After botching a configuration I did a restore of a backup which now does not accept my password through either Winbox or Webfig.
I do have physical access to the unit and also a pair of cross connected USB-RS232 dongles. I have tried to see if I would get a command prompt but no such luck.
If the SSH was not enabled would that be why I do not get a command prompt?
Any advise as to what my next steps should be ?
Thanks for any help.
It should be possible to extract the config from the .backup from what I can recall. There’s a project on GitHub for this. I can’t recall how effective it is though
If you can succeed with that, then just netinstall the router and reconfigure with the recovered text backup?
This is a good example case of why .rsc exports could be a preferred option over binary .backup for most day-to-day backup tasks
It does sound like the rs232 isn’t working properly. Try swap the ends around if the dongles are different manufacturers
Make sure you’re using correct baud rates etc
You say SSH was disabled. What about telnet and API ports?
Netinstall is sure method.
Suggest you take ether5 off bridge, upon entry.
Add an IP address to ether5, 192.168.55.1/24 for example.
Then change IPV4 settings on desktop or laptop and give it like 192.168.55.5 and you should have access to the router.
Do your config from there safely. ( ensure you add ether5 to LAN interface or Trusted Interface etc…)
Or both export and binary - each has their advantages. I have a script in each of my routers that creates new export and binary files every night and then sends those files to me via both E-Mail and also ftp to my file server. That way I don’t have to remember to back up the routers, and I have versions saved for years - not that I should ever have a reason to go back that far…