# Cannot connect to Mikrotik **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** mikrotik, network\ **Created:** [October 6, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-connect-to-mikrotik/1469 "2023-10-06T00:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maysirahza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@maysirahza](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maysirahza)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-connect-to-mikrotik/1469/1 "2023-10-06T00:44:16Z")
Hello All I had this ansible server for almost 2 years and for almost 2 years the ansible work fine , but last month I had problem, the ansible cannot connect to mikrotik I got this error The full traceback is: ```auto Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py", line 102, in _ansiballz_main() File "/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py", line 94, in _ansiballz_main invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS) File "/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py", line 40, in invoke_module runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible.modules.network.routeros.routeros_command', init_globals=None, run_name=' __main__', alter_sys=True) File "/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 207, in run_module return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec) File "/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 97, in _run_module_code _run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals, File "/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code exec(code, run_globals) File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/modules/network/routeros/routeros_command.py", line 187, in File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/modules/network/routeros/routeros_command.py", line 157, in main File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py", line 125, in run_commands File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py", line 55, in get_connection File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py", line 69, in get_capabilities File "/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", line 185, in __rpc__ ansible.module_utils.connection.ConnectionError: [Errno None] Unable to connect to port 21112 on 72.6.20.122 fatal: [72.26.204.188]: FAILED! => { "changed": false, "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py\", line 102, in \n _ansiballz_main()\n File \"/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py\", line 94, in _ansiballz_main\n invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n File \"/home/dosen/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-6498h0vdr2gy/ansible-tmp-1696550165.801094-6503-79510264699825/AnsiballZ_routeros_command.py\", line 40, in invoke_module\n runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible.modules.network.routeros.routeros_command', init_globals=None, run_name=' __main__', alter_sys=True)\n File \"/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py\", line 207, in run_module\n return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)\n File \"/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py\", line 97, in _run_module_code\n _run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals,\n File \"/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/runpy.py\", line 87, in _run_code\n exec(code, run_globals)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/modules/network/routeros/routeros_command.py\", line 187, in \n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/modules/network/routeros/routeros_command.py\", line 157, in main\n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py\", line 125, in run_commands\n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py\", line 55, in get_connection\n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/routeros/routeros.py\", line 69, in get_capabilities\n File \"/tmp/ansible_routeros_command_payload_qk35iqza/ansible_routeros_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py\", line 185, in __rpc__ \nansible.module_utils.connection.ConnectionError: [Errno None] Unable to connect to port 21112 on 72.6.20.122\n", "module_stdout": "", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error", "rc": 1 } ``` Any Idea how to fix this? ---
**Author:** ![IPvSean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ipvsean/32/1153_2.png) [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-connect-to-mikrotik/1469/2 "2023-10-06T17:36:18Z")
> [@maysirahza](#): > > `Unable to connect to port 21112 on 72.6.20.122` Does this look right? Any other info you can provide, did you upgrade a content collection, upgrade your Ansible-Core version? etc?