Hi everyone…
I have read a few posts here that suggest that I may have to bridge the Ethernet and Wlan interfaces in order to ‘move’ traffic to/from them to the Internet and each other… I have not yet bridged any interface but have supplied static routing information to each router.
I have used Mikrotik routers (as routers) for sometime now, all of them based on the PC version of the software.
Now I am using the RB532, level 5 license with a SR5 and an SR2, npk 2.9.5 (I will upgrade to the latest 2.9.8 when this is figured out…).
Basic setup:
Internet DSLs->Mikrotik PC router->RB532 (Backhaul and AP)->RB532 (Backhaul and AP).
PC router config: Eth0 192.168.1.2/24 (Internet interface)
Eth0 192.168.1.3/24 (used for NAT purposes)
Eth1 10.0.0.1/24 (to 1st RB532)
1st RB532 config: Eth0 10.0.0.2/24 (to PC router)
Wlan1 10.0.1.1/24 (Backhaul to/from 2nd RB532)
Wlan2 10.0.10.1/24 (Set to AP bridge mode for client access)
2nd RB532 config: Eth0 10.0.2.1/24 (used for ‘local’ management on site)
Wlan1 10.0.1.2/24 (Backhaul interface to/from 1st RB532)
Wlan2 10.0.100.1/24 (Set to AP bridge mode for client access)
Mikrotik PC router static route config:
0.0.0.0/0 GW 192.168.1.1 (NAT 10.0.0.0/8 to 192.168.1.3 dst not 10.0.0.0/8)
10.0.1.0/24 GW 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2 is 1st RB532)
10.0.2.0/24 GW 10.0.0.2
10.0.10.0/24 GW 10.0.0.2
10.0.100.0/24 GW 10.0.0.2
1st RB532 static route config:
0.0.0.0/0 GW 10.0.0.1 (to Mikrotik PC router)
10.0.2.0/24 GW 10.0.1.2 (to 2nd RB532)
10.0.100.0/24 GW 10.0.1.2
2nd RB532 static route config:
0.0.0.0/0 GW 10.0.1.1 (1st RB532 Backhaul interface)
I did NOT include the supplied routes that are based on the IP addresses assigned to the interface(s) i.e., Mikrotik PC router 10.0.0.0/24 - GW 0.0.0.0 - Preferred 10.0.0.1 - Interface Eth0
Issue:
I can from a client connected to the 1st RB532:
Ping 10.0.10.1, 10.0.0.2, 192.168.1.2, and 192.168.1.1
MAC ping the client from the PC router
I cannot ping the client (10.0.10.100) ICMP from the PC router. I cannot seem to ping anything beyond the 1st RB532 interfaces from the PC based router… Very strange.
I can ping from the 1st RB532 to the client 10.0.10.100
I do not see WHY I would need to bridge interfaces that already have static routing information in them. The routers (all of them) know where to find what…Do I actually need to bridge the interfaces at each RB532 in order to pass traffic ‘normally’ between each node??
I have other Mikrotik PC based routers throughout a wireless network, they are used for some basic firewalling and routing around the network to the Internet. QoS, protocol, bandwidth control etc. They do NOT however actually have wireless cards installed in them they only use NICs to communicate with the wireless devices we are using.
Suggestions/comments/answers greatly appreciated!
Thanks for your time folks.
Thom