Network Layout

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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I am in the process of setting up a wireless network for my own house and family/neighbors in rural New Zealand. I am a web developer by day but only have a basic understanding of networking (very sad I know).

It would be very helpful to have some guidance on how I should configure the RouterBoards in this network, once I have a general idea then I will be able to figure out the details. Thanks for any help.

Network Layout:

I have been running a solar powered wireless tower (TowerOne) to share a satellite internet connection between 4 houses over a 3km range. All 4 houses connect to the ubiquity extremerange card in wireless brigde mode, each house can use the satellite connection installed at one of the houses.

I would like to replace the satellite connection with a remote ADSL connection. I have added a second tower that has line of site to TowerOne and to a house suitable for an ADSL connection.

The goal is to share the ADSL connection via TowerTwo between the 4 houses connected to TowerOne, and to network the 4 houses together.

The “route” would be along these lines I think:
[ADSL]—[NanoStation] >>> [TowerTwo R52n] >>> [TowerOne R52n] — [TowerOne ExtremeRange] >>> [NanoSation] — [ME!]

Tower One - Hub

  • Routerboard RB433
  • 1 Ubuquity ExtremeRange2 b/g, with 1 omni 12bd
  • 1 MT R52n pci card, with 1 directional 18db (added on stage2)

Tower Two - Backbone

  • Routerboard RB433
  • 1 MT R52n pci card, with 2 directional 18bd

Internet Source

  • ADSL Router with ethernet connection to ubquity nanostation

Photos are of TowerOne (the loose cables and unprotected battery have been remedied!)

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What part of NZ are you?

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I don’t know if I understand it completely but I see a very simple solution… just unplug the satellite wire and install another wireless card that connects as a bridge or client to tower two. replace the satellite as the gateway with the adsl and you’re done, you don’t need to change anything in your 4 houses network.

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I am in Taranaki Sam.

I have installed a 2nd card in TowerTwo(Station) that is connecting to TowerOne(AP). I can MAC ping the wireless card in TowerTwo from TowerOne, but cant do a normal ping.

I have a bridge setup in TowerOne with Eth1, and the 2 Wireless cards added as ports. I have also added a route 0.0.0.0 to my satellite gateway. Would this be stopping a ping to TowerTwo?

At the moment TowerOne extremerange is setup as AP Bridge, TowerOne R52n is setup as Sation, TowerTwo R52n is setup as AP.

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On tower one, change the wlan that connects to tower two to ap bridge or bridge and on tower two use station wds.
It would also help if you could post your IP routing configuration on those towers.

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Thanks valypetre, will make the change you suggest and copy the routes when I have access in a few days.