This is a reproducible RouterOS v7 issue affecting IPv4 routing over ipipv6 interfaces.
Summary:
- IPv6 connectivity is working (AFTR reachable, ICMPv6 OK)
- ipipv6 interface is RUNNING
- IPv4 address can be assigned to ipipv6 interface
- RouterOS creates IPv4 connected route
- However, the route remains DIc and never becomes ACTIVE
- As a result, no IPv4 packets are generated
This occurs not only with DS-Lite (RFC6333) but also with a plain ipipv6 tunnel.
MikroTik support (SUP-209458) confirmed:
- This is not a configuration issue
- There is no user-configurable way to change this behavior
Impact:
This prevents RouterOS from functioning as a DS-Lite CPE on networks such as NTT FLET'S (Japan), where IPv4 connectivity depends entirely on IPv4-over-IPv6.
This behavior makes RouterOS unusable as a DS-Lite CPE in real-world deployments.
Required behavior:
RouterOS should allow IPv4 L3 routing over ipipv6 interfaces.
The IPv4 connected route should become ACTIVE when:
- interface is RUNNING
- IPv6 path is reachable
- IPv4 address is assigned
Question to MikroTik developers:
Is this a known limitation, or a defect to be fixed?
Still reproducible in 7.22rc4 after clean configuration.
Environment was reset to remove all test configurations.
Observed:
- ipipv6 interface is RUNNING
- IPv4 address (192.0.0.2/32) is assigned correctly
- RouterOS creates the connected route
However:
- connected route remains DIc and never becomes ACTIVE
- /ping 8.8.8.8 => no route to host
- /ping 8.8.8.8 interface=dslite => timeout
This confirms the issue is not related to configuration or leftover state.
IPv4 routing over ipipv6 remains non-functional in RouterOS v7.
【日本語】
クリーンな状態で再構成しても、7.22rc4で同じ問題が再現します。
テスト用の設定はすべて削除し、環境をリセットした状態で確認しています。
確認結果:
・ipipv6 インターフェースは RUNNING 状態
・IPv4 アドレス(192.0.0.2/32)は正常に割り当てられる
・RouterOS は connected route を生成する
しかし:
・connected route は DIc のままで、ACTIVE にならない
・/ping 8.8.8.8 → no route to host
・/ping 8.8.8.8 interface=dslite → timeout
この結果から、設定ミスや残骸の影響ではないことが確認できました。
RouterOS v7 では ipipv6 上の IPv4 ルーティングが依然として機能していません。