Verify connectivity on directly connected interfaces on R1: > ping 10.0.0.2 count=2 Show current ip configuration using the ip address print command: ip address > ip address printįlags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic | R1 |-| R2 |įor first steps, read the friendly manualĮnter following configuration commands on R1: /system identity set name=R1Īdd address=10.255.255.1/32 interface=loopback0Įnter configuration commands on R2: /system identity set name=R2Īdd address=10.255.255.2/32 interface=loopback0

Each router has additionally configured ip loopback address and announces the IP prefix to its neighbor. The networking scenario is easy, it is using 2 directly connected CHR appliances, via the ether1 interface. But that is enough to configure a virtual lab with 2 or more CHR routers using a dynamic routing protocol. The free CHR router has a maximal 1Mbit/s throughput.

This virtual appliance, called CHR, can be downloaded at the gn3 marketplace website or directly on the MikroTik website. MikroTik distributes a free to use appliance with its RouterOS called operating system.

Mikrotik chr gns3