I have 5 MT routers running on static routes and they form letter “U”. I decided to close the ring to letter “O”, so OSPF is needed. I have setup OSPF on all routers, but it only works with connected routes, no go with static routes. But I would like to keep static routes enabled.
Why? Because I heard of OSPF crashing, loosing neighbours and I can not afford that, because routers are on remote places.
So , the question is:
Is it possible to run OSPF with static routes enabled? I need static routes as a backup if OSPF crashes.
And another thing - why MT does not accept netmask /32 for point2point links as stated in the manual? Can I run p2p links with netmask /24 then?
As static routes have a lower administrative distance than OSPF routes, they will always be used where both are available. In this case, OSPF will be doing nothing.
Regards
Andrew
OK, than what about those /32 netmask for p2p links?
Can you point me at the section in the manual that talks about this?
There’s nothing to stop you using /24 subnets on p2p circuits. You can get by with using a /30 which gives 2 usable IP addresses, one for each end. Cisco has the concept of un-numbered links. Not sure if you can do this on MT though.
Regards
Andrew
Notes
You should set the network address exactly the same as the remote point IP address for point-to-point links. The right netmask in this case is /32.
http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.9/routing/ospf
OK, I will try /30 mask.
The /32 mask is only used here to tell OSPF about the network. You don’t actually put it on the interface.
Regards
Andrew