multi routing issue

RouterOS General
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hi all

ok here is what i want to do .

wireless router to wired network

wireless P2P to our office with 6 differ clients hooked up hard wired to MT

MT router - clients building
wlan1 - p2p to our main wPOP 192.168.33.2/24
ether1 - client 1 internal ip 192.168.1.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.3
ether2 - client 2 internal ip 192.168.2.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.4
ether3 - client 3 internal ip 192.168.3.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.5
ether4 - client 4 internal ip 192.168.4.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.6
ether5 - client 5 internal ip 192.168.5.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.7
ehter6 - client 6 internal ip 192.168.6.1/24 outside ip address 64.x.x.8


want each client to conect to our main router

MT Main router our office

wlan - p2p our office to clients building 192.168.33.1/24
ether1 - connection to internet 64.x.x.1/29
bridge1 - wlan1 and ether1

would like to know what is the best way to allow each client to the internet without see each other internal networks .

any help would be great

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We are doing this for a couple apt complexes right now. We build a 24 Ethernet Interface MikroTik router with 6 RB44’s. Works great! Looking into industrial backplanes in order to build beyond 24 Interfaces.

Just assign as many WAN IP addresses as needed and then NAT your 192.168.x.x IP scheme for each LAN Interface.

Best,

Brad

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brad

are you using wireless as well. if so which cards are you finding work better


Randy

4

No, shamefully we haven’t ever used a MikroTik with anything but Ethernet or DS3.

We do work with several WISP’s that are using MikroTik with wireless cards and I know they have been very successful. I can ask around, but my guess is the most popular card is the CM9.

Best,

Brad

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On the Multi-Lan idea.
Instead of buying expensive ind. machines try the folowing..

  1. Get a VLaning switch.
  2. Create VLans in the router.
  3. Create vlans in the switch.
  4. make the uplink port back to the router a member of all VLans.
  5. assign IP address ranges / dhcp ect. to VLans.

You just created a 24+ port router…


On went the lights !!! :smiley:

(Thanks to John T. for this one !!) :wink:

Craig

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Yes, Vlans and a decent switch can somewhat provide a similar arrangement, but you will be far more limited as to what you can do in comparison to a Multi-Interface MikroTik Router.

A decent 24 port rack mount switch will cost $1000 or more. We build a 2.8GHz 24 port rack mount Mikrotik for about $1000 and it has more features and far more flexible.

Best,

Brad

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seems you live back in 2003.
Last switches we bought are from dell - overall most inexpensive 24 port gigabit switch for 800$ and now 24 port + 2gbit are like 300-350 US. Wonder how you will manage to put 24 ethernet ports in one box :stuck_out_tongue: Besides good ethernet cards like 3com and intel gigabit are like 180 US /piece (2 port)

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Wonder how you will manage to put 24 ethernet ports in one box > :stuck_out_tongue: > Besides good ethernet cards like 3com and intel gigabit are like

he was talking about using four-port ‘routerboard 44’ cards.

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brad

are you using wireless as well. if so which cards are you finding work better


Randy

we use Atheros 52xx chipsets.. mainly the 5211,5212’s.

We’re looking into using the Ubiquiti networks 400mW cards, that are also based on the Atheros 52xx chipset.

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Wouldn’t Arp-proxy work for his situation? Were replacing our Xincom Dual-Wan router with a Mikrotik and going to go the arp-proxy route to assign our clients the real static external ip.

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Correct the MikroTik RB44’s have been great and you can often find Intel Quad Port 10/100/1000 cards on Ebay used or new for pennies on the dollar.

I’ve heard the Dell switches have really taken a turn for the worse in quality and reliability. Not sure where I read that…if I find the article I’ll post the URL.

Even if the Dell switches were as reliable as a MikroTik solution the VLAN/switch method will not give you anywhere near the control or flexibility IMO. To each his own…

Best,

Brad