Hello
I have a spare MikroTik hEX router. To make it distinct from from my production Mikrotik hEP router while testing stuff I want it to use another address space than 192.168.88.0/24 maybe 192.168.87.0/24. I have tried in a web browser to change the spare router’s address to 192.168.87.1 and its DHCP server accordingly, but I always lose contact with my laptop no matter which way I go about it.
Does anyone know how can I do this starting with a factory reset hEX router?
–Björn, Lund, Sweden
PS I am a senior C# programmer with just basic networking knowledge.
I’d say it’s more like moving to the new cellular provider and the SIM loses registration in the old one but is not accepted/registered in the new one yet.
I was thinking of first turning off DHCP on my laptop and also change netmask to 255.255.0.0. Then 192.168.88.x and 192.188.87.x would both be in range when changing ip on the spare router to 192.168.87.1. So making a new connection in the laptop web browser to the new router address would still work.
Then I modify the DHCP settings on the router. And finally reactivate DHCP on the laptop.
provide DHCP server and limited address pool on that port
connect your laptop to that port so it gets a lease in the new range
then you can change the rest, not touching settings of that port
But MAC access is so much easier
And yet another approach … if you have another Mikrotik device connected to that router, use that one to connect your laptop to and then ROMON into the device you want to change.
