Once and for all COMPLETE Offbridge Port setup

[jaclaz]

@Josephny

What do you mean by “I never put one IP on mgmt port?” Will Winbox discover the device if connected to the OffBrigde ethernet port and that port does not have an IP address assigned to it?

If so, then (I think) setting up OffBridge just got even easier: (1) Remove ether5 from bridge, (2) enable ip neighbor and mac-winbox for OffBridge (or list that includes OffBridge).

Which are not-so-casually steps x1 and x2, swiftly followed by this text intermission:

If you ONLY plan to use Winbox to access the router, this is all.
Winbox uses a proprietary communication protocol that works at L2 level, so it can connect to the MAC address of the router and needs not an IP address.
BUT if you want to use Winbox with IP connection or your browser (Webfig) you need to continue with the next steps.

actually red in the original post to give it more visibility.

In Winbox the device will be detected, it’s MAC will be visible and the IP will come out as 0.0.0.0.0, and you can connect to the device clicking on the MAC.

And of course there is a link to:
Why you should use Winbox