Management Interface (OOB)

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Hi,

I am trying to setup a Management interface on an CRS317-1G-16S.

The Mikrotik is going to be used as a router and have connections to 4 different networks (5 including the Management) that will also have routes to other networks, one will also have a default route applied.

I am trying to setup a Management interface or out-of-band interface where i will assign an IP to one of the interface of the router and any traffic that is received by that interface and IP will return to the default gateway of that subnet regardless of the source.

As i already have a default gateway applied or if internal a separate route out alternative interfaces I have an asymmetrical routing issue. I need this as a management interface for the case of access the router with out having to relay on any of the other interfaces for connectivity.

Is there any way that i can archive this?

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So from what I have found this can’t be achieved by routing policy as the Output chain is after the routing decision.

All I have come up with is to create a static route to a single IP out the interface part of the Management sub net.

Any other suggestions or approaches would be greatly appreciated.

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I stumbled across this topic because i wanted to add an management interface to a Mikrotik which is not included in the main routing table (so the management network is never reachable from the normal network)

I tried to achieve this by placing a loopback0(bridge) and ETH13 on a RB1100 in a VRF. I see the routes for the management netwerk move from the main routing table to the management routing table. But the ip adres is not reachable from the client which is connected to ETH13