Feature request: GRE tunnel key

RouterOS General
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I want to setup several independent tunnel between two routers.

e.g. One tunnel carry out of band managment and the other carry VoIP traffic or main access, then we can simply put the two tunnels into different VRFs to block access between them.

I know that MPLS can do the same thing but if you just run a few tunnels (like 2-3 tunnels), MPLS will so heavy than multiple GRE tunnels, but I can’t create GRE tunnels with same source&dest IP addresses, it is not possible, unless this router supports GRE tunnel key. If MikroTik supports GRE tunnel key, it will be possible to setup multiple GRE tunnels with same source & dest IP addresses, but with different keys.

Please, make it possible to set GRE tunnel Key (not IPSec key) according of RFC1701 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1701).

Btw, if MikroTik supports GRE or other tunnel protocol over another VRF rather than just over main VRF, it would be so much better!

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I agree with you, GRE tunnel key should be supported!
Strange thing is that in EoIP tunnel, which is just a GRE tunnel with a different protocol on top, it IS supported.

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I’m also curious what happend to this option. Maybe it’s colliding with EoIP somehow.

Anyways, it’s makes it really hard to use GRE with another vendor.