MTCRE Lab 1.1: Static Routing

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MTCRE Lab 1.1: Static Routing

By the end of this lab series, you will

  • Understand how MikroTik selects routes (longest prefix, administrative distance, recursive lookup)
  • Configure advanced static routing techniques, including ECMP, recursive failover, blackhole routes, and policy based routing.
  • Build and verify real lab inside EVE-NG with MikroTik CHR.
Setup For Lab 1 - Static Routing

We'll use a 3-router chain with 2 PCs at the ends. This gives us enough complexity to test routing decisions, but its simple enough to set up.

  • PC1 simulates a client on one LAN
  • PC2 simulates a client on a different LAN
  • R1 is a customer edge router for PC1
  • R2 is a transit router
  • R3 is a customer edge router for PC2

Links between routers use dedicated subnets (/30 for efficiency). Our addressing plan is as follows:

R1 (Customer Edge)

  • ether1 (LAN side): 192.168.1.1/24 → connects to PC1
  • ether2 (WAN side to R2): 10.1.12.1/30

R2 (Transit Router)

  • ether1 (to R1): 10.1.12.2/30
  • ether2 (to R3): 10.1.23.1/30

R3 (Customer Edge)

  • ether1 (WAN side to R2): 10.1.23.2/30
  • ether2 (LAN side): 192.168.3.1/24 → connects to PC2

PC Addresses

  • PC1: 192.168.1.10/24, gateway 192.168.1.1 (R1 LAN IP)
  • PC2: 192.168.3.10/24, gateway 192.168.3.1 (R3 LAN IP)