wlan1 and wlan2 missing after restore a backup file

RouterOS Wireless Networking
1

I just got the RB5009 device from my friend and restored the backup file from another router (different model), and it seems most settings has been set but wlan1 and wlan2 interfaces is missing in wireless.

[admin@MikroTik] > /interface wireless export




/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
[admin@MikroTik] >

there is no any interfaces in the wireless window from winbox, I also did reset the configuration without keep user configuration and netinstall with install 7.1rc5 with totally no configuration keep, but does not help.
Is there any way I can get the wlan1 and wlan2 back? Or I just damaged the router and can not be restored?
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2

Restoring a config from a device with different HW is usually a bad idea.

Having said that, already tried a simple factory reset ?
It should get you the default config back.

3

it is too many configurations in rsc file and I just tried see if it works or not.
Yes, I did factory reset via reset button, inside winbox, also netinstall. All failed, also checked the license is level 5 which should np for wireless.

It made me headache as I tried all the way I knew because I didn’t get the RB5009 backup before restore as I thought the factory should reset all the configurations.

4

terminal
/system default-configuration print file=defaultsettings
Check file defaultsettings.rsc

Does that show config for wlan interfaces ?
If yes, extract that part for wireless reconfiguration.

But that’s what should happen when you factory reset (after factory reset, you did NOT continue with “no configuration”, did you ?)

5

Since when does RB5009 have any of wireless hardware?

6

ah, I saw the configuration content, I think the interface should exist before applying these configurations as ether1 and ether2 are already there.

it is something like a hardware-level issue in my opinion, but I don’t know why this happens.
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7

OHHHH… so I made a mistake.. and spent my whole night with this “issue”…

holy..

Sorry, guys, my bad.. :confused:

8

Basics first…
Beautiful catch.

Big applause !!!