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How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:19 pm

Hello
I want connect RB800 with serial.How can i can do this?
Please don't post http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Fi ... rial_Cable
I'm trying but i can't get it right.Please help me.

What program do you use and how?

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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:24 pm

Windows? PuTTY. Select the serial radio button for connection type, select the right interface on your computer (check the COM port section in Device Manager if you're unsure), set the speed to 115200.

OS X? screen. Most USB/serial adapters load as /dev/tty.usbserial. "screen /dev/tty.usbserial 115200" to connect.

Linux, BSD? screen or kermit. Determine via dmesg what your port is, built-in ones are usually /dev/ttySX with X going up from 0, USB ones may load differently. Then screen as in OS X, or in kermit via "set line /dev/ttySX", "set carrier-watch off", "set speed 115200", then "connect".
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:36 pm

I have XP SP3 i use serial to serial.When i'm trying connect there is just black window with green stripe and i wait for 5-10 min and nothing.
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:39 pm

Windows? PuTTY. Select the serial radio button for connection type, select the right interface on your computer (check the COM port section in Device Manager if you're unsure), set the speed to 115200.
Are you using the right port? Are you using the right speed? What app are you using to connect? Built in ports don't require extra drivers, so that's out as a reason.
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:45 pm

I use Putty on serial com2 with speed 115200 i even try at 9600
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:48 pm

Speed has to be 115200, unless you changed the settings within RouterOS. Did you?
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:50 pm

Also, post a screenshot of Device Manager with the relevant section expanded.
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:19 pm

There is screen
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Actually i don't know which port i have :)
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:21 pm

Have you tried COM1?
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:26 pm

yes i tried com1 and com2.
I even download Hyper terminal and nothing
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:09 pm

What's the other device listed there without a driver? Are you using built in COMM ports on the motherboard or are you using a USB to Serial adapter? If you are using the adapter you probably need to download and install the drivers for it if you don't already have them.
 
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Re: How connect with serial?

Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:28 pm

At first I use serial to serial and then i tried usb to serial with no results.
Maybe problem is in Win XP SP3 i"ll try on SP1 or SP2

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Re: How connect with serial?

Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:51 pm

I've used PuTTY fine on most versions of Windows so that shouldn't be an issue. Try consoling into some other device or router that you have around the office and see if that works. If it does, then that leaves the MikroTik. I believe there is an option that you can set that will stop all console messages from being displayed at start-up.

If you can console into another device, and can't get into it through the console port or any other way to the MikroTik, contact your reseller. You might be able to try something with netinstall as well.

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