Search:  

 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » Industry Forums » Wireless Service Providers » help with mikrotik
Uniqs:
1730
Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Posting:
Post a:
Post a:
Request RM coverage map :) »
« WISP Authentication - PPPoE Maybe?  
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

help with mikrotik

Hello, I am trying to configure my first mikrotik router and have spent days trying to figure it all out and i cant do what i want.. maybe someone here can give me some help.

I have a rb532 with a sr2 card. this is on a tower with a 15 dbi omni. What i want to do is run a config similiar to the following.

ISP router 216.226.216.17/29 this goes into a local router can use any IP config. this goes up to mikrotik on tower that should act as a router with NAT, PROXY , and login for each client, bandwith limiter. Would like to be able to route static ips thru the router and mikrotik, also so if a client wants a ip.

mikrotik hands out 10.10.2.100-200

how do i make all clients private from one another.

i know this looks like I am asking someone to do my work for me but I know some of you guys know this stuff by heart and after one time that i do it i can do it again next time.
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

right at this moment i am trying to get the router to act as a AP . I have several options and i am putting (bridge and AP Bridge) have also tried all the other ones and I can not get this to transmit at all.. If i do a frequency scan or somthing the Radio sees frecuency usage and the ssid of other networks. Is there somthing special I have to do to get it to transmit.. I had gotton it to transmit a week ago changing the settings around but then i reset all the settings and i cant seem to figure it out again.

thanks in advance
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

i am about to pull my hair out trying to figure this out . why wont it transmit a signal . it did in my office but here at the site i cant get it to transmit at all. any ideas guys.. bad sr2? rb532? Only 1 blue light is on on the board.
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro

IntraLink
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-14
Utah Valley

Re: help with mikrotik

For AP you should be on AP Bridge.

Check your data rates and enable all of them for now.

On Advanced under Antenna Mode try switching from antenna a to antenna b (some cards have dual ports, but SR2 should be on antenna a I think...)

Preamble Both, frequency power on default, chech you channels etc.
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

i have it on AP bridge , all data rates are selected, tried from a to b , pramble is both, power is on default, tried almost all channels.. any other thing to check? it can see signal but it dont send any. when i look at the interfaces i see that lan1 is (R) running and wlan1 is active but there is no (R) lan2 and lan3 are disabled.
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro

IntraLink
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-14
Utah Valley

Re: help with mikrotik

Well, maybe your wireless is running, but you don't have your LAN set up right?

The wireless will not show R until a client is associated.

For AP Bridge to forward packets you either have to route or Bridge that interface with an ethernet interface.
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Flags: X - disabled, R - running
0 name="ISP" mtu=1500 mac-address=00:15:6D:53:94:77 arp=proxy-arp
disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5213
radio-name="00156D539477" mode=ap-bridge ssid="SonagueraNet" area=""
frequency-mode=regulatory-domain country=united states antenna-gain=15
frequency=2442 band=2.4ghz-b scan-list=default rate-set=default
supported-rates-b=1Mbps,2Mbps,5.5Mbps,11Mbps
supported-rates-a/g=6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,
54Mbps
basic-rates-b=1Mbps basic-rates-a/g=6Mbps max-station-count=2007
ack-timeout=dynamic tx-power-mode=default noise-floor-threshold=default
periodic-calibration=default burst-time=disabled
dfs-mode=no-radar-detect antenna-mode=ant-a wds-mode=dynamic
wds-default-bridge=none wds-ignore-ssid=no
update-stats-interval=disabled default-authentication=yes
default-forwarding=yes default-ap-tx-limit=0 default-client-tx-limit=0
hide-ssid=no security-profile=device4 disconnect-timeout=3s
on-fail-retry-time=100ms preamble-mode=both compression=no
allow-sharedkey=no
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

with a laptop right next to ap with a 8 dbi omni connected i see nothing ,, not even with net stumbler..
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
MarkSorensen
Premium
join:2002-05-21
Northern Cal


1 edit

Re: help with mikrotik

Another good tool is MikroTik wireless debug logging:
»wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Wireless_Debug_Logs

But, if you're not seeing your AP at all... I wonder about your bridge or masquerade configuration
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

Flags: X - disabled, I - inactive, D - dynamic
# INTERFACE BRIDGE PRIORITY PATH-COST
0 I wlan1 bridge1 0x80 10
1 ether1 bridge1 0x80 10

above is my bridge setting but it shows the wlan1 INACTIVE Why?
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

ok status.. i am using a toshiba A105-S4094 and i can not see the wireless signal my partner has a Dell 640M with VISTA and he can see the signal with his laptop. We have another laptop same as mine with xp pro and it cant see it either. What could this be? I have changed the mode , channel and nothing.. not even with my net stumbler.

my partner gets a ip from the router going to the mikrotik and is able to browse internet. (have bridge set up on router)
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

other note , i had to change the antenna to B instead of A
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

one other question , what package should be installed on the router . wireless or wireless legacy? i i try to put both on it disables one or the other
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro

viperm
Carpe Diem
Premium
join:2002-07-09
Winchester, CA


1 edit
Its ant B if your using MMXC connector
When you say it is not "transmitting" are you saying with a laptop right next to the system you dont pick up your SSID? or are you saying you see the SSID but you get no traffic to pass anywhere?

Make sure you create a bridge and assign an IP to it then put both WLAN and Ether 1 in that bridge group and it should work as a genreric bridged AP for testing. ONce you are done testing then you will need to make it a routed setup do do everything else correctly.
MarkSorensen
Premium
join:2002-05-21
Northern Cal

MikroTik Forum might be a better place to pose your questions:
»forum.mikrotik.com/

Though, for best results you might want to post your configuration (so others can see what settings you have).

Also, You might find some answers here: “Wireless Client and Wireless Access Point Manual”
»www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/2.···less.php

For example this question
quote:
how do i make all clients private from one another.
is answered with this setting:
default-forwarding (yes | no; default: yes) - to use data forwarding by default or not. If set to 'no', the registered clients will not be able to communicate with each other.

viperm
Carpe Diem
Premium
join:2002-07-09
Winchester, CA


3 edits
If you had the bridging or routing screwed up it still would not prevent you from seeing the SSID on the radio card as long as you have it set to AP-Bridge It has nothing to do with broadcasting the SSID from the radio card.

What happens if you change ssid to all lower case?

Thats the only thing I see that could affect how a newer windows machine is seeing the SSID? If your partner can connect with his then its NOT the AP it sounds like the laptop you are using is messed up are you sure you have the wireless card turned on with the toshiba?

WIreless should be the package you should have we have never used anything else and we have quite a few of these deployed without any issues.. Couple other things I just thought of was on the wireless tab in winbox there is a box with option of "proprietary Extension" make sure you have it set to "POST 2.9.25"
Under the Advanced tab make sure you have pre-amble set to both as a test we have all ours set to both without any issues.
--
ComTrain Certified Tower Climber. American Tower Certified approved contractor
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

with network stumbler you can see all networks wven if the ssid is hidden so i dont think that the ssid would be the problem but i will try and see. Also the router between the modem and the mikrotik is a linksys and i can conect both toshiba laptops to it.. i can see the linksys in netstubler and the mikrotik can see it when i scan the network also. i am using version 2.9.38 on the winbox and i dont see any options under the wireless tab about proprietary extension.. can you send me a print screen on that? i have it set to both on preamble.
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro

viperm
Carpe Diem
Premium
join:2002-07-09
Winchester, CA


2 edits
Click for full size
Its not a routing issue and has nothing to do with routing if your laptop does not see the SSID then its something on the radio or your laptops. You have already proved to us that another laptop works fine with the way you have it set up. So that leads me to believe something on the laptops.
We are using the sr2 cards not sure what ones you are using? TXT me off line with login info and I will take a look what I see..
Here is a screen shot..
--
ComTrain Certified Tower Climber. American Tower Certified approved contractor
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

thanks i will look for that but i did not see it the first time. both laptops that did not work were same model toshibas. the dell works fine.. i am over 1 km from tower with laptop at the moment and recieve signal fine. i do have a high ping time though even right at the tower (35-70ms) to router. i have it set up as a router with nat now and it hands out ip's and does NAT.
--
dw7700 1.8 G11 IA300, dw4020 satmex5/1230 1.2 Buisness, dw7000 .74 satmex5 .74 pro
mrbueno

join:2002-08-03
US

I had an odd problem that maybe related. I have an RB112 with a Compex 200mw AG card in a rootenna. It sees all sorts of traffic and connects to nothing.

After a few frustrating minutes with this beast, I just reset the config to default and then reconfigured. Low and behold, it worked! I really thought I had a bad card, but it was just an odd config issue.

That's my experience anyway.
jarosoup

join:2003-01-14
·Qwest.net

First of all, what version of Mikrotik are you using? Versions of 2.9.25 and lower have issue with newer Intel based wireless chipsets. Upgrade to something > 2.9.26 and set proprietary-extensions = post-2.9.25.

Also, due to the fact you've got a 15db omni on a tower, depending on it's height, you may not be able to see any signal as a 15dB omni is extremely flat and the signal might be going right over you.

Hopefully you are aware of the FCC part 15 rules in the US (VA) as if you run that SR2 at full power on a 15dB omni with minimal signal loss, your system is trasmitting well above legal limits.
soportec
Premium
join:2006-01-06

Re: help with mikrotik

was testing with the ap on the ground hooked to a 8dbi omni. I am in Honduras.
Forums » Industry Forums » Wireless Service ProvidersRequest RM coverage map :) »
« WISP Authentication - PPPoE Maybe?  


Sunday, 06-Dec 07:54:41 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [163] Comcast Releasing Promised Usage Meter
· [147] Avast Antivirus Has Gone Mad
· [128] Comcast Makes NBC Universal Acquisition Official
· [125] The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist
· [105] Graduate Student Unveils Sprint's GPS Sharing With Feds
· [101] Google Invades ISP, OpenDNS Turf With Google Public DNS
· [85] FCC Ponders Moving From PSTN To IP Voice
· [82] Latest Consumer Reports Survey Not Kind To AT&T
· [81] New Bill Aims To Limit ETFs
· [75] Sprint Defuses GPS Privacy Media Bomb
Most people now reading
· False positive in Avast! or is it real? [Security]
· First commercial tool to crack BitLocker arrives (Updated) [Security]
· Is there any true cure for, or way to prevent, a hangover? [General Questions]
· [DNS] Google's public DNS... performance increases? [Comcast HSI]
· Wife might have to work in.... Iowa for a few months!!! [General Questions]
· Windows 7 boot manager editing questions [Microsoft Help]
· [ PVP] 3.2 DK PvP D/W Spec... [World of Warcraft]
· [ Classes] 3.2.2 Rogue [World of Warcraft]
· Maximizing Rogue DPS for 3.1 [World of Warcraft]
· Connecting to Google Voice Via SIP [VOIP Tech Chat]