New router, firewall questions: Scripts in guide a must?

Hey guys,

Just got a new RB2011uis, upgraded it to 6.18 for a small biz

I am guessing the NAT alone is not enough, I need to setup firewall rules:

My current setup (dont mind the time, ntp was added router is just not on the net):

[admin@MikroTik] /ip firewall> export

jan/02/1970 05:30:01 by RouterOS 6.18

software id = ILFZ-7XCP

/ip firewall address-list
add address=192.168.100.0/24 list=support
/ip firewall filter
add chain=input comment="default configuration" protocol=icmp
add chain=input comment="default configuration" connection-state=established
add chain=input comment="default configuration" connection-state=related
add action=drop chain=input comment="default configuration" in-interface=ether1-gateway
add chain=forward comment="default configuration" connection-state=established
add chain=forward comment="default configuration" connection-state=related
add action=drop chain=forward comment="default configuration" connection-state=invalid
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment="default configuration" out-interface=ether1-gateway



My question, if I dont setup firewall will connections not be dropped and keep piling up until the router crashes?

Also are the scripts only executed as a script, I cannot physically type them into the terminal? Copy and paste line by line give syntax errors

I did this:

/ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.100.0/24 list=support

But when I try to remove it I get syntax errors:
[admin@MikroTik] /ip firewall address-list> remove address=192.168.100.0/24 list=support
syntax error (line 1 column :sunglasses:

'remove support' doesnt work either..

Sorry for being a newb :slight_smile: