If you wonder how to find out which devices are connected to a MikroTik router, you will find the answer in this note.
Below I am showing 3 different ways of getting MAC and IP addresses of the devices connected to the MikroTik router, using a terminal or a Winbox/Winfig.
It is up to you to decide which way of identifying the connected devices is the best.
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Show Devices Connected to MikroTik
To scan for the devices connected to the MikroTik router from the terminal, execute:
[admin@MikroTik] > /tool ip-scan - sample output - Columns: ADDRESS, MAC-ADDRESS, TIME, DNS, NETBIOS ADDRESS MAC-ADDRESS TIME DNS NETBIOS 192.168.1.64 2C:CC:XX:XX:XX:XX 0ms 192.168.1.1 60:35:XX:XX:XX:XX 0ms box. 192.168.1.93 0ms MikroTik. 192.168.1.26 84:14:XX:XX:XX:XX 192.168.1.68 78:5D:XX:XX:XX:XX 0ms LGwebOSTV. 192.168.88.254 DC:A6:XX:XX:XX:XX 0ms RASPBERRYPI/WORKGROUP 192.168.88.1 0ms router.lan. 192.168.88.246 0E:20:XX:XX:XX:XX 45ms 192.168.88.247 D0:C6:XX:XX:XX:XX HP-440G6/WORKGROUP 192.168.1.78 D6:45:XX:XX:XX:XX 69ms Galaxy-S21-5G. -- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]
To show the devices connected to the MikroTik router using Winbox/Winfig, go to 🛠️ “Tools” → “IP Scan” and click on “Start”:
In the example above i’ve left the “Interface” and “Address Range” fields empty to scan for the connected devices on all interfaces.
If the MikroTik router works as a DHCP server, the connected devices can also be listed using the following command:
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip dhcp-server lease print - sample output - Flags: D, B - BLOCKED Columns: ADDRESS, MAC-ADDRESS, HOST-NAME, SERVER, STATUS, LAST-SEEN # ADDRESS MAC-ADDRESS HOST-NAME SERVER STATUS LAST-SEEN 0 D 192.168.88.254 DC:A6:XX:XX:XX:XX raspberrypi defconf bound 42s 1 D 192.168.88.247 D0:C6:XX:XX:XX:XX hp-440g6 defconf bound 1m4s 2 D 192.168.88.246 0E:20:XX:XX:XX:XX Galaxy-M51 defconf bound 3m8s
Winbox/Winfig: “IP” → “DHCP Server”, “Leases” tab.
Alternatively, you can get the connected devices by checking connections on a firewall :
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip firewall connection print interval=1
Winbox/Winfig: “IP” → “Firewall”, “Connections” tab.