What's new in 6.45.8 (2020-Jan-23 07:19):

Changes since 6.45.7:

*) capsman - fixed background scan showing incorrect regulatory domain mismatch error (CAP upgrade required);
*) capsman - improved radar detection algorithm;
*) chr - improved stability when changing ARP modes on e1000 type adapters;
*) console - fixed "clear-history" restoring historic actions after power cycle;
*) console - removed "edit" and "set" actions from "System/History" menu;
*) console - updated copyright notice;
*) crs305 - disable optical SFP/SFP+ module Tx power after disabling SFP+ interface;
*) dhcpv4-server - improved stability when RADIUS interim update is sent;
*) dhcpv6-client - fixed timeout when doing rebind;
*) dhcpv6-client - properly update bind time when unused prefix received from the server;
*) dhcpv6-client - properly update IPv6 address on rebind;
*) dhcpv6-server - fixed logged error message when using "address-pool=static-only";
*) dhcpv6-server - ignore prefix-hint from client's DHCPDISCOVER if static prefix received from RADIUS;
*) health - fixed health reporting on OmniTIK 5 PoE ac;
*) ipsec - improved system stability when processing decrypted packet on unregistered interface;
*) l2tp - improved system stability when disconnecting many clients at once;
*) led - fixed default LED configuration for RBLHG-2nD and RBLHG-5HPnD;
*) lte - show SIM error when no card is present;
*) ppp - fixed connection establishment when receiving "0.0.0.0" DNS;
*) ppp - fixed minor typo in "ppp-client" monitor;
*) ppp - prioritize "remote-ipv6-prefix-pool" from PPP secret over PPP profile;
*) qsfp - do not report bogus monitoring readouts on modules without DDMI support;
*) qsfp - improved module monitoring readouts for DAC and break-out cables;
*) routerboard - added "mode-button" support for RBcAP2nD;
*) security - fixed vulnerability for routers with default password (limited to Wireless Wire), admin could login on startup with empty password before default configuration script was fully loaded;
*) ssh - fixed output printing when "command" parameter used;
*) timezone - updated time zone database to version 2019c;
*) traffic-generator - improved memory handling on CHR;
*) w60g - fixed "monitor" command on disabled interfaces;
*) winbox - automatically refresh "Packets" table when new packets are captured by "Tools/Packet Sniffer";
*) winbox - show "LCD" menu only on boards that have LCD screen;
*) wireless - added "ETSI" regulatory domain information;
*) wireless - added "indonesia4" regulatory domain information;
*) wireless - added U-NII-2 support forRBSXTsqG-5acD, RBLHGG-5acD-XL, RBLHGG-5acD, RBLDFG-5acD, RBDiscG-5acD;
*) wireless - allow using "canada2" regulatory domain on US lock devices;
*) wireless - fixed sensor MAC address reporting in TZSP header;
*) wireless - improved compatibility by adding default installation mode and antenna gain for devices with integrated antennas;
*) wireless - improved compatibility for Switzerland wireless country profile to improve compliance with ETSI regulations;
*) wireless - improved IPQ4019, QCA9984, QCA9888 wireless interface stability;

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What's new in 6.47beta49 (2020-Mar-20 07:08):

Important note!!!

- The Dude server must be updated to monitor v6.46.4 and v6.47beta30+ RouterOS type devices.
- The Dude client must be manually upgraded after upgrading The Dude server.
- Make sure LTE APN Profile name does not match any of the DHCP server's names if LTE passthrough is used.
- The Dude requires "winbox" policy instead of "dude" to monitor v6.46.4 and v6.47beta30+ RouterOS type devices.

MAJOR CHANGES IN v6.47:
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!) dns - added client side support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) (RFC8484);
!) socks - added support for SOCKS5 (RFC 1928);
!) socks - added support for SOCKS5 (RFC 1928);
!) user - enable "winbox" policy for groups with "dude" policy;
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Changes in this release:

