Router setup at home

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Hi,
I have two RB2011UiAS-2HnD routers at home.
I have almost gotten to the point I am trying to reach but as you say, close but no cigar.

The setup:
Internet connection via Fiber that hands out one ip via DHCP
MikroTik1: Fiber @ ether1 ↔ Server @ ether2, Switch @ ether3, MK2 @ ether4, Wifi enabled
Mikrotik2: Mikrotik1 @ ether 1, camera @ ether2, camera @ether3, Wifi enabled

First, since the network is so small I was trying to set up MikroTik1 to handle DHCP server for the internal network and wanted every other port to act as basically a switch, I got problem with this so what I nearly got to work was this:

MK1 (gateway x.x.x.x, dhcp handling 10.0.0.1/24 with all ports bridged)
MK2 (gateway 10.0.0.1, dhcp handling 10.0.1.1/24)

The problem was that I never got the traffic from MK1 to MK2, I could not connect to cameras or router MK2 unless I connected to the Wifi on MK2 or another port @ MK2.

So how do you suggest I set this up.
I am all ears to learn the “good” way to do this.

Best regards and please be gentle, this is my first post :smiley:

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Ok, so the setup that almost worked, I manage to get data between the routers different nets.
Previously I missed to add address like 172.16.x.x on MK1 and 172.16.x.y on MK2 and add static route from MK1 to MK2 via those addresses. However all the connections I make from a client @MK1 connecting to a client on MK2 is very slow, bad rates and sluggish performance, but it works … and still I have problem reacking the MK2 router when connected to MK1. Just some more info.

brgds

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Just bridge all interfaces on mk2. Remove any DHCP config on mk2.
Put an IP address on the bridge of mk2 in the same range as mk1.

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If you like doing fancy stuff, you could setup OSPF on both routers for network 10.0.0.0/16 and let it do its magic.
The only special thing is to enable redistribution of the default route on MK1 or set it up manually on MK2 (see example below).
Really easy, should work on first connect:

On MK1:

/routing ospf instance
set [ find default=yes ] router-id=10.0.0.1
/routing ospf network
add area=backbone network=10.0.0.0/16

On MK2:

/routing ospf instance
set [ find default=yes ] router-id=10.0.1.1
/routing ospf network
add area=backbone network=10.0.0.0/16
/ip route
add gateway=10.0.0.1
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Thank you for your replies.
I went with the bridge solution (I wonder why I didnt try that at first … maybe I thought I would get problem with the WIFI … but anyways, it works now).

So, could anyone explain why my initial static routes wouldnt work?