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Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:30 pm

Hej everyone.

Is there a Workaround to get Winbox mac-connect under Windows 11 working?

...my way back to Windows 10 is closed - trial period is over.

To be precisely: Windows 11 22H2

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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:58 pm

prove its not working..............

/export file=anynameyouwish ( minus router serial # and any public WANIP information)

But first ensure your PC firewall is not blocking traffic.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:06 pm

I'm on Windows 11 22h2 and all is working fine, I know that is not helpful, but wanted people to know so they don't assume that there is a bug. Are you on the same layer 2 network?
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:09 am

One possibility, Windows 11 tends to use "public network" profile even inside of LAN.
So you have to change Windows's network profile to "private network",
or allow winbox.exe to access "public network" in windows firewall setting, maybe.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:10 am

I'm on Windows 11 22h2 and all is working fine, I know that is not helpful, but wanted people to know so they don't assume that there is a bug. Are you on the same layer 2 network?
Same here. Works just fine.

Firewall suggestion for winbox.exe is a first place I would look too.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:16 pm

Thanks for your suggestions. Glad to her that it`s my bad only :-)

I was routed in the wrong direction because of this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/comme ... indows_11/
My doubt on Windows 11 brakes every Layer 2 via arp connection is still there

But nevertheless i tried all of them, you mentioned. - it does not work.
Setup:
hEX with default config and connected via eth2 to my Notebook (HP EB 850 with internal LAN)
Firewall is off (public, private, domain)
Winbox is allowed to go any direction.

I used Winbox mac-connect with Windos 10 on a long time - it worked nearly every time i broke my IP-Setup :-)
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:39 pm

Without proof of your config its all opinion....................
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:59 pm

Try to set some dummy IP in ipv4 settings (instead of dhcp). Windows may not send out broadcast packet if there is no ip config.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:59 pm

@anav: Sorry, i tink a default config of a mikrotik device does the right thing.

For this purpose i also used the following (empty) config:
# feb/06/2023 13:58:13 by RouterOS 6.49.7
# software id = HK8U-BDZS
#
# model = RB750Gr3
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
/system clock
set time-zone-name=Europe/Berlin
/system identity
set name=mybelovedMikroTik
Last edited by ollis on Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:06 pm

Set dummy IP on the Windows, routeros default config is to apply config to the router not on windows.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:40 pm

Thanks @mrz,
a given IP-Address did the Trick.

For sure - i never had this issue on Windows 10. LAN always get a private IP-Address in the Range of 169.x.x.x

Anyway. I´m back to go further. Thanks again.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:55 pm

I rarely attempt to connect to winbox without an IP on my laptop.
In the winbox Wiki page states:
It is recommended to use an IP address whenever possible. MAC session uses network broadcasts and is not 100% reliable.

So the deal is in the past windows would send the default 169. address without any connectivity but windows11 without a valid IP wont send anything..........
Good to know. The moral of the story is that winbox expects the dummy to use win10 and windows 11 expects the dummy to get a valid IP............. or something to that affect. ;-)

At least one can put in any IP into ipv4 and get connected. Call it the manual method for dummies.........

I imagine this is going to trip up a large number of people that rely on connecting via winbox regardless of Ip setup!!!

@MRZ is MT updating their documentation in the winbox section??? One could state it as follows:

"It is recommended to use an IP address whenever possible. MAC session uses network broadcasts and is not 100% reliable. Windows 11 needs at least a dummy IP to work with Winbox."
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Fri May 12, 2023 5:03 pm

Sorry to hear about the Winbox Mac-connect issue on Windows 11. I recently came across a workaround that might help you out. Although it's not the ideal solution, you can try the manual method for dummies by inputting any IP address in the IPv4 settings.
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Fri May 12, 2023 5:53 pm

No kidding ? :?
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:49 am

Hi all,

I've been having serious problems since Windows 11 update as well with my LHG LTE6 kit, and now LHG LTE18 kit.
I am now struggling with both antennas with the most basic test setup:
- Windows 11 x64 with latest updates, Wi-Fi off, default DHCP
- latest winbox 3.39 x64, freed in firewall for both inbound/outbound (firewall disabled for all private/public networks, btw)
- only ethernet connected to PoE adapter and straight into the LHG next to me, working SIM inserted.

This is what happens, in order and in a way that I can replicate multiple times with both antennas:

1) factory reset the LHG (the 5 seconds-hold-the-button-at-powerup reset):
LHG gives 192.168.188.x to the PC, from which I can ping 192.168.188.1 (default router configuration loaded automatically after reset)
From here I can initially connect to LHG web page via IP, and via IP and MAC with winbox.

2) change password; reboot both LHG and PC: in can still log in as in point 1)

3) manually upgraded routerOS to 7.11 (APN not setup yet, antenna not on the internet yet); reboot both LHG and PC: in can still log in as in point 1) and 2)

4) log in again (via winbox or webpage does not matter) and do just this: set APN to the one of my SIM provider; antenna goes on the internet: it can check for updates; now from PC I can ping 192.168.188.1, I can ping 8.8.8.8, but not www.google.com (DNS not passed through the PC, btw how to do that? I forgot)

5) Now if I just close winbox and try to reconnect: impossible, via IP and via MAC: I am completely cut off from the LHG! And again, this is while I can still ping it!

6) reboot both PC and LHG, nothing like 5)


So the bottom line: the moment I set the APN and the antenna goes online, I lose any mean to connect to the LHG and I cannot access it anymore, not via IP (web or winbox), not via MAC (winbox), but all while I can still ping 192.168.188.1 and 8.8.8.8 !!!
So this is not just the issue with accessing via MAC: again PC has 192.168.188.x IP given by the LHG, it can ping 192.168.188.1, but it cannot access it not via web browser not via winbox!

7) as a final test I followed the advice of this forum: disable DHCP for the PC ethernet connection and setup a dummy IP 192.168.188.x, 192.168.188.1 gateway, DNS 8.8.8.8. From here I can still ping 192.168.188.1, still ping 8.8.8.8, but again, I cannot access it the LHG, not via IP, not via MAC!

How do I get out of this? I need to be able to access the LHG anytime, always. I cannot setup static IP in my PC every time I need to check or configure something, mainly because, short of the simple test setup I described above, my situation is way, way more complex: Peplink router mixing together 4 WAN's of which LTE is just one, and all remotely managed as I don't live here all the time.

Extremely frustrated, what do I do, back to Windows 10 ?
 
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Re: Winbox mac-connect Windows 11 not working

Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:26 pm

@nicobar: This is not related to this topic either,
Please open up a new Topic and don`t forget to attach your configs.

Cheers olli

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