How to perform thorough data link filtering?
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:33 pm
MikroTik Chateau Pro AX has options for bridge filtering, which I assume, are either similar to Netfilter EBTables or is based on Netfilter EBTables. In GUI I can restrict protocols to TCP/UDP (via NAT Firewall), enable/disable ARP (via bridge and port settings/options), enable/disable LLDP (and similar) frames, filter VLAN tagged frames, but that is not enough. I want to disable any possibility of magic frames, Wake-on-LAN frames, etc. There are many of them (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EtherType). I want my router to filter all frames, except the required ones:
1. IPv4 (0x0800)
2. ARP (0x0806), preferably restrict to only ARP Request and ARP Reply
3. WiFi Authentication (0x888E)
I can do that with EBTables, but does MikroTik allow for some other way to do it? I also want this kind of filtering to apply itself automatically on boot or shortly after OS is booted.
1. IPv4 (0x0800)
2. ARP (0x0806), preferably restrict to only ARP Request and ARP Reply
3. WiFi Authentication (0x888E)
I can do that with EBTables, but does MikroTik allow for some other way to do it? I also want this kind of filtering to apply itself automatically on boot or shortly after OS is booted.