Note: Inspection bypass rules are recommended to bypass encrypted traffic. The device cannot inspect encrypted traffic, and attempting to do so can impact performance and cause unnecessary CPU processing load.
General Information:
Ethernet over IP (EoIP) tunneling is a MikroTik RouterOS protocol that creates an Ethernet tunnel between two routers on top of an IP connection. The EoIP interface appears as an Ethernet interface. When the bridging function of the router is enabled, all Ethernet traffic (all Ethernet protocols) will be bridged just as if there were a physical Ethernet interface and cable between the two routers (with bridging enabled). This protocol makes multiple network schemes possible:
- Possibility to bridge LANs over the Internet
- Possibility to bridge LANs over encrypted tunnels
- Possibility to bridge LANs over 802.11b 'ad-hoc' wireless networks
Note: The EoIP interface may be configured between two routers that have an active IP-level connection. The EoIP tunnel may run over an IPIP tunnel, a PPTP 128bit encrypted tunnel, a PPPoE connection, or any other connection that transports IP.