What's new in 6.49rc2 (2021-Sep-28 10:17):

Changes in this release:

*) bridge - improved controller bridge stability when adding RouterOS v7 port extender;
*) bridge - improved port extender stability when creating bond interfaces on excluded ports;
*) crs3xx - fixed bridge controller and extender packet forwarding for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) dhcp-server - fixed DHCP Option decimal value parsing;
*) discovery - do not send discovery packets on interfaces that are blocked by STP (introduced in v6.48);
*) sfp - added "sfp-rate-select" setting;
*) supout - added controller bridge section;
*) switch - fixed (R/M)STP port blocking right before switching them in HW bridge (fixes possible packet loop when changing bridge settings);
*) user - added "expired" user status with suggestion to change password (WinBox v3.29 required);
*) user - fixed active user session purging on disconnect;
*) user - show "expired password" prompt for users with blank password;
*) winbox - added "fec-mode" parameter under "Interface/Ethernet" menu;
*) winbox - minimal required version is v3.30;
*) wireless - improved system stability when sending packets through interface after L2MTU is increased;

Other changes since v6.48.4:

*) backup - fixed backup file restore (introduced in v6.49beta);
*) branding - fixed LCD logo loading from branding package when installed via Netinstall;
*) branding - properly clean up old branding files before installing a new one;
*) bridge - added IGMP and MLD querier monitoring;
*) bridge - added IGMP snooping log when multicast table gets full;
*) bridge - fixed external flag in the host table for wireless clients;
*) bridge - improved stability when quickly adding and removing bridge interface;
*) bridge - improved system stability when disabling IGMP/MLD querier port (introduced in v6.49beta22);
*) chr - fixed OS provisioning on Azure;
*) chr - improved stability when changing "flow-control" settings on interfaces with e1000 drivers;
*) conntrack - increased total connection tracking table size based on installed RAM size;
*) console - require "write+ftp" permissions for executing script to file;
*) console - require "write+ftp" permissions for printing to file;
*) crs3xx - correctly filter packets by L2MTU on 1Gbps Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed LEDs for QSFP+ interface on CRS326-24S+2Q+ device;
*) crs3xx - fixed SFP and SFP+ link rate reporting (introduced in v6.48beta11);
*) crs3xx - fixed default MAC address calculation on management Ethernet for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed interface flow control;
*) crs3xx - fixed jumbo frame forwarding for CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta36);
*) crs3xx - fixed packet forwarding on 1Gbps Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta44);
*) crs3xx - improved QSFP+ linking and mode changing for CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - improved packet transmit on SFP+ interfaces;
*) crs3xx - improved switch resource allocation for CRS317, CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices;
*) crs3xx - improved system stability when learning MDB and FBD entries for CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ and CRS354 devices (introduced in v6.49beta44);
*) defconf - apply default configuration from branding package when performing reset with button;
*) defconf - removed overlapping IPv6 firewall rules;
*) defconf - use router as DNS server for DHCP hosts;
*) dhcpv4-server - reset lease's dynamic "bcast" flag on packets from relay;
*) dhcpv6-server - check if pool name has changed from RADIUS on renew;
*) dhcpv6-server - improved dynamic server entry update;
*) firewall - fixed "ingress-priority" matcher;
*) firewall - fixed GRE protocol packets considered invalid when PPTP helper is disabled;
*) gps - improved interface monitoring;
*) health - added "phy-temperature" sensor monitoring for CRS312 device;
*) health - improved temperature reporting;
*) ike2 - added support for ASN.1 DN "my-id" value setting for initiators;
*) ike2 - check if TS is still valid after obtaining SPI;
*) ike2 - fixed initiator packet retransmit with DDOS cookie;
*) ipsec - improved SA update by SPI;
*) ipsec - improved system stability on CHR;
*) ipsec - improved system stability on MMIPS devices;
*) kid-control - improved IPv6 firewall rule generation;
*) leds - fixed LTE LED default mapping for wAP R ac LTE kit;
*) lora - added additional predefined network servers;
*) lora - added channel plan "il-917" for Israel;
*) lora - fixed "PULL_DATA" token generation;
*) m33g - improved support for "/system gpio" menu ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) m33g - removed 12..16 pins from "/system gpio" menu;
*) mipsbe - improved booting speed on non-NAND devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) mpls - allow to disable FastPath (CLI only);
*) mqtt - added server name indication;
*) netinstall - fixed lock file persistence after reinstall;
*) netinstall - improved bootp packet handling on Linux netinstall-cli version when multiple NIC's are present;
*) netinstall - require Netinstall version to be the same or newer as "factory-software";
