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laurenttaieb
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Login failure for user admin from...

Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:23 am

Hi Forum members,
I went through all messages regarding this topic and tried to remove all possible causes of the issue.
Basically, i'm getting entries in the logs each 30sec :
"login failure for user admin from MIKROTIK_IP_ROUTER_ADDRESS via winbox"
"login failure for user admin from ONE_LAYER_ABOVE_MIKROTIK_IP_ROUTER_ADDRESS via winbox". The router trying to connect is my local ISP router triple play router and there is no 8291 port redirection on it.

The Dude is not activated, I have removed ssh from the list of services and admin account is disabled.

I'm truly stuck...

Thanks for any help or advice.

Laurent
 
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Re: Login failure for user admin from...

Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:33 am

Check your firewall rules.
You may also want to check devices on your LAN, some virus scanners are known to cause this behavior.
Clearly something/someone is trying to get in.

But a VERY good thing you disabled admin account !! (first thing I do on a new device as well)
 
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Re: Login failure for user admin from...

Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:35 am

topic can be closed... The Dude still running on the router. Managed to disable it and messages disappeared...
 
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Re: Login failure for user admin from...

Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:37 am

See ? Something was trying to get in :lol:
 
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Re: Login failure for user admin from...

Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:58 am

yes !!!

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