No access to MikroTik WLAN-Bridge SXTsq Lite5 after firmware upgrade

Personally I NEVER use "localnode..." to get to any node.  If I have not set a node name on a new flash, I will ALWAYS use the IP address to get to the node.  To determine the IP address, open a command window (assuming a Windows computer here - linux has an equivalent), and type ipconfig [Return].  That will give something like this:

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.13.187
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.13.254

C:\Windows\system32>

The Default Gateway address is the node you got an IP address from.  Note that the sample above was NOT on an AREDN connected computer - hence the IP range and subnet.


 

While Jim's suggestion will work, it's an extra step to take. I normally use the localnode.local.mesh when setting up new nodes, or if I don't know what node I'm on (multiple nodes connected situation). I always make sure to specify it as http://localnode.local.mesh, though. The firmware should recognize port 80, which is the standard port for HTTP traffic. I've seen some act finicky on the alternative port of 8080 if it didn't redirect there itself, which, by internet standards, is a non-privledged port, meaning it's intended for user level programs.