Ipip Setup - MikroTik RouterOS v2.9 Reference Manual

1. Add an IPIP interface (by default, its name will be ipip1):
[admin@10.1.0.172] interface ipip> add local-address=10.1.0.172 \
remote-address=10.5.8.104 disabled=no
2. Add an IP address to created ipip1 interface:
[admin@10.1.0.172] ip address> add address=10.0.0.2/24 interface=ipip1
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1 (limited to 1 tunnel) , level3 (200 tunnels) , level5 (unlimited)
Home menu level: /interface ipip
Standards and Technologies:
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
• Device Driver List
• IP Addresses and ARP
• Log Management
Additional Documents
• http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1853.txt?number=1853
• http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2003.txt?number=2003
• http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1241.txt?number=1241

IPIP Setup

Home menu level: /interface ipip
Description
An IPIP interface should be configured on two routers that have the possibility for an IP level
connection and are
transports IP. Each IPIP tunnel interface can connect with one remote router that has a
corresponding interface configured. An unlimited number of IPIP tunnels may be added to the
router. For more details on IPIP tunnels, see
Property Description
name ( name ; default: ipipN ) - interface name for reference
mtu ( integer ; default: 1480 ) - Maximum Transmission Unit. Should be set to 1480 bytes to avoid
fragmentation of packets. May be set to 1500 bytes if mtu path discovery is not working properly
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IPIP (RFC 2003)
RFC 2003 compliant. The IPIP tunnel may run over any connection that
RFC 2003 .