Netinstall RB2011 console or ethernet cable?

RouterOS General
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Hi,

I have a 2011 that needs the OS to be re-installed via netinstall. I see the 2011 has a console port on the back of the unit. Can I connect via Ethernet to this? I do have a console style serial to Ethernet cable but no serial port on my laptop. Sorry to be a newbie - I have never used a console cable.

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ah - google is my friend. I will make a rolled RJ45 cable and give it a shot. If I am on the wrong track please let me know.

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Here is the pinout:
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:System/Serial_Console#RJ45_type_serial_port

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This http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/File:Rj45.gif image of the RJ45 and DB9 connector doesn’t agree with the table below it.

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It does. It shows the second and third columns

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So - I am an idiot I think.

The instructions indicated to use ether1… so I am connected ether1 directly to my laptop.
I have also downloaded and installed the correct netinstall version that matches what is currently on the RB2011 V6.7

I hold the reset button down on power up until I see ether boot - no RB2011 shows up in the netinstall windows. what now?

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Trace the DB9 connections in the image of pins 2,3,4,5,6. They don’t match the table 2nd and 3rd Column.