MikroTik Routing Engineer with LABS

Name: MikroTik Routing Engineer with LABS
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Understand the topics of the MikroTik MTCRE track and be ready for the MTCRE exam

Created byMA ICT B.V

Last updated 7/2023

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What you'll learn

Understand Static and default Routes
Understand the more specific routes on static routes
Understand and configure ECMP
Understand route distance
Understand the difference between FIB and RIB tables
Understand and configure Routing mark and route policy
Understand and configure Recursive routes with scope/target-scope usage
Understand what VPN is and the different types of VPN
Understand and configure the follow tunnels: IPIP, EoIP, PPTP, SSTP, L2TP, PPPoE
Understand what is VLAN and how to use it
Configuring VLAN
Understand and configure Q-in-Q
Understand what is Link-state Routing Protocol
Understand what is OSPF Routing Protocol
Understand how OSPF use SPF algorithm for calculating the best route
Understand how OSPF works
Understand OSPF hello packets and LSA's types
Understand the OSPF network structure such as Areas and Router Types
Understand the need of DR/BDR election and configure them in OSPF
Understand and configure External router distribution (Type1, Type2)
Understand and configure load balancing on OSPF
Understand and configure Router aggregation on OSPF
Understand and configure stub areas (Stub, Totally Stub, NSSA, Totally NSSA)
Understand and configure Virtual links in OSPF

Course content

4 sections • 52 lectures • 11h 44m total length

MikroTik Routing Overview24:45
More Specific static Routes24:33
Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)13:47
Explore equal cost multi-path ecmp in MikroTik with icmp-based round-robin load balancing across multiple gateways, including three gateways and gateway checks to maintain internet access.
Static Route - Check Gateway (Ping - ARP)14:22
Changing TTL on MikroTik Routers12:37
Learn to use ttl (time to live) on MikroTik routers to limit internet sharing by configuring a prerouting mangle rule, a default route, and masquerade NAT in a two-router lab.
Recursive Routes (Scope / Target Scope)17:13
Mark Routing & Policy Based Routing18:13

EGP vs IGP - Distance Vector vs Link State Routing Protocols17:35
Compare distance vector and link state routing within an IGP, examine benefits and drawbacks of RIP, OSPF, and ISIS, and learn when to use BGP between autonomous systems.
Link State theory (LSA - LSDB - SPF Algorithm)11:46
Understanding the OSPF Hello packets6:21
Understand the different OSPF features on RouterOS v7 compared to RouterOS v66:46
Compare OSPF on MikroTik RouterOS v7 vs v6, noting a single global router ID and unified v4/v6 configuration. Observe interface-template driven OSPF setup and separate OSPF process in v7.
Configuring basic OSPF and manipulating the Hello packets19:13
DR and BDR Election - Explanation15:24
DR and BDR election - LAB9:46
Why we need Multi-Areas in OSPF - Internal Router vs ABR vs ASBR7:25
OSPF Multi-area - LAB10:24
Configure OSPF multi-area with area zero and area one, implement an area border router, advertise networks in area one, and verify reachability across routers and the 3.3.3.3 bridge network.
OSPF Multi-area Route Aggregation15:38
Understand and configure OSPF Passive Interface9:12
Advertise a default route in the OSPF network13:15
Discover how to import a DHCP-provided default route into OSPF and propagate it to all routers. Learn two methods—originate default and DHCP redistribution—and enable internet access with NAT masquerade.
Understand the different types of OSPF LSAs9:01
Checking the different LSA types on MikroTik RouterOS v76:40
Explore how MikroTik RouterOS v7 handles OSPF LSAs, identifying router LSA type 1, network LSA type 2, summary LSA type 3, as well as type 4 and type 5 LSAs.
Understand the different types of stub areas5:50
Configure Stub Areas (Stub, Totally Stub, NSSA, Totally NSSA)11:00
Configure stub, totally stub, NSSA, and totally NSSA areas in MikroTik OSPF, observing how type five and type three LSAs and SPR behavior change with each setting.
Understand and Configure Virtual Link on MikroTik RouterOS v713:13
Layer 3 Hardware Offloading8:52
Explore layer 3 hardware offloading on MikroTik routers version 7 and learn how enabling it on CRS devices reduces CPU load during an OSPF bandwidth test.

