help please

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i am switching to mikrotik and want to create the following.
AP (wlan1), ethernet and internet gateway on 10.0.0.xxx
bridge on 10.1.0.1 (wlan2) to 10.1.0.2 (wlan2) on second ap
the ap (wlan1) & ethernet on 10.0.1.xxx
i have tried to make this config work but with partial success i have not been able to ping from 10.0.1.xxx to 10.0.0.xxx

can anyone help.

thanks

richard

2

Post the config..

I am confused by some of the way you are describing the net..

Is there only ONE AP or is there TWO ?

A simple drawing would help, or restate the desired config…

3

there are 2 ap’s internet at one i want to bridge between the 2 ap’s. and use the internet connection a the first to supply the second. the 2 ap’s have been defaulted. i had alsorts of configs in them some may have been causing problems.

4

Please correct me. You have:

Setup 1: 2 radios - 1 is bridged with lan (ether) as well as gateway???, while the other is in ap-bridge mode. (which is providing the wan - wlan or ether?)

Setup 2: 2 radios - 1 is bridged with lan, while the other is a wireless client and should be either station pseudobridge (ROS 3.x) or station mode.

From this point, the possibilities are legion.

What exactly is the arrangement in setup 1?

What is the end point for setup 2?

Cheers.

5

1st setup RB411 2 wireless cards 1 2.4ghz local AP ip address 10.0.0.xxx second wireless card 5.8ghz (bridge to second AP) bridge ip address 10.1.0.1 to 10.1.0.2 at other end.
2nd set up RB411 2 wireless cards 1 2.4ghz local AP ip address 10.0.1.xxx second wireless card bridge in from other AP.


richard

6

In 1st setup - 2nd wireless card in bridge mode with ip 10.1.0.1
In 2nd setup - 1st wireless card in station mode, set interface as dhcp client (ip > dhcp-client) otherwise assign manual ip (10.1.0.2), static routes/gateway etc. Scan for ssid of 1st setup and connect.

Depending on what handles routing and authentication at 1st setup, clients connected to 10.0.1.xxx should be able to access 10.0.0.xxx

Cheers.

7

I have done a simple diagram of the network. This might make it easier for you to understand what I am trying to do.

thanks

richard
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8

According to diagram:

  • gateway = 10.0.0.1

On RB1

  • ether1 = 10.0.0.9 (wan)
  • AP1 = 10.0.0.10
    This implies that you have a bridge hosting ether1 and AP1? If so, i suggest you assign 10.0.0.9 to the bridge and add ether1 and AP1 as ports to that bridge (call it bridge1)
  • AP2 = 10.1.0.1
  • AP3 = 10.1.0.3
    This implies you have a bridge (call it bridge2) hosting AP2 and AP3?

For this to work:

  • deassign ip addresses from AP2 and AP3 and instead assign 10.1.0.1 to bridge2
  • Add the two interfaces (AP2 and AP3) to this bridge as ports.

You may setup a dhcp server on the bridge2 interface.

  • Set AP2 wireless interface in bridge mode.

On RB2

  • Set AP1 wireless interface in station (client) mode.
  • If you did setup a dhcp server on “bridge2 in RB1” simply enable ip>dhcp-client with AP1 interface (on RB2) - AP1 should automatically obtain an ip address and routes will be added automatically when you connect, otherwise
  • statically assign 10.1.0.2 to AP1
  • Assign static route in ip>routes (destination=0.0.0.0/0 and gateway=10.1.0.1)
  • Now you can scan for AP2 (from RB1) and connect
  • next, assign AP2 (on RB2) static ip 10.0.1.10 and if you like setup a dhcp server on that interface (gateway for this interface will be 10.1.0.2) otherwise
  • create a bridge and assign it ip 10.0.1.1 and then add AP2 (on RB2) and ether1 (on RB2) as ports and then setup a dhcp server on the bridge interface

Cheers.

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hello eneimi
on the first RB there is only 1 AP. the link 10.1.0.1 is a bridge to 10.1.0.2 on AP2
10.1.0.3 is for future link for AP 3 I am looking for location to put that in.
I am using static IP addresses not DHCP.


thanks

richard

10

OK.
I assume you know your way around winbox or command line!

gateway = 10.0.0.1

On RB1

  • ether1 = 10.0.0.9 (wan)
  • next, you are about to create a wireless bridge
  • set whatever radio or AP (wireless mini pci card) in this RB433 to bridge mode in the wireless interface menu, with ssid and frequency of your choice and ip = 10.1.0.1 (its default route should be added automatically)

On RB2

  • set whichever radio or AP (wireless mini pci card) in this RB433 to station (client) mode in the wireless interface menu
  • assign the relevant interface with static ip = 10.1.0.2 (its default route should be added automatically)
  • assign static route (destination=0.0.0.0/0 and gateway=10.1.0.1) on the same interface
  • setup the second radio with ip = 10.0.1.10 (its default route should be added automatically)
  • i guess you can take it from here


    Cheers.