Load balancing in MikroTik

 Load balancing in MikroTik 

There are several ways to configure load balancing on Mikrotik routers. Here are two common methods:

1 - Load balancing using multiple gateway entries:

In this method, you can create multiple gateway entries in the Mikrotik router's routing table, and specify the weight or priority of each gateway. The router will then distribute traffic among the available gateways based on their configured weights.

• To set this up, you can use the following script:

/ip route

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.1 weight=5

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.2 weight=3

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.3 weight=2

This will create three gateway entries, with the router sending 5/10 of the traffic to gateway 192.168.1.1, 3/10 of the traffic to gateway 192.168.1.2, and 2/10 of the traffic to gateway 192.168.1.3.

2 - Load balancing using the ECMP (Equal Cost Multipath) feature:

ECMP allows the Mikrotik router to distribute traffic among multiple equal-cost paths to a destination, rather than just using one path. This can provide improved fault tolerance and better utilization of available bandwidth.

• To enable ECMP, use the following script:

/ip route

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.1

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.2

add distance=1 gateway=192.168.1.3

/ip route setting

set use-ecmp=yes

 This will create three equal-cost paths to the destination, and the router will use all of them to distribute traffic.

I hope these scripts are helpful to you. Let me know if you have any questions or need further assistance.