!) dns - added client side support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) (RFC8484);
!) socks - added support for SOCKS5 (RFC 1928);
!) user - enable "winbox" policy for groups with "dude" policy;
*) branding - fixed identity setting from branding package;
*) branding - properly use HTML files for Hotspot (introduced in v6.47beta);
*) bridge - added warning message when port is dynamically added to entry with VLAN range (CLI only);
*) bridge - correctly remove disabled MSTI;
*) bridge - improved hardware offloading enabling/disabling;
*) capsman - fixed "certificate" parameter updating on CAP;
*) certificate - disabled CRL usage by default;
*) certificate - do not use SSL for first CRL update;
*) chr - added support for file system quiescing;
*) crs3xx - do not change bridge host ID's when updating host table (introduced in v6.47beta32);
*) crs3xx - fixed interface statistics for CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+ and CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+ devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed traffic forwarding after disabling/enabling bridge hardware offloading for CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+ and CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+ devices;
*) dhcpv4 - added end option (255) validation for both server and client;
*) dhcpv4-client - improved stability when changing client while still receiving advertisements;
*) dhcpv6-server - fixed MAC address retrieving from DUID when timestamp is present;
*) dude - fixed connection to other RouterOS type devices through The Dude agents (introduced in v6.46.4);
*) filesystem - fixed NAND memory going into read-only mode or becoming unstable over time;
*) hotspot - updated splash page design ('/ip hotspot reset-html' required);
*) ike1 - added error message when specifying "my-id" for XAuth Identity;
*) ike1 - improved stability when performing policy lookup on non-existant peer;
*) ipsec - control CRL validation with global "use-crl" setting;
*) ipsec - do full certificate validation for identities with explicit certificate;
*) lcd - fixed LCD service becoming unavailable on devices without LCD screen;
*) led - added "dark-mode" functionality for CRS105-5S-FB;
*) led - fixed minor typo in LED warning message;
*) lora - added IPv6 support for LoRa packet forwarder;
*) lora - added value limits for "freq-off" parameter;
*) lora - properly update source address for packets when routing table is changed;
*) lte - added support for NEOWAY N720;
*) lte - fixed "allow-roaming" setting when using LTE network mode on R11e-LTE;
*) lte - made "mac-address" parameter read-only;
*) ppp - added support for ZTE MF90;
*) ppp - fixed minor typo when running "info" command;
*) proxy - increased minimal free RAM that can not be used for proxy services;
*) quickset - do not show "SINR" field in Quick Set when there is no data;
*) quickset - removed "EARFCN" field from Quick Set;
*) route - improved system stability after reboot with large amount of VLAN interfaces with PPPoE servers attached;
*) sniffer - fixed minor typo in "host" menu;
*) snmp - changed "upsEstimatedMinutesRemaining" reported value from seconds to minutes;
*) ssh - fixed SHA256 user authentication algorithm checking (introduced in v6.46.4);
*) supout - added "gps" section to supout files;
*) switch - made "auto" the default value for "vlan-id" parameter when creating a new static host entry;
*) system - improved driver loading speed on startup;
*) system - improved system stability when forwarding traffic from switch chip to CPU (introduced in v6.43);
*) traffic-generator - improved statistics reporting;
*) w60g - fixed link status logging;
*) w60g - improved rate selection in low traffic conditions;
*) winbox - added "Options" parameter support for DHCPv6 client and server;
*) winbox - added "Rate" parameter for switch ACL rules;
*) winbox - added 160Mhz extension channel support for CAPsMAN;
*) winbox - added comment support for "Switch->VLAN" menu;
*) winbox - added support for "Tools->WoL" menu;
*) winbox - aligned all "IP->Traffic Flow->IPFIX" check boxes in single line (WinBox v3.22 required);
*) winbox - allow setting "20/40/80/160Mhz-eeeeeeCe" channel under "Channel Width" parameter;
*) winbox - allow setting "Primary" parameter for "balance-tlb" bonding interfaces;
*) winbox - do not show "Revision" parameter under "System/RouterBOARD" menu on devices that have only one revision;
*) winbox - fixed "ARP" parameter inheritance from "CAPs Configuration" configuration;
*) winbox - fixed "BGP Origin" value display under "IPv6->Routes" menu;
*) winbox - fixed "Bands" parameter display for LTE interfaces;
*) winbox - fixed "DSCP" parameter value setting;
*) winbox - fixed "Data Rate" checkbox alignment (WinBox v3.22 required);
*) winbox - fixed "Frequency" and "Secondary Frequency" parameter inheritance from "CAPs Channel" configuration;
*) winbox - fixed "Passthr. MAC Address" parameter display "LTE APNs" menu;
*) winbox - fixed "Switch" menu on CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+;
*) winbox - fixed "dst-port" unsetting in "IP->Hotspot->Walled Garden" menu;
*) winbox - fixed automatic "IPv6->Firewall->Address List" table update;
*) winbox - fixed bonding type interface support for "Switch->Host" table;
*) winbox - made "none" the default value for "Security Profile" parameter when creating a new "Wirelees->Connect list" entry;
*) winbox - made "yes" the default value for "Inject Summary LSAs" parameter when creating a new NSSA or STUB area;
*) winbox - properly show "Hw. Offload Group" value for each interface under "Bridge->Ports" menu;
*) winbox - renamed "Memory used" to "HDD used" for HDD type under "Tools->Graphing->Resource Graphs";
*) winbox - renamed "Routerboard" to "RouterBOARD" under "System/RouterBOARD" menu;
*) winbox - show "Hardware Offload" parameter for bonding interfaces;
*) winbox - show "System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button" on devices that have such feature;
*) winbox - updated icon design;
*) wireless - added "U-NII-2" support for hAP ac2 and RBwAPGR series devices;
*) wireless - enabled unicast flood for DHCP traffic on ARM architecture access points;
*) wireless - fixed default "antenna-gain" setting on SXT 2 and LtAP series devices;
*) wireless - updated "indonesia4" regulatory domain information;

Other changes since v6.46.4:

!) socks - added support for SOCKS5 (RFC 1928);
*) bonding - improved slave interface MAC address handling;
*) bonding - prefer primary slave MAC address for bonding interface;
*) bridge - added logging message when a host MAC address is learned on a different bridge port;
*) crs3xx - correctly remove switch rules on CRS317-1G-16S+ and CRS309-1G-8S+ devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed "ingress-rate" property on CRS309-1G-8S+, CRS312-4C+8XG, CRS326-24S+2Q+ devices;
*) crs3xx - fixed QSFP+ interface linking for CRS326-24S+2Q+ device (introduced in v6.47beta19);
*) crs3xx - improved SFP+ DAC cable initialization for CRS