*) ntp - use correct IPv6 multicast group for SNTP client;
*) package - always allow to uninstall package even if there is no free disk space left;
*) poe - fixed PoE out functionality on CRS354 (introduced in v6.49beta22);
*) poe - update PoE firmware only on devices that supports it;
*) ppp - improved stability when receiving bogus response on modem channel;
*) qsfp - improved system stability when setting unsupported link rates;
*) rb922 - fixed miniPCI-e card detection (introduced in v6.49beta11);
*) routerboard - fixed "reformat-hold-button-max" validation for values below 10s;
*) sfp - added "sfp-rate-select" setting (CLI only);
*) sfp - fixed GPON module linking (introduced in v6.47);
*) sfp - improved 25Gbps optical module stability and linking;
*) sfp - improved SFP, SFP+, SFP28 and QSFP+ interface stability for CRS3xx and CCR2004 devices;
*) sfp - improved link stability for 10G, 25G and 40G modules on CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+ CRS354 and CCR2004 devices;
*) sfp28 - changed FEC auto mode to disabled;
*) snmp - added "engine-id" OID support;
*) snmp - fixed "ipNetToMediaType" OID for incomplete entries;
*) ssh - fixed "undo" functionality;
*) supout - print detailed list of active user sessions;
*) switch - fixed (R/M)STP port blocking right before switching them in HW bridge (fixes possible packet loop when changing bridge settings);
*) switch - improved packet transmit between CPU and 98PX1012 for CCR2004-1G-12S+2XS device;
*) swos - fixed "static-ip-address" parameter;
*) tr069-client - added "X_MIKROTIK_LinkDowns" parameter for interface "link-downs" value reporting;
*) tr069-client - added support for Ethernet link speed reporting;
*) tr069-client - added support for interface comment reporting and editing;
*) tr069-client - added support for supout file upload;
*) tr069-client - fixed traceroute diagnostics time values;
*) tr069-client - improved XML with new-lines for readable output;
*) tr069-client - improved stability for download/upload diagnostics;
*) upgrade - fixed free space checking on flash type memories when installing new packages;
*) ups - added battery info for APC Back-UPS BX750MI;
*) w60g - general stability and performance improvements;
*) w60g - limit power output when using region EU to match EN302567 on nRAY;
*) w60g - use EU region by default;
*) webfig - added support for logo image from branding package;
*) webfig - do not show value units twice;
*) webfig - fixed "Wireless/CAP" menu opening;
*) webfig - fixed interface sorting by name;
*) webfig - show only "Close" button under "Wireless/Wireless Sniffer/Sniffed Packets" menu;
*) winbox - added "dhcp" option to "multicast-helper" setting;
*) winbox - added "interface-speed-100G" LED type to "System/LEDs" menu;
*) winbox - added "name" and "file-name" parameter when importing and exporting certificates;
*) winbox - added "sfp-shutdown-temperature" setting to SFP interfaces;
*) winbox - added SSH settings under "IP/SSH" menu;
*) winbox - added TFTP settings under "IP/TFTP/Settings" menu;
*) winbox - allow setting MCS (24-31) to 4x4 Wireless interfaces;
*) winbox - do not allow to add/remove W60G interfaces;
*) winbox - do not allow to set empty "init-string" field under "System/GPS" menu;
*) winbox - do not show "GPS antenna" selection for devices without selection support;
*) winbox - fixed "Secondary Frequency" parameter setting under "CAPsMAN/Channel" menu;
*) winbox - fixed DNS "cache-size" parameter setting;
*) winbox - fixed health reporting on RB960, hEX, hEX S and hAP ac3 devices;
*) winbox - fixed order of weekdays under "IP/Firewall" menu;
*) winbox - fixed support for "Delegated-IPv6-Prefix" for PPP services;
*) winbox - match "MAC Protocol-Num" predefined values under "Bridge/Filters" menu;
*) winbox - properly show "CRL Signature" field under "System/Certificate" menu;
*) winbox - separated CCQ Tx and Rx values in their own unique columns;
*) winbox - show "System/Health/Settings" only on boards that have configurable values;
*) winbox - show "current-channel" column by default for CAP interfaces;
*) winbox - show IPv6 address in separate field under "IP/Cloud" menu;
*) wireless - added U-NII-2 support for US and Canada country profiles for hAP ac lite;
*) wireless - added override for multicast-to-unicast translation of DHCP traffic;
*) wireless - do not remove channels >2462 MHz from "scanlist" if scanning for fixed channel;
*) wireless - do not send packet back to station-bridge it was received from;
*) wireless - fixed minor typo in debug logging messages;
*) wireless - improve WMM priority assignment for packets with internal priority greater than 7;
*) wireless - improve regulatory compliance with DFS requirements;
*) wireless - improve signaling of QCA9984 interface capabilities when using 160/80+80MHz channel width;
*) wireless - improved system stability on several 802.11ac devices (introduced in v6.49beta36);
*) wireless - log client signal strength on disconnect;
*) wireless - renamed "secondary-channel" to "secondary-frequency";
*) wireless - updated "israel" regulatory domain information;
*) wireless - updated "united kingdom" regulatory domain information;

