DHCP Server Invalid with base configuration

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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I have a CCR1016-12G which I am trying to setup, for now in a super simple form. But something is wrong. I have a second CCR1016-12G which is working just fine.

Here is a very simple task I just performed, and am at a loss as to what is going on:

  • I reset the router back to default configuration, to make sure I didn’t mess something up
  • CCR comes back up as 192.168.88.1 on ether1 with no other configuration
  • I add a DHCP server to ether2, leave default settings, save it

At this point when I go to IP->DHCP Server, it shows the newly added DHCP Server as invalid, and the line is greyed out.

This makes no sense at all. It’s a super simple DHCP server…

I’ve tried resetting the configuration multiple times, only thing I haven’t tried is using net install to flash the device.

Do I have a defective unit?

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Please, post your config.

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As I mentioned it is as simple as simple can be, the router is reset to defaults, and all I did was add a DHCP server, here is what I end up with:

# jan/02/2002 01:25:22 by RouterOS 6.38.5
/ip dhcp-server
add disabled=no interface=ether2 name=server1
/tool user-manager customer
set admin access=own-routers,own-users,own-profiles,own-limits,config-payment-gw
/ip address
add address=192.168.88.1/24 comment="default configuration" interface=ether1 network=192.168.88.0
/system gps
set set-system-time=yes
/tool user-manager database
set db-path=user-manager

The newly added DHCP server shows invalid:

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you have not applied an IP address to the port you are running the dhcp server. apply an IP address on the same network then the dhcp should become valid

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I thought I tried that before and it didn’t work.

I just went as far as re flashing the CCR with net install, and had the same problem. Finally I did end up doing what you suggested as well as plugging in a cable to ether2 (but I bet you simply adding the IP to ether2 was it) and now it’s all working.

Hard lesson learned…thank you for your help.

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Awesome