Hi,
I am new to Routeros ad Winbox. Is there a way to get access to the source code of Winbox?
Thanks
there is no way, but we do provide an API interface to RouterOs, so you can make your own if you want.
Ok! Thanks for the update. About the API stuff: is this the section “Remote Administration” in the reference manual? I was hoping to find out how you implemented one of these scenario’s in your Winbox.
no, it’s this one:
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/API
it’s not about winbox, but about how to connect to RouterOS and make it do stuff you want. you can use API to make your own version of winbox, but it won’t be easy …
Ok! I will take a look at this. But maybe an embedded telnet or SSH session would be a bit easier 
yes, making a perl script for ssh should be easier 
Maybe not the right place to ask but any ideas on Visual Basic 
no ideas, i am not a programmer
Thanks! You have been a help: I found a “cheap” activex control on the web for this. Maybe it works! 
some guys here have made their own control applications, maybe wait until they wake up and read this.
Ok: I will do that. Thanks
using api is not that hard after all.
but you have to take in account that you wont be able to use a lot of tools that are available in winbox, like ssh, telnet, mac-telnet
if you look into beta forums, you could find a thread talking about api and using it.
i have done that API thing using Java, while others used VB
wiki example is in clear python
Winbox on Linux would be nice 
you can use winbox on Linux using wine.
i am using Ubuntu Feisty with default wine from dist. packages and everything is working
it was like
apt-get install wine
download winbox.exe from the router
open winbox.exe with wine (like cd /to/wine.exe/folder/ && wine winbox.exe)
log in and use.
there is no way to get access to source code…
but you could say us what the gui tool kit and what the programming language is used ?