I have a CCR1072 running tile-6.45.8.
I have IPv6 on the Router.
If I traceroute to 2a02:610:7501:1000::196 - it does not work - as it immediately uses the IPv6 address of my local Exchange Point (IXP).
How can I get the Mikrotik to use the Loopback address - which is in my block of IP’s - which can reach the Mikrotik FTP server?
In Cisco - there was an extended ping/traceroute - where one could provide the IP address to Trace/Ping from. We need this functionality on the Mikrotik too! - extended to Software checking and updating.
How do you use it for Ping?
That works… ping 2a02:610:7501:1000::196 src-address=2001:…
From Winbox - click on Advanced settings.
Does “Traceroute” have that capability too?
That works… /tool> traceroute 2a02:610:7501:1000::196 src-address=2001:…
From Winbox - options are available (open eyes more)
Most importantly - can you set it so a software update check/upload uses it too?
and I have no answer yet.
Have you tried a source NAT rule to the Mikrotik FTP server?
Nope.
NAT - Network Address Translation - isn’t that restricted to IPv4 addresses?
Any chance you could make a suggestion on what that would look like, please?
(If going to 2a02:610:7501:1000::196 then appear to come from 2001:42a0:1000::1)
What I don’t understand is my IPv6 seems to work perfectly - except to Mikrotik (the only one so far that does not work). That I find confusing.
A Traceroute from my Mikrotik to the Mikrotik shows IPv4 addresses just before it reaches their FTP (I presume) server.
I’ll keep looking anyway.