I setup an ip on the routerOS system and I can ping it but when I try to connect with winbox I get this error message.
Could not fetch /winbox from 192.168.0.70 (port 3986): disconnected
How do I resolve this problem? Is their something that needs to be initially configured in the RouterOS? We know very little linux so I need a good description of how to fix. Thanks
Did you disable the www port under “/ip service”? WinBox is using this to check the version and download appropriate dlls from the router.
Just enter “/ip service print” from the console and check if “www” is disabled (has a “X” in front of it).
Is there any firewall between your WinBox and the router (desktop firewall, …)?
Do you have the “security” package installed? (Do a “/system package print” to find out about the installed packages.) The port you quoted (3986) is the encrypted WinBox port IIRC - if you have the security package installed WinBox should use encrypted communication to the router using port 3987.
Just a few tips to check…
Well finally figured out the problem.. manual says connect to port 3986 but winbox required me to connect to port 80.. so I typed in 192.168.0.70:80 and it connected perfectly.
Ah, I see. You even don’t have to enter the “:80” (if you’re using the standard port 80), you only need to specify the port if you changed it under “/ip service”.
WinBox is connecting to the routers’ port 80 (or wherever your www service is running) to check versions etc. The real WinBox connection then is taking place on port 3986 (unencrypted) or 3987 (encrypted).
Than that is totally strange. I did the full CD Image install and I tried to connect many times and until I tried the :80 the connection could not connect.