Cannot connect to 751 remotely via winbox

This is my first Mikrotik and I am learning - so please excuse me. I cannot connect remotely via public IP using winbox on a remote machine (at my office). I have no issues connecting via winbox at home. Internet connection via Charter with modem. I am sure it is a simple setting that I am missing. Thank you for the help.

Do you have any entries in “/ip firewall filter”?
Are you using the public ip to access the 751?

Public IP via IP Chicken. I will have to look when I get back home tonight as far as the IP filters. I will post what I have, if any. Thank you.

Check both the rules and the ip since it is dynamically assigned (dhcp?). If you have any questions, this is the place to ask. :smiley:

Yes (4) rules in IP, Firewall, Filter, rules (these rules assigned from defualt configuration - I did not add). In IP, Firewall, Filter Rules, In. Interface “Ether1-gateway” “action” is set to “drop”. Let me know if this needs to be set to another action :smiley: . Thank you for the help!

In IP, Firewall, Filter Rules, In. Interface “Ether1-gateway” “action” is set to “drop”

That is the one that is blocking you.

Now you need to figure out how you want to access the router without disabling your router security. I use a rule like this. Change xx.xx.xx.xx/24 to the ip/subnet of the remote network at your office.

/ip firewall filter
add chain=input action=accept src-address=xx.xx.xx.xx/24

Move this rule above the ether1-gateway drop rule.

Thanks for the info. - yes a default firewall rule was blocking remote access. I will review your post for firewall settings.

You can limit it even more by only open up this port from your office subnet.
chain=input action=accept protocol=tcp src-address=xx.xx.xx.xx/24 dst-port=8291
That’s what I do. I close everything and then open just the ports I need from the source I need.