Introduction to VPN0:57
What is VPN and why is it important to use it in our network?15:52
PPTP Tunneling Protocol - Explanation8:30
Configuring PPTP site to site VPN20:49
Configuring PPTP Client to site VPN (same local IP addresses)23:54
Configuring PPTP with Bridge Control Protocol (BCP)23:17
L2TP/IPSEC Tunneling protocol - Explanation7:10
Configuring L2TP site to site VPN (w/o IPSEC)23:03
Configuring L2TP/IPSEC client to site VPN10:38
SSTP Tunneling Protocol - Explanation8:08
Configuring SSTP site to site VPN (without certificates)14:10
Configuring SSTP site to site VPN (with certificates)20:31
Configuring SSTP client to site VPN16:11
Understand and Configure PPPoE Server and Client on MikroTik18:43
Configure MikroTik PPPoE server and client to establish layer 2 connectivity, assign an IP pool, create a profile and secret, and verify DNS and internet access.
Introduction to IPIP Tunnel0:49
Configuring IPIP Tunneling Protocol on MikroTik22:06
Introduction to EOIP Tunnel0:55
Explore the eoip tunnel, a protocol that encapsulates layer 2 networks over IP. Implement and verify eoip configurations in a hands-on lab to connect layer 2 networks across sites.
Configuring EOIP Tunneling Protocol on MikroTik18:59
Configuring EOIP Tunnel over L2TP Tunnel13:25

Why we need VLAN's in our network and how VLAN's work - Part 117:30
Why we need VLAN's in our network and how VLAN's work - Part 215:57
Configuring VLAN's with DHCP - Part 117:17
Configure VLANs with DHCP on MikroTik routing lab; create VLAN trunks, assign DHCP servers per VLAN, set up NAT, and route traffic from customers to the internet.
Configuring VLAN's with DHCP - Part 212:28
Configure VLAN 20 and VLAN 22 on a MikroTik switch, assign access ports, bridge them, enable DHCP for each VLAN, and enforce inter-VLAN isolation with firewall rules.
VLAN's using the Switch Chip19:02
VLAN's without using the Switch Chip10:40
Q-in-Q implementation17:05
Explore q-in-q implementation by stacking a vlan 20 inside a vlan 10 across routers and switches, configuring trunks and access ports, and validating end-to-end connectivity in a lab.
MikroTik official trainings with Maher Haddad3:27

Requirements

Having MikroTik MTCNA knowledge

Description

***This course is not officially sponsored by MikroTik and not an authorized course by MikroTik. We are neither affiliated with nor endorsed by MikroTik. We respect the Trademarks of the mentioned company and institution.***

MikroTik MTCRE is at the 2nd level certificate from MikroTik, and it is considered in the Engineering level. This course will speak about everything related to Routing at the Intermediate level. Being MikroTik MTCRE certified is a prerequisite for the higher level Routing certificate which is MTCINE

For this reason, I have designed this course to help you understanding how Routing happens in MikroTik and be read for the MikroTik MTCRE exam.

This course will contain theories but a lot of LABS. For this reason, if you want to follow this course I advice you to have 1 PC and 5 or MikroTik Routers with UTP Cables. Alternatively, you can use MikroTik CHR on GNS3 to emulate the LABS, and which GNS3 you don't require any physical Routerboards as all LABS can be done on GNS3

In this course, you will learn the following topics:

More specific routes
ECMP
How to force gateway over specific interface
Gateway reachability check and route distance
Routing mark and route policy
Recursive next-hop and scope/target-scope usage
What is OSPF?
How OSPF protocol works
Hello protocol
Database distribution and LSA types explained
OSPF network structure
Areas
Router types
OSPF neighbors and neighbor states (DR and BDR election)
External Route Distribution methods (type1, type2)
Interface cost and interface types (broadcast, NBMA, etc.)
SPT calculation algorithm
OSPF and multicast (problems with NBMA)
Stub, NSSA and area ranges (route aggregation)
Virtual links, usage and limitations
SPF routing filters and limitations
What is VPN?
Different types of VPN
Site to site connectivity with tunnels
IPIP, EoIP, PPTP, SSTP, L2TP, PPPoE
VLAN and it's usage
VLAN and managed switch
VLAN and switch chip configuration on RouterBOARDs
Q-in-Q implementation

As you can see, there are many topics that are covered in this course and on each of the topics there are sub-topics. A lot of LABS will be done on each of the topics so you can understand practically how you can configure all these topics on the MikroTik.

Finally, if you want to have a global understanding of all MTCRE topics and be ready for the MTCRE exam, all you need to do is to register to my course and I assure that your goal will be achieved.

Who this course is for:

Students who want to learn and be ready for the MikroTik MTCRE exam
Engineers who want to have more knowledge on Routing in MikroTik

MikroTik Routing Engineer with LABS

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Static Routing7 lectures • 2hr 6min

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) RouterOS v718 lectures • 3hr 17min

Virtual Private Network (VPN)19 lectures • 4hr 28min

Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)8 lectures • 1hr 53min

Requirements

Description

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