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What's new in 6.48.6 (2021-Dec-03 12:15):

MAJOR CHANGES IN v6.48.6:
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!) device-mode - added feature locking mechanism;
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*) certificate - improved stability when sending bogus SCEP message;
*) quickset - use 5GHz interface's country for "Home AP Dual" configuration;
*) system - improved system stability if device is upgraded from RouterOS and/or RouterBOOT v6.41.4 or older;
*) upgrade - added new "upgrade" channel for upgrades between major versions;
*) winbox - do not allow to add/remove W60G interfaces;
*) wireless - added U-NII-2 support for US and Canada country profiles for cAP ac XL and QRT 5 ac;

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What's new in 6.49.2 (2021-Dec-03 14:53):

*) device-mode - improved flagged router configuration detection;

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What's new in 7.2rc1 (2021-Dec-17 21:54):

*) arm64 - improved low disk space handling condition on upgrade;
*) backup - added "force-v6-to-v7-configuration-upgrade" option on backup load to clear RouterOS v7 configuration and trigger reimport of RouterOS v6 route configuration (CLI only);
*) backup - fixed automatic backup generation when resetting configuration;
*) bgp - do not export default BGP values;
*) bgp - improvements on detecting peers local address when IPv6 link-local addresses are used;
*) bluetooth - allow to export device, advertiser and scanner configuration;
*) capsman - improved system stability when processing CAP packet by Mangle;
*) certificate - allow to choose digest algorithm for CSR signing;
*) certificate - made "fingerprint" parameter read-only;
*) chr - improved system stability when writing into memory;
*) chr - temporarily suspended downgrade to RouterOS v6;
*) console - fixed "print" command with additional "where" condition;
*) console - made "password" parameter mandatory when creating a new user;
*) console - properly erase CLI history after configuration reset;
*) crs3xx - fixed CPU load balancing for ARM dual core devices;
*) dhcp-server - fixed DHCP Option decimal value parsing;
*) dhcp-server - fixed statistics sending in "Accounting Stop" packets;
*) dhcp-server - send "Class" attribute in "Accounting Request" when provided by RADIUS;
*) dhcpv4-server - allow adding comments;
*) dhcpv4-server - reset dynamic "bcast" flag when receiving offer from DHCP relay;
*) dhcpv4-server - reset offer counter when receiving offer from DHCP relay;
*) ethernet - improved system stability when receiving large packets on devices with 88F3720 CPU (nRAY, LHGG);
*) graphing - properly generate interface graph for traffic higher than 2.1Gbps;
*) hotspot - fixed login page over HTTPS;
*) ipsec - added hardware acceleration support for CCR2116;
*) l3hw - fixed HW offloaded routing when using 7 or more VLAN interfaces;
*) l3hw - fixed ICMP message when routed packet exceeds MTU and DF flag is set;
*) l3hw - fixed bonding source MAC address;
*) l3hw - improved system stability when using 7 or more VLAN interfaces;
*) lora - fixed "antenna-gain" parameter unit;
*) lte - added basic information support for Telit LM960 and LM940 in MBIM mode;
*) lte - expose diagnostics channel for all modems;
*) lte - fixed "monitor" command to not report old info;
*) lte - fixed packet forwarding on R11e-4G and R11e-LTE-US;
*) ntp - print log change time with time-zone applied;
*) ospf - fixed distance if "originate-default" is set to "always";
*) ospf - fixed neighbor stuck in ExStart;
*) ospf - fixed simple authentication;
*) ospf - improved logging;
*) ospf - improved overall stability;
*) ospf - improved stability for very large LSDB;
*) ospf - improved stability when DR goes down;
*) ospf - improves stability when handling looped back OSPF packets;
*) ovpn - added SHA2 authentication algorithm support;
*) ovpn - added hardware acceleration support for IPQ4018/IPQ4019 and AL* series chipsets;
*) ovpn - added option to send disconnect message in UDP mode;
*) ovpn - fixed large option message parsing;
*) poe - update PoE firmware only on devices that support it;
*) ppp - show local and remote IPv6 addresses (CLI only);
*) pppoe - added option to configure "host-uniq" parameter;
*) pppoe - added option to ignore PADI messages with empty service name;
*) pppoe - use default MTU of 1492;
*) pptp - added insecure connection warning;
*) queue - improved system stability when processing traffic;
*) route - fixed "min-prefix" configuration when set to 0;
*) route-filters - allow to filter and modify default route if "originate-default" is set to "always";
*) route-filters - fixed possible address list race condition and memory leak;
*) socks - fixed SOCKS5 support;
*) ssh - fixed forwarding with IPv6 link-local addresses;
*) ssl - fixed CA certificate processing when "subjAltName" is marked as critical;
*) supout - added "port-controller" bridge section;
*) tr069-client - accept 200-299 codes for HTTP diagnostics;
*) tr069-client - added support for wireless client uptime reporting;
*) upgrade - improved 404 error handling when checking for new versions;
*) upgrade - improved downgrade prompt message;
*) user - removed obsolete "tikapp" policy;
*) user - send "Class" attribute in "Accounting Request" when provided by RADIUS;
*) webfig - fixed default configuration popup presence;
*) webfig - fixed user policy lookup for skin designer;
*) wifiwave2 - added support for handling disconnect request messages from RADIUS servers;
*) wifiwave2 - fixed calling "scan" and "frequency-scan" commands through the API;
*) winbox - added "Mode" parameter under "Wireless" menu with WifiWave2 package;
*) winbox - added "TLS Version" parameter for "Interface/OVPN";
*) winbox - added "VRF" parameter for "SSH" and "Telnet" menus;
*) winbox - added interface list support for "IP/Traffic Flow" menu;
*) winbox - added local/remote CPU load parameters for "Bandwidth Test";
*) winbox - added support for "Tool/Speedtest" menu;
*) winbox - added support for W60G align tool;
*) winbox - changed "Accept Redirects" parameter type under "IPv6/Settings" menu;
*) winbox - do not require "name" and "file name" parameters for certificate import/export;
*) winbox - do not show connection tracking table if it has more than 10000 entries;
*) winbox - fixed "Switch" menu on Chateau devices;
*) winbox - fixed "expires-after" certificate parameter value;
*) winbox - fixed address list type parameters in "Routing" menu;
*) winbox - fixed error message when adding NTH rule with "0" value;
*) winbox - fixed minor typo under "LTE" interface menu;
*) winbox - made "9" the default value for "Target" parameter under "IP/Traffic Flow" menu;
*) winbox - made "Routing Filters/Rules" table sortable;
*) winbox - moved "IP/Route/Nexthops" and "IPv6/Route/Nexthops" menus to "Routing/Nexthops";
*) winbox - properly limit "Disconnect Timeout" value under "CAPsMAN/Configuration" menu;
*) winbox - properly update ethernet auto negotiation status on CHR;
*) winbox - renamed "Keep user configuration" to "Keep users" under "System/Reset Configuration" menu;
*) winbox - renamed "Revoked" parameter to "Revoked Time" under "System/Certificates" menu;
*) winbox - report local terminal session as "local" instead of "telnet";
*) winbox - require existing pool for "Address Pool" parameter under "IPv6/DHCP Server" menu;
*) winbox - require non empty "Packet Mark" value under "Queues" menu;
*) winbox - show "Lost Ratio" column by default under "Tools/Traffic Generator" menu;
*) winbox - show "Routes" column by default under "PPP/Secrets" menu;
*) winbox - show additional columns by default for "Wireless" menu with WifiWave2 package;
*) winbox - updated default "Routing/BGP/Peer Cache" table appearance;
*) winbox - use "total" as default value for "Tools/Profile";
*) wireguard - fixed IPv6 LL address generation;
*) wireguard - made "preshared-key" and "private-key" values sensitive;
*) wireless - added information about client signal strength to log messages about disconnections;
*) wireless - fixed frequency range information for IPQ4019 interfaces;
*) zerotier - properly handle IP address change;

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What's new in 7.1.1 (2021-Dec-21 13:53):

*) backup - added "force-v6-to-v7-configuration-upgrade" option on backup load to clear RouterOS v7 configuration and trigger reimport of RouterOS v6 route configuration (CLI only);
*) backup - fixed automatic backup generation when resetting configuration;
*) bgp - improvements on detecting peers local address when IPv6 link-local addresses are used;
*) capsman - improved system stability when processing CAP packet by Mangle;
*) dhcpv4-server - allow adding comments;
*) ethernet - improved system stability when receiving large packets on devices with 88F3720 CPU (nRAY, LHGG);
*) l3hw - fixed HW offloaded routing when using 7 or more VLAN interfaces;
*) l3hw - fixed bonding source MAC address;
*) l3hw - improved system stability when using 7 or more VLAN interfaces;
*) ntp - print log change time with time-zone applied;
*) ospf - fixed distance if "originate-default" is set to "always";
*) ospf - fixed neighbor stuck in ExStart;
*) ospf - fixed simple authentication;
*) ospf - improved overall stability;
*) ospf - improves stability when handling looped back OSPF packets;
*) upgrade - improved 404 error handling when checking for new versions;
*) webfig - fixed user policy lookup for skin designer;
*) winbox - made "Routing Filters/Rules" table sortable;
*) winbox - moved "IP/Route/Nexthops" and "IPv6/Route/Nexthops" menus to "Routing/Nexthops";
*) winbox - updated default "Routing/BGP/Peer Cache" table appearance;

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