Bulk Load Questions

RouterOS General
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I have a product that we make that uses a single 411 and a single 450, both of which have to be updated with the .NPK and the config script that we use. Right now it’s a one at a time process, we plug one board into a pc via ethernet cable, then i ftp the files and execute a script, once done, we move to the next one.

Is there any to bulk load these boards? The ideal solution would be one where we could bulk load 10 boards at a time, but with the IP address issues i don’t see how this is currently possible.

I know there has to be a way to do this, so please point me in the correct direction.

Thanks
KO.

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I don’t know exactly what kind of scripts you are using, but you should be able to upgrade more than one routerboard at a time using Dude, as described on the wiki: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:The_Dude/Device_list#RouterOS

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The problem as far as i can tell with the dude, is that the dude does not work on layer 2. So when i have 4 boards from the factory and they all have the 192.168.88.1 address, the dude will only see one of the devices. I suspect that i will need to set up a linux box and create some virtual ip address, then connect to a switch with some vlans and do a bulk flash. I just don’t know all the details required to pull this off, but i am guessing it’s the direction i need to head.