Hi guys,
I have a doubt about winbox mac based connection works.
What's the process that winbox perform to establish a "TCP/MAC" connection with device ?
Anyone can give more details about it ?
Winbox is a PC based application, so if your Mac is Intel based you could install a dual-booting copy of Windows XP!! 
Otherwise use Winbox from a PC or use the CLI from a Telnet session on your Mac. Personally I wouldn't recommend using Webbox as I found this tended to trash various settings.
Regards
Chris Macneill
Otherwise use Winbox from a PC or use the CLI from a Telnet session on your Mac. Personally I wouldn't recommend using Webbox as I found this tended to trash various settings.
Regards
Chris Macneill
That's the problem with TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms), you need to know the context to make sense of them!
I guess Winbox sends out some kind of Broadcast on the local network broadcast address and is then able to recognise from the responses which devices are running RouterOS.
The way to prove it is to run Ethereal on the PC you are using Winbox, then you'll see all the low level network communications.
Regards
Chris Macneill
I guess Winbox sends out some kind of Broadcast on the local network broadcast address and is then able to recognise from the responses which devices are running RouterOS.
The way to prove it is to run Ethereal on the PC you are using Winbox, then you'll see all the low level network communications.
Regards
Chris Macneill
Mac winbox connection uses port 20561. Connection to the router with mac-telnet/mac-winbox is enabled in /tool mac-server, on a per interface basis, on the router.
Disable mac-server on a specific interface, to avoid connection attempts.
If mac-server is enabled, the router can be discovered by neighbour viewer and by winbox.
Then a connection on 20561 port begins, if you wish to do so.
Disable mac-server on a specific interface, to avoid connection attempts.
If mac-server is enabled, the router can be discovered by neighbour viewer and by winbox.
Then a connection on 20561 port begins, if you wish to do so.
the connection is made at ethernet level (that's why it's called MAC level communication), so there can be no question about ports or IP connection. So that your windows can send data, it encapsulates it in UDP packets, but router receives them at hardware level. This is why connection can be made without any IP addresses or configuration. I hope I'm making sense 
... it will be nice if i can use it on iPAQ Here we use PTvnc to a remote machine from the PPC. But would be interested in your app...i ask for WinBOX
i can not teach each and evry field technician to use console mode
nevermind ... friend of mine start writing pocketpc mtcontroler
