I have an RB750up. A discontinued model, but still very useful with current manufacturer FW and OS. I want the 4 PoE ports to run 3 nodes at a site. I have setup a few of these, but just as a basic bridge with no vlan anything. But I have a new case where I need WAN to get through.
The forum has a couple posts with useful info like this one: https://www.arednmesh.org/comment/12021#comment-12021
This is what I want to setup:
port1 - WAN
port2 - LAN
port3 - Node DtD
port4 - Node DtD
port5 - Node DtD
Following the other post, modifying a bit for my exact arrangement, I have this
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1 vlan-filtering=no
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1 pvid=1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2 pvid=10
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether3 pvid=2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether4 pvid=2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether5 pvid=10
/interface bridge vlan
add bridge=bridge1 tagged=ether5 untagged=ether1 vlan-ids=1
add bridge=bridge1 tagged=ether3,ether4,ether5 vlan-ids=2
add bridge=bridge1 untagged=ether2,ether5 vlan-ids=10
/interface bridge set bridge1 vlan-filtering=yes
This seems to be working! But, as soon as I do the last line and enable vlan-filtering on the bridge I can't connect to the router (using winbox, not even to the MAC address, wired to port2).
Then if I power cycle it (which also takes down the nodes, simulating a power outage) nothing comes back. I don't get a DHCP address on port2, none of the nodes are DtD linked. I have to reset the router configuration. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I have several Mikrotik routers running RouterOS, but I don't run a bridge on any of them, so I may not be able to troubleshoot a ROS issue.
This is what I think I need. I'm sure I can do it on a Netgear, but MikroTik nuances are defeating me.
BTW, I would recommend doing the firmware update on that router. Assuming you are using WinBox or Webfig for management, Select System > RouterBOARD. At the bottom of the window will be the Current and Upgrade Firmware versions. Select Upgrade. That is quite fast and then yo will need to reboot. System > Reboot
BUT if I reboot or power cycle the router I lose everything. No WAN, no DtD, no laptop access, no DHCP. I've tried it on two different routers so it's not a hardware defect. I'm on the verge of using a dumb switch and another AREDN node with 2 ports (like a hAP lite) to get that dumb WAN connection.
1. factory reset
2. clear all configuration
3. load my configuration (I've modified it slightly to keep port 5 independent from the bridge to try to maintain a connection)
4. it works great, exactly how I need it it!
5. power cycle and I'm completely unable to access the router with WebFig, WinBox, any vlan. The lights come on but it's a communication brick.
6. go back to step 1.
I have asked on the MikroTik forum but kinda get the same thing there. Since I have to get this installed tomorrow I'll have to just go with a basic switch configuration and use another hAP to do the WAN connection.