I am "ALL IN" with the Microtik brand and operating system. Having said that, however ...I am feeling overwhelmed by a lack of networking knowledge and the time it's taking to setup a router that has not been "over simplified into oblivion" with a robust OS behind it! I have seen others show off what it can do, so I'm trying to setup a small home network with two pieces of hardware,the HAP ax3 and the RB5009UG.
I have an Internet Service Provider providing internet and going into a cable modem. I'm currently use another brand of wifi product attached to that modem but would like to configure the RB5009UG+S+IN router to route traffic on my network. I will eventually replace the Netgear wifi router with a Microtik HAP ax3 router. This HAP ax3 was the first piece of hardware I purchased from Microtik. I had read somewhere (I thought that it was in one of these help forums) that the RB5009 should allow a user (using the default configuration) to plug Internet into the Ethernet port and then receive Internet out on its other ports. This has not been my experience however.
So that I don't omit details which may be important to troubleshooting the my router configuration, I have designated the Internet IN port as the SFP-plus port by using an SFP-plus to Ethernet adapter. ALSO...I designated Ether 8 as a "Managed access port" which seemingly serves the purpose of allowing for easier management and configuration changes without loosing connection from my computer or having to reset back to default configurations (Again!). Bellow I’m posting my exported RB5009 configuration so that someone might tell me where It is that I have gone wrong. I have been working VERY hard to gain better understanding of Router OS ver.7, the Microtik platform and general networking! I have watched hours of (seemingly) knowledgable videos by reputable purveyors of networking teachers online. I also purchased courses on Udemy to hopefully understand what, how, and when to make changes. I may only liken my experience of gaining this knowledge as like trying to take a drink water from a fire hydrant....It is coming at you very fast and there is too much of it to be useful. My goal is to have a better understanding of the terminologies or methods that I learned so I may put them into a useable home networking context. THANK YOU for reading this post, and for any willingness you may have to guide me in the correct direction!
Joe
