Hello
I want connect RB800 with serial.How can i can do this?
Please don’t post http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:First_time_startup#Serial_Cable
I’m trying but i can’t get it right.Please help me.
What program do you use and how?
Thank you
Windows? PuTTY. Select the serial radio button for connection type, select the right interface on your computer (check the COM port section in Device Manager if you’re unsure), set the speed to 115200.
OS X? screen. Most USB/serial adapters load as /dev/tty.usbserial. “screen /dev/tty.usbserial 115200” to connect.
Linux, BSD? screen or kermit. Determine via dmesg what your port is, built-in ones are usually /dev/ttySX with X going up from 0, USB ones may load differently. Then screen as in OS X, or in kermit via “set line /dev/ttySX”, “set carrier-watch off”, “set speed 115200”, then “connect”.
I have XP SP3 i use serial to serial.When i’m trying connect there is just black window with green stripe and i wait for 5-10 min and nothing.
Windows? PuTTY. Select the serial radio button for connection type, select the right interface on your computer (check the COM port section in Device Manager if you’re unsure), set the speed to 115200.
Are you using the right port? Are you using the right speed? What app are you using to connect? Built in ports don’t require extra drivers, so that’s out as a reason.
I use Putty on serial com2 with speed 115200 i even try at 9600
Speed has to be 115200, unless you changed the settings within RouterOS. Did you?
Also, post a screenshot of Device Manager with the relevant section expanded.
There is screen
Actually i don’t know which port i have 
Have you tried COM1?
yes i tried com1 and com2.
I even download Hyper terminal and nothing
What’s the other device listed there without a driver? Are you using built in COMM ports on the motherboard or are you using a USB to Serial adapter? If you are using the adapter you probably need to download and install the drivers for it if you don’t already have them.
At first I use serial to serial and then i tried usb to serial with no results.
Maybe problem is in Win XP SP3 i"ll try on SP1 or SP2
Thank you
I’ve used PuTTY fine on most versions of Windows so that shouldn’t be an issue. Try consoling into some other device or router that you have around the office and see if that works. If it does, then that leaves the MikroTik. I believe there is an option that you can set that will stop all console messages from being displayed at start-up.
If you can console into another device, and can’t get into it through the console port or any other way to the MikroTik, contact your reseller. You might be able to try something with netinstall as well.