Summary
Several IPv4 and IPv6 related kernel and system-wide parameters are configurable.
IPv4 Settings
Sub-menu: /ip settings
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| accept-redirects (yes | no; Default: no) | Whether to accept ICMP redirect messages. Typically should be enabled on a host and disabled on routers. |
| accept-source-route (yes | no; Default: no) | Whether to accept packets with the SRR option. Typically should be enabled on the router. |
| allow-fast-path (yes | no; Default: yes) | Allows Fast Path. |
| arp-timeout (time interval; Default: 30s) | Sets Linux base_reachable_time (base_reachable_time_ms) on all interfaces that use ARP. The initial validity of the ARP entry is picked from the interval [timeout/2 - 3*timeout/2] (default from 15s to 45s) after the neighbor was found. Can use postfix ms, s, m, h, d for milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours, or days. if no postfix is set then seconds (s) are used. The parameter means how long a valid ARP record will be considered complete if no one communicates with the specific MAC/IP during this time. The parameter does not represent a time when an ARP entry is removed from the ARP cache (see max-neighbor-entries setting). |
| icmp-errors-use-inbound-interface-address (yes | no; Default: no) | If enabled, the ICMP error message reply will be sent with the source address equal to primary address of the receiving interface that caused the error . This feature can be useful for complex network debugging. |
| icmp-rate-limit (integer [0..4294967295]; Default: 10) | Limit the maximum rates for sending ICMP packets whose type matches icmp-rate-mask to specific targets. 0 disables any limiting, other values indicate the minimum space between responses in milliseconds. |
| icmp-rate-mask ([0..FFFFFFFF]; Default: 0x1818) | Mask made of ICMP types for which rates are being limited. More info in Linux man pages |
| ip-forward (yes | no; Default: yes) | Enable/disable packet forwarding between interfaces. Resets all configuration parameters to defaults according to RFC1812 for routers. |
| ipv4-multipath-hash-policy(l3 | l4 | l3-inner; Default: l3) | IPv4 Hash policy used for ECMP routing in
|
| rp-filter (loose | no | strict; Default: no) | Disables or enables source validation.
Warning: strict mode does not work with routing tables |
| secure-redirects (yes | no; Default: yes) | Accept ICMP redirect messages only for gateways, listed in the default gateway list. |
| send-redirects (yes | no; Default: yes) | Whether to send ICMP redirects. Recommended to be enabled on routers. |
tcp-timestamps (disabled | enabled | random-offset; Default: random-offset) | Parameter allows to enable/disable TCP timestamps or add random offset to TCP timestamp (default behavior). Disabling timestamps completely may help to reduce spikes of performance drops. |
| tcp-syncookies (yes | no; Default: no) | Send out syncookies when the syn backlog queue of a socket overflows. This is to prevent the common 'SYN flood attack'. syncookies seriously violate TCP protocol, and disallow the use of TCP extensions, which can result in serious degradation of some services (f.e. SMTP relaying), visible not by you, but to your clients and relays, contacting you. |
| max-neighbor-entries (integer [0..4294967295]; Default: ) | Sets Linux gc_thresh3. A maximum number of allowed neighbors in the ARP table. Since RouterOS version 7.1, the default value depends on the installed amount of RAM. It is possible to set a higher value than the default, but it increases the risk of out-of-memory condition. The default values for certain RAM sizes:
The ARP cache stores ARP entries, and if some of these entries are incomplete, they can stay in the cache for an indefinite period of time. This will only happen if the number of entries in the cache is less than one-fourth of the maximum number allowed. The reason for this is to prevent the unnecessary running of the garbage-collector when the ARP table is not close to being full. |
| route-cache (yes | no; Default: yes) | Disable or enable the Linux route cache. Note that disabling the route cache, will also disable the fast path. |
Read-Only Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ipv4-fast-path-active (yes | no) | Indicates whether fast-path is active |
| ipv4-fast-path-bytes (integer) | Amount of fast-pathed bytes |
| ipv4-fast-path-packets (integer) | Amount of fast-pathed packets |
| ipv4-fasttrack-active (yes | no) | Indicates whether fasttrack is active |
| ipv4-fasttrack-bytes (integer) | Amount of fasttracked bytes |
| ipv4-fasttrack-packets (integer) | Amount of fasttracked packet. |
IPv6 Settings
Sub-menu: /ipv6 settings
Changing /ipv6 settings will not dynamically remove the old SLAAC configuration present on your router. A reboot is required to apply the new settings.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| accept-redirects (no | yes-if-forwarding-disabled; Default: yes-if-forwarding-disabled) | Whether to accept ICMP redirect messages. Typically should be enabled on the host and disabled on routers |
| accept-router-advertisements (no | yes | yes-if-forwarding-disabled; Default: yes-if-forwarding-disabled) | Accept router advertisement (RA) messages. If enabled, the router will be able to get the address using stateless address configuration |
| disable-ipv6 (yes | no; Default: no) | Enable/disable system wide IPv6 settings (prevents LL address generation) |
| forward (yes | no; Default: yes) | Enable/disable packet forwarding between interfaces |
| max-neighbor-entries (integer [0..4294967295]; Default: ) | A maximum number or IPv6 neighbors. Since RouterOS version 7.1, the default value depends on the installed amount of RAM. It is possible to set a higher value than the default, but it increases the risk of out-of-memory condition. The default values for certain RAM sizes:
|
| multipath-hash-policy (l3 | l4 | l3-inner; Default: l3) | IPv6 Hash policy used for ECMP routing in
|