Noob questions like Basic default reset-setup good enough?

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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New owner of 4011 (no wi-fi) here.

Just few questions from beginner

-it’s basic setup (this one got after RESET CONFIGURATION and reboot) good enough for home internet <> local network with 2 PC’s ?

-which mode is better for my configuraton = static public IP connected to ETH1 (NO PPPoE) - ROUTER or BRIDGE?

-text output from EXPORT command. Can I use it for manual setup in order like listing is? Or I have to use special order to entering commands?

Why I ask for all this? I’m really afraid someday router hung or anything happen and I want to know I can count REST return my router back to working situation and/or I can use manual entering lines from EXPORT output.

btw: sorry for dumb questions but online documentation is really overwhelming for me. I need really EXACT step by stem walk-trough.

Vlad

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My view:

  • factory default setup is pretty decent, so performing reset to factory defaults is fine … and then proceed from there
    I don’t recomend to delete things from default config … not until you fully grasp the ROS way of doing things. Related to that: ROS has a pretty steep learning curve from start, it doesn’t try to hide things or make things easier for device admin.
  • you very likely need “router”
    bridge makes your device act as a switch, meaning no NAT (required if you can only get a single public IP address for all devices you nay want to connect) … and even more importantly: no firewall (protection of your devices, including Mikrotik, from evil internet)
  • export: mostly you should follow order as exported, sometimes config lines refer to other entities which have to exist before executing a particular command … but those entities are created by configuration as well
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The RB4011 is an awesome piece of hardware. You just have to wrap your head around a totally different way of thinking compared to the simple DSL modem I used before.

Thank you for info.

Vlad