Hi,

I have some network want to build in a office, but I don't know if a technology exist for this purposes. I don't even know the name of the techniques.

This is the simple network map (I don't really know how to draw diagram):



Now, I want to add few RB951-2n / or any mikrotik to the switches



Is it possible? RB951-2n is connected to switch in the 10.1.1.0/24 network of RB951G (that act as master router), but I want RB951-2n ether and wlan can act like a port of another network such as 10.1.10.0/24 and hotspot network.

I tried to search google, but I don't know the name from the start, so my search ends up nothing.

Maybe it is possible using multiple PPTP server on master router and client on another mikrotik? but I think that will just hogging the CPU? Considering I only use RB951G with 600mhz cpu and another mikrotik with 400mhz cpu. I hope I still have reasonable speed when transferring files between network under the router.

Also, is it possible to connect all the switches together? To inter-network communication more efficient rather than all traffic passing mikrotik first. Although I believe it is not possible because DHCP conflict will occurs. The switch used will be Unmanaged and some websmart switch such as D-Link DGS-1210-16.

All idea is appreciated. Thank you.

Anyone?

Is RB952-2n is a good choice? Mainly used as Wireless access point.

Anyone?

I am starting to think it is possible using some tunneling interface such as PPTP, but I don't think it will be efficient. I still want good performance since I am running wired network. My mikrotik server is only RB951G, that I don't believe can handle many PPTP connection.

Yes, its possible, simply NAT those other routers, or setup proper routing between the main router and the rest.

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Si ... ic_Routing
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Simple_St ... es_Example

Yes, its possible, simply NAT those other routers, or setup proper routing between the main router and the rest.

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Si ... ic_Routing
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Simple_St ... es_Example

From what I understand, both of the links describe about connectivity between two different subnet/router?

Still doesn't understand how to assign ether1 for bridge-local, ether2 for bridge-office, wlan0 for bridge-hotspot.

Let me describe it

Master router

• I have a master router, let say it is a RB951G
• master router handle various networks, such as Local, Office1/2, Hotspot (using a bridge)
• ether1 and ether 2 are WAN interface, so this master also acts as DNS, GW, and FW
• ether 3 and wlan0 are bridged as Local network
• ether 4 and wlan1(vap) are bridged as Office 1 network
• ether 5 and wlan2(vap) are Office 2 network
• wlan3(vap) are Hotspot network
• total have 5 different networks
• this router also acts as DHCP server for all networks, each network has different DHCP pools

now I want to add another router
secondary router

• router is lower class mikrotik, such as RB951-2n
• example: we connect this router (ether1) in a switch that connected to ether3 port of the MASTER router (Local network)
• I want this router ether2, ether3, wlan0 act as additional switch from ether1
• I want ether 4 and wlan1 act as direct connection to office 1 network, so if connected, the device get IP address for office 1 network (DHCP from master)
• i want ether 5 and wlan2 act as direct connection to office 2, same as above
• then wlan3 will be hotspot network that is same with master hotspot network
• will not act as gateway, DHCP, and DNS. only forward/?? the traffic to master router.
• connectivity from one network to another must be passing master router

I don't want hotspot network client can connect to any internal network, since it is a public hotspot without password. And also connectivity between local, office 1, and office 2 network is limited.

So If i connect another router to ether 2 or secondary router, it can act like the secondary router.

Yes, its all easily possible with MikroTik, but if you dont have networking skills, its not gonna be an easy setup.
You will have to use a combination of vlans, bridging proper vlans and ports and virtualAPs to proper subnets, firewall and possibly routing.

You can try reading up on those things, but if you dont know networking, you will be better off paying someone to do all this for you.

Yes, its all easily possible with MikroTik, but if you dont have networking skills, its not gonna be an easy setup.
You will have to use a combination of vlans, bridging proper vlans and ports and virtualAPs to proper subnets, firewall and possibly routing.

You can try reading up on those things, but if you dont know networking, you will be better off paying someone to do all this for you.

Thank you so much for your reply.

My networking skill is decent at best, however I want to learn new things. This setup is nowhere to important, the network will just works fine if I connect it on traditional way. I just want to make it cleaner and ready for future expansion. I got so many time to do the network setup, so there is no rush for it.

I've reading about VLAN, and I quite understand about what it does. But, does it require a managed switch? As we don't want to spend money in managed switch (the company network is very small), and unmanaged switch work just fine here.

So If I create a VLAN interface with ID 10 and bind it with bridge-local (ether3 & wlan0) on master router, all equipment connected to bridge-local will have vlan id 10.

If I connect a mikrotik router on that bridge, do I just bind the ether4 & wlan0 of the secondary mikrotik with VLAN interface with ID 20, it will connect just fine to the master router on bridge-office that have VLAN id of 20?

Will try to buy additional mikrotik to test it, does RB951-2n works fine for this purposes? Is it inexpensive and can be used as wireless access point, I just don't know how stable is it.