Sooo here is what I have and what I’m shooting for:
MikroTik SXT 2ND R2 w/ RouterOS 6.27
Level 4 License Upgrade (for SXT above)
Zyxel ADSL Modem
Ethernet on SXT connected to ethernet on DSL modem
Fairpoint ISP
I took the SXT out of the box, upgraded the license to level 4, set it up as “AP” mode in Quickset. I could join the new SSID, and use my ADSL via the MikroTik WiFi. Awesome.
After making sure everything worked, I wanted to set up HotSpot. Apparently the version of RouterOS I was running didn’t support hotspot, so I used Netinstall to install RouterOS 6.27, HotSpot and User Manager. Got it connected in netboot mode and pushed the updates. All went swimmingly.
After the radio restarts w/ 6.27…things just don’t look right. I’ve COMPLETELY lost any DHCP-related entries under “IP” in WinBox. Doing ‘ip’ [ENTER] in terminal works, trying anything like ‘dhcp-client’ or ‘dhcp-server’ yields a syntax/command error.
I reset the device completely (leaving it at 6.27) and have tried the following:
Create a bridge using ethernet and wireless as ports. The bridge shows up, looks good.
Click “HotSpot” and then “Hotspot Setup” and answer all the questions. Point the hotspot at the bridge I created (“bridge-hotspot”) and hit Apply. The radio immediately loses connection to the laptop I’m using to configure it. I see the default “MikroTik” SSID but its only serving up addresses in the 169.254.x.x space. I can’t configure any DHCP address spaces because all of my DHCP options are gone. I even tried to “cheat” and set up the world’s dirtiest hotspot ever, by trying to force the ADSL modem to hand out addresses in its local space (192.168.1.0)…but I can’t set any interface to use a DHCP relay.
I just don’t have any DHCP related options anymore, and I’m at a complete loss as to how to proceed.
I’ve only ever set these up as a WiFi “extender” to link two houses over a 1 mile distance (house 1 had broadband, house 2 couldn’t get it…so used SXTs aimed at each other to bridge house 1’s connection to house 2). I have 0 experience trying to set these up as a PAYGO WiFi hotspot.
Am I just doing it completely wrong, or should I have DHCP config options available to me in 6.27??
If anyone has a link to a good (and preferably ENGLISH, but I can fake it) video or write-up on how to use 6.27 to create a hotspot that serves up outside/public internet via an ADSL modem…I am all ears/eyes.
I’ve been at this for hours, and have smoked all my cigarettes. Somebody please give a relative MikroTik newbie some help. Please? 