I just can;t seem to grasp to setup this RB493 for ETH2 thru 9 as DHCP on interior 192.168.50.1 LAN setup.
I want it set up like this :
ETH2-9
DHCP 192.168.50.102-109
255.255.255.0
Gate 192.168.50.1 (eth1 port)
ETH1 WAN Port IP xx.xxx.xxx.66
Gateway xx.xxx.xxx.1
net 255.255.255.0
DNS xx.xxx.xxx.13
SecDNS xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
A Basic out of the box router, ETH1 port being the WAN , ETH2 -9 DHCP ports gateway’d to the ETH1 WAN port.
Simple basic setup. I can learn form there. Right now, I have no idea how to get it into our network in it’s most basic form. The are just too many menus in winbox that i do not understand.
Can you help me out? I have been on every WIKI and cannot figure it out. It seems the most basic of setups is just not explained in newbie terms or screen shots.
I have never entered commands like that, and would not know where to enter them.
I have connected to winbox on eth1 .
2nd.
If i put those commands in , when I learn how, will ETH2 - 9 use ETH1’s public address as it’s internet gateway, and if so,where is that setup and in what screens?
so 192.168.50.1 is the interior gateway, and it is somehow connected to the Exterior address on Eth1, right?
You can click the Terminal button in Winbox and get a command line interface, and paste the commands in. You can then use Winbox to see what they did. They correspond roughly, “/ip dhcp-s” is short hand for “/ip dhcp-server” and you can view what the command did in Winbox by clicking the IP button and choosing the DHCP Server option.
I have really tried hard to make this work. Just a simple router, and cannot.
I did something wrong, and now I cannot connect to the router with winbox anymore.
I just dont understand the 88.888.888.1/0 commands. What does the / and 0 or 24 do to the IP address.
I just dont get it. Is that the netmask and is there a table for it.
Now , I have locked myself out of the router. ETH1 still shows an address I put in , even after a hard reset with the switch next to the ETH1 port. I hit the … button on Win Box and it shows an address that I cannot connect to, I tried to change IP for it, and must have put in the wrong / command …
Is there a way to ENTIRELY blankout this RB493 and start from scratch? With a way for me to connect to it through ETH1 ? Or after a complete blank reset ( I do not know how to do this) , do you have touse the serial port, and if so, what baud rate?
BTW, is there a config file I can download to make this exactly like a Linksys 8 port Router right out of the box?? I certainly have wasted more money in time trying to make this RB493 like a store bought router than to have just bought one in first place.
Where can I download a preset CFG file to make this a normal router? Is that available?
I did something wrong, and now I cannot connect to the router with winbox anymore.
In winbox click on “…” - does the router still show up?
If so click on it’s MAC-ID (not the IP address) and you will be able to connect and reset the configuration (see my first post).
That is the number of IPs in a subnet. Substract 2 to get the actual number of usable host IPs.
Converting this to the 255.255.255.0 format isn’t to difficult either:
First check on how often the 8 fits into CIDR-mask (e.g. 3 times for 24).
Each 8 makes a “255” block.
So for /24 that would be 3x 8 + 0 = 255.255.255.0
Now take a more difficult one like /27: 3x 8 + 3 = 255.255.255.x
For the x just take this chain: 128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1
and add the remainder from the left (e.g. 3 = 128 + 64 +32) and you end up with 255.255.255.224
Sounds like maybe you do belong here. Everybody starts somewhere. Just take it a step at a time.
Can you show me
/ip address print
/ip dns print
/ip route print
There are the basics. Once these are set correctly, you should have no problem with your localnet dhcp server. Is you wan interface a static ip or dhcp client?
I at first use the … button, and get a mac address. I can no longer get the … button to show anything. I was throwing other lines of code at it from the WIKI and must have completely locked it up.
I would love to give you the prints from it. But, I have fried it.
Where can I send this MikroTik to have it programmed as a store bought router?
one static IP on the ETH1 port , I have all the info, IP, Gateway, DNS, Netmask.
ETH2 -9 DHCP on an interior of 192.168.50.1 with 192.168.50.1 being the gateway to the Public IP. Addy’s 100-150 dished out on eth2-9 with full internet access on the public IP on ETH1.
I.E. a store bought off the shelf 8 port router . Where can I send it , or trade it for a Linksys 8 port router. LOL. I am fried. I know these routers are supposed to be the next best thing to sliced bread, but at this point I would take end piece of a stale loaf.
Sometimes it seems that way. Do you have a null modem serial cable? If not, what interface are you trying? Ether1 is normally assigned 192.168.88.1/24 by default. If you didn’t remove it, maybe you can connect to ether1. Or is that what you are trying?
I had assigned another IP to ether 1 and then screwed it up so badly that I can no longer connect to it, it seems.
I have a serial cable. But, when I connect to it, with HyperTerminal , I get the sign on , power up text, loading this and that, but I cannot seem to get it to respond to anything I type?
What terminal emulator do I use? VT100j
Is there a way completely clear it out WITHOUT connecting to it??
Hey ABeepMike. Don’t feel alone. I am a pro at locking myself out of my routers.
With HyperTerminal, I have never had to set the terminal mode. Whatever is default works for me. The settings are 115200-8-n-1 just to be sure.
Does it give you a prompt? Like
[admin@MikroTik] >
