creating a multi-bridge using misc 532 boards

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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i’m trying to send internet to some people living in lost areas :slight_smile:
I want the network organised like that :

1 SDSL internet access connected to a PC acting as a Gateway under FreeBSD (GW01)
PC is then connected to a buffalo WGS54 named AP-A.
1 RB/5AP2 MikroTik outdoor access point with two wireless cards (AP01)
the eth1 is connected to the buffalo WGS54 (AP-A)
the wlan1 (5GHz) is receiving/receiving from/to the AP02
…few kilometers away :slight_smile:
1 RB/5AP2 MikroTik outdoor access point with two wireless cards (AP02)
The wlan1 (5GHz) send/receiving to/from the (AP01) few km on the left
The wlan2 (5GHz) send/receiving to/from the (AP03) few km on the right
The eth1 connected to an outdoor version of a buffalo WGS54 (AP-B) acting as an Access Point for some Wifi clients (2,4GHz)
Then finally
1 RB/5AP2 MikroTik outdoor access point with two wireless cards (AP03)
The wlan1 (5GHz) send/receiving from the (AP02) few km on the left
The eth1 connected to an outdoor version of a buffalo WGS54 (AP-C) acting as an Access Point for some Wifi clients (2,4GHz)

i have added the WGS54 on every out path cose OLSR will be used with freifunk firmware.
the whole network is 10.46.x.x/8
but there is a little problem, i really don"t know how to cfg the 532 board to act as bridge and for the AP02 having a kind of balancing between the Eth1 and Wlan2… so if anyone could help ? or have a little idea that would be great.
TIA

Bertrand.

PS : here is a little shematic of the network

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Yeah, I have a couple of little ideas. First, use a pure Mikrotik solution and this whole thing gets easier to configure, operate and maintain. Maybe I don’t know enough about OLSR, but it appears in your diagram that it wouldn’t add any value. Second, just bridge together the wlan and ethernet interfaces. I don’t see any need for balancing in your network design as it’s all a single path.