![]() ![]() I STRONGLY suggest you disable EVERY network connection other than the one you will be using to connect an Ethernet cable to your Mikrotik RouterBoard. Take a look at ALL your network connections listed. Press the Windows key, then the 'R' key to get to Windows network connections: If you are getting RouterOS for the RB4XX RouterBoards, they are MIPSBE architecture devices:Įxtract the netinstall.zip file into a convenient location such as your Downloads folder.ĭisable All Network Connections Except One Make sure you get the same version NetInstall and RouterOS at the same time. So this post details the process of running NetInstall with the added suggestions to disable other network adapters and disable your firewall.ĭownload a copy of NetInstall and the (latest) RouterOs for your hardware from the Mikrotik website. If you search 'netinstall failure' you will find many people that describe netinstall failing to detect any devices: it may just be that the extra step of disabling all other network devices, and your firewall, will help in many of those netinstall fail instances. It took me quite awhile to determine the problem was netinstall's inability to reliably detect which network adapter it should use. When I attempted to run netinstall, it would always fail by not showing any RouterBoard devices connected to the network. This post therefore completes the cycle: how to reverse the process by running NetInstall to remove OpenWrt and re-install Mikrotik RouterOS Those OpenWrt installation instructions are careful to explain that you should export your RouterBoard license key before overwriting the RouterOS in the flash of your RouterBoard (see either of the above posts). Installation of openwrt on the Mikrotik RB450G.Installation of openwrt on the Mikrotik RB493G.This post was inspired by our other posts where we installed OpenWrt on various Mikrotik RouterBoards: Disabling all other Windows network adapters before running netinstall.Mikrotik does a good job of explaining how to install and run NetInstall, but does not mention the importance of: This post details the process to re-install RouterOS on a failed RouterBoard or a RouterBoard that has been overwritten with some other router OS such as OpenWrt. ![]()
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