Dear all, I wanted to learn working with Mikrotik devices and RouterOS, so I bought an RB5009UPr+S+IN. So far, I have no easy start. I powered on the device and connected it with a direct cable to my Windows host (laptop). When using port 1 of my router, I get no IP address. When using port 2 on…

[image] jaclaz: I thought that the issue was only with Winbox/netinstall. Me also, until I discovered no data flows through a direct link at all. Although it does for a short wile as my system gets a IP from the DHCP server on the Mikrotik router. This last bit mislead my by thinking the link…

I’m trying to achieve access to the router so I can configure it. In which I'm not succeeding. I can’t even ping it although I get an IP from it with as gateway: 192.168.88.1 Also access via MAC is failing.

To be honest, try accessing it using a linux system. Because with that, you make sure there is not any crappy windows security system in between preventing access to it. Then, use Winbox to access the router through ether2 port and make sure you use th MAC Adress. If that does not work, reset the …

Is your PC DIRECTLY connected to ether2 of the router? Try disabling on your PC all network interfaces but the one you use to connect to the router. But if you are running Windows, try Winbox v 3.x. You'll probably gain something in terms of sanity, see here why: Why you should use Winbox Which…

[image] Haley: If that does not work, reset the router. And in the end, if that does not work, reimage the router using netinstall. No fan of Windows I see, that is fine and reasonable :). I will try from Linux but I’m 99% sure it is not any Windows security related stuff on my host. But s…

7.19.6 Is a "good" version, so It isn't a version issue (and surely Winbox v3 works fine with It). Try on you PC also disabling DHCP and manually settings 192.168.88.2 netmask ,255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.88.1. Another thing to try Is interposing a "dumb" switch between the PC and the router. F…

[image] StefanHH: No fan of Windows I see, that is fine and reasonable :). I will try from Linux but I’m 99% sure it is not any Windows security related stuff on my host. But still, thanks for the tip, I will try! Already anticipating: about the next steps: How do I reset the router? The do…

Just a small addition. On netinstall please connect your device to the router’s eth1 port

[image] Haley: To be honest, try accessing it using a linux system. [image] Haley: Then, use Winbox to access the router through ether2 port and make sure you use th MAC Adress. Which means your Linux has an insecure firewall configuration. Because in a typical secure Linux FW setup (a…

My system is connected directly to the RB5009 by cable. My Linux laptop is installed the pessimistic way: nothing is exposed, no inbound services are running, so there’s no real need for a local firewall. Unlike Windows, which too often follows the optimistic model: enable everything, then try to pl…

Unable to access new RB5009UPr+S+IN router

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Buckeye March 24, 2026, 3:03am 11

Yes, that more for getting into netinstall mode.

Also, I would remove all cables other than power and the one you are connecting to the RB5009. It almost seems there may be an ip conflct. Does your network have any other devices in the 192.168.88.0/24 network?

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