RouterOS configuration issue

When i try to configure my RB2011UiAS-RM router, i get disconnected from the router as soon as i configure a settings in the

/interface ethernet

menu.
The same happens when i try to configure the same configuration item over the Web interface.
After being disconnected from my SSH session, i can no longer SSH back into the router, and i cannot use the Web interface anymore.
Also, i can no longer ping the router. I configure my linux box to keep transmitting ECMP ECHO_REQ, and i see them arriving at the router’s LCD. But i cannot see any packets transmitted back (no Tx).
I can verify by using wireshark on my box that the router is replying to AR requests, just nothing else (no ICMP, HTTP, SSH).
When i configure the same settings over the Serial console, i dont get any problems, which means that this issue is network related, not hardware related.


(22:38:06)wizard@ubox:~$
(22:38:07)wizard@ubox:~$ping -v -i 30 -c 1 -w 3600  192.168.0.9
PING 192.168.0.9 (192.168.0.9) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.0.9: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.763 ms

--- 192.168.0.9 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.112/0.112/0.112/0.000 ms
(22:38:22)wizard@ubox:~$
(22:38:27)wizard@ubox:~$ssh admin@192.168.0.9
The authenticity of host '192.168.0.9 (192.168.0.9)' can't be established.
DSA key fingerprint is 70:7a:c4:7c:01:74:f8:cc:25:3d:33:63:20:09:ea:6e.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.0.9' (DSA) to the list of known hosts.









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[admin@MikroTik] > /interface ethernet 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running, S - slave 
 #    NAME                               MTU MAC-ADDRESS       ARP        MASTER-PORT                           SWITCH                          
 0    ether1-mainNet                    1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:0F enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 1 R  ether2                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:10 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 2    ether3                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:11 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 3    ether4                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:12 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 4    ether5                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:13 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 5    ether6                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:14 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 6    ether7                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:15 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 7 XS ether8                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:16 enabled    ether6                                switch2                         
 8 XS ether9                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:17 enabled    ether6                                switch2                         
 9    ether10                           1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:18 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
10    sfp1-gateway                      1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:0E enabled    none                                  switch1                         
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> /interface bridge 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface bridge> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface bridge> port 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface bridge port> print
Flags: X - disabled, I - inactive, D - dynamic 
 #    INTERFACE                                               BRIDGE                                              PRIORITY  PATH-COST    HORIZON
[admin@MikroTik] /interface bridge port> /interface ethernet 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set 7 master-port=none
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set 8 master-port=none 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running, S - slave 
 #    NAME                               MTU MAC-ADDRESS       ARP        MASTER-PORT                           SWITCH                          
 0    ether1-mainNet                    1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:0F enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 1 R  ether2                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:10 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 2    ether3                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:11 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 3    ether4                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:12 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 4    ether5                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:13 enabled    none                                  switch1                         
 5    ether6                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:14 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 6    ether7                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:15 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 7 X  ether8                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:16 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 8 X  ether9                            1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:17 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
 9    ether10                           1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:18 enabled    none                                  switch2                         
10    sfp1-gateway                      1500 00:0C:42:C5:68:0E enabled    none                                  switch1                         
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set 7 disabled=
no  yes
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set 7 disabled=no
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set 8 disabled=no 
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> Connection to 192.168.0.9 closed.
(22:45:42)wizard@ubox:~$
(22:45:44)wizard@ubox:~$ping -v -i 30 -c 1 -w 3600  192.168.0.9
PING 192.168.0.9 (192.168.0.9) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 192.168.0.9 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 0ms

(22:45:54)wizard@ubox:~$ping 192.168.0.9
PING 192.168.0.9 (192.168.0.9) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 192.168.0.9 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 4032ms

(22:46:04)wizard@ubox:~$

Is this expected behavior?
Am i doing somethin wrong?
How do i proceed with troubleshooting?

Connect by winbox via mac address, remove all config, reboot and start setting from scratch.

Thanks for the quick reply!

I cleared all configuration by using a console cable.
Is this something that happens often? Because i expect the router to be installed in a production environment where i will not have local access to the router (MAC or serial console).

I guess your recommended solution is to have a serial server co-located, and another router that will be used as a MAC client in case SSH freezes again at some point. right?

Is this a known feature?

It doesn’t happen often. But the reset buttons and commands are not included in computers from their beginning for nothing. If you set the device correctly you will not need to remove the configuration in the future. So there is no need of such serial box nearby. Anyway, you can connect by mac telnet from other mikrotik device if they are connected together and you have access to second device from outside.