cards.
I actually had it working once, but I changed something and then it stopped and even removing the change and re-booting did not help. But that was 2 or 3 re-loads ago.

Anyone else want to try ? I am perfectly willing to wipe it and start from scratch if I have to.

Thanks
Don

What exacly does not work for you now ?
Probably, it will be easier to reset the configuration by ‘system reset-configuration’ and start configuration from the beginning following the docs.

Actually, I have tried that more than once and it did not work. I was totally crazed by it’s refusal to work. So late last night around 3am, I wiped the config and installed the r4 beta version of 3.0 I figured I had nothing to loose.
The silly thing is working! Same configs we tried before! Now they are working.
It was actually easy!
I am at a loss. Go figure! I still can’t believe it!.
Thanks for everyone’s help.
Don

There are no any difference between 2.9 and 3.0 for basic configuration. They both should work, when you configure router properly.

In that case, I really am confused. But it is working, so I do not intend to find out what happened, but it is strange. As long as it continues to work, I will be very happy. :slight_smile: