DHCP with multiple pools?

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hello,
I’ve a RB450G and I configured a DHCP server (192.168.60.1 is the gateway IP) using first IP pool, Pool 1, (192.168.60.10-.150, with next_pool pool 2), Pool 2 (192.168.70.10-.150, with next_pool pool3) and Pool 3 (192.168.80.10-.150). Now I want to assign specific users to specific pools. I read something about ARP, but I don’t know how to assign it to bond a specific client’s MAC address with one of these three IP pools.

Any idea?

Thanks

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You can’t bind specific mac to whole IP pool, you can bind only to single IP address.

3

Hello,
I understand, but can I bind a specific MAC address to a single IP (but dynamically assigned via DHCP) in an specific IP pool (not the whole ip pool)?

Thank you

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Any idea how to do that?

Thanks

5

Are you wanting to do a DHCP reservation?

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I want that when a wireless client connects to the network the mikrotik router assigns a specific ip (not a static one, just an ip from a range for example 192.168.60.x) based on the mac address of this client. And when another client (member or another group of users) connects to the network will received an ip address (again not a static one. One ip dinamically assigned from an ip pool). Also, based on the mac address.

Thanks.

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Easy enough to do:

Go to IP…DHCP Server…leases. Click on the plus. Type in the address from the pool of the IP you want your client to get. Next put in the MAC address of the wireless card/device. Next is the client ID. This is where it gets tricky. Depending on the device it varies on what goes in the client ID.

The easy way to see how this all works is do this.

Let your client receive DHCP. They will show up in leases with a “D” next to them. This means dynamic address. Highlight that address and click on “Make static” at the top. the D will disappear. Now open up the lease and look at your client ID. On this page you could also edit the address to the address you want them to have. This is an extra unneeded step, but will help you learn.

Make sense? Attached is how I have a client on my home network setup. This device always grabs a 5.37 IP. I make sure the leases are written to disk so it all survives a reboot.
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