🌐 "Virtual address" between two MikroTik routers: when L2 connectivity is needed and how to do it correctly

2025-10-17

🌐 “Virtual address” between two MikroTiks: when L2 connectivity is needed and how to do it correctly

In today’s world of networking technologies, combining two remote offices into a single entity is a fairly routine task. Usually, L3 tunnels are used for this (for example, IPIP or IPsec). However, there are situations when simple routing is not enough and full L2 connectivity is required, as if remote devices were connected to the same switch.