Background

I haveRB941-2nD-TC (hAP-Lite2) and it seem I misconfigured, so I need to reset configuration using netinstall technique.

Requirements

• RouterOS base on your router architecture (in my case isSMIPS).
• Netinstall (CLI Linux).
• Plug out router from powerline.

Download all requirements files fromhttps://mikrotik.com/download, and selectRouterOS version (in my case isRouterOS v6).

Setup

Files

Extract all files to single folder, so we can work with the files easily.

Disable Internet Interface

Disable all internet interface such as WiFi, and only leaving with Ethernet.

IP Static

Usingip command.

sudoip addr add 192.168.88.2/24 dev <interface>;sudoiplink setdev <interface> up

Usingifconfig command.

sudoifconfig <interface> 192.168.88.2/24 up

Where<interface> is your ethernet interface name, you can print list ethernet interface usingnetstat -i, something likeeth* orenp0s* is your interface.

IP Gateway

Usingroute command.

sudoroute add default gw 192.168.88.1 <interface>

Check IP

Usingroute command to check if we success to setup IP.

route-n

It will print something like this.

Kernel IP routing tableDestination     Gateway         Genmask          Flags  Metric  Ref  Use  Iface0.0.0.0         192.168.88.1    0.0.0.0          UG     0       0      0  enp0s25192.168.88.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0    U      0       0      0  enp0s25

Netinstall

Runnetinstall withsudo.

sudo ./netinstall-r-a 192.168.88.1 <routeros>

• Plug ethernet cable from PC to router.
• Press reset button on router.
• Plug router to powerline.

Result

My netinstall result.

Known Issues

• ### Only Show PXE client

Disable all interface except ethernet.

• ### FAILED TO REPLY

Make sure you set IP gateway.

• ### Using server IP: 0.0.0.0

Make sure you plug out router from powerline before you run netinstall.

References

• https://blog.webiptek.com/2021/01/tutorial-netinstall-mikrotik-di-linux.html