MadEngineer: FWIW one of my MikroTiks that use a pppoe connection via chorus ont has a disabled dhcp client sitting there doing nothing with no issue.
Thanks. That rules that out.
I'm trying to think of what I might have done differently to break it.
The Android mikrotik app was updated not so long ago and with it came this "internet Detect" feature. I believe I used the app to turn it on. Could that be the culprit? It's off now after my config reset. Haven't tried turning it on as yet.
A few people have asked for my old config. I've got quite a few static entries and rules I need to remove but I plan on doing that soon. Will post it then.