Transferring Config to New Router

GJS · Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:14 am

I have an existing MT running on RB230. I want to implement a very similar setup on a new RB230, just changing public IP addresses. What's the best way to do this?

Thanks.

Cameron Earnshaw · Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:53 am

With Winbox you go into the files tab on the first MT and click backup. Then FTP into the file directory of the first MT, retrieve the backup file and load it via FTP into the same directory on the other MT. Reboot the second MT. Make sure both MT have the same major revision level, i.e. 2.8.x to 2.8.x., and you shouldn't have any problems.

GJS · Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:51 pm

I thought this could only be used to restore a configuration to the same hardware as MAC addrersses, licence key etc. are different?

yancho · Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:15 pm

How about export/import -> http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.8/sy ... ent#9.61.3

GJS · Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:22 pm

Import/Export does not execute the config commands in any particular order so, for example, an IP address can be assigned to an interface called "Public" before the interface is named "Public". So errors result.

jarosoup · Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:40 pm

Are you sure about what order it executes? Note that on a fresh install, you'll have to print and enable all interfaces before you can run a config script on them.

GJS · Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:45 pm

The router is a "clean" RB230 which comes with both ethernet interfaces enabled. I tried importing the script and received an error message. A post on this forum told me that this was due to the order of execution. The manual also says that import/export cannot be used to configure a complete router, only "...save you some typing...".

Cameron Earnshaw · Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:55 am

Yes, the new MT must be properly licensed but you can move the backup from one box to another. I think the problem with everything being attached to the wrong interface is when you go between major revision levels only, but I could be wrong.

Transferring Config to New Router

Transferring Config to New Router

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