Netinstall MikroTik on Linux

I have RB941-2nD-TC (hAP-Lite2) and it seem I misconfigured, so I need to reset configuration using netinstall technique.

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

Download all requirements files from https://mikrotik.com/download, and select RouterOS version (in my case is RouterOS v6).

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

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

Using ip command.

sudo ip addr add 192.168.88.2/24 dev <interface>; sudo ip link set dev <interface> up

Using ifconfig command.

sudo ifconfig <interface> 192.168.88.2/24 up

Where <interface> is your ethernet interface name, you can print list ethernet interface using netstat -i, something like eth* or enp0s* is your interface.

Using route command.

sudo route add default gw 192.168.88.1 <interface>

Using route command to check if we success to setup IP.

route -n

It will print something like this.

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask          Flags  Metric  Ref  Use  Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.88.1    0.0.0.0          UG     0       0      0  enp0s25
192.168.88.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0    U      0       0      0  enp0s25

Run netinstall with sudo.

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.

My netinstall result.

• 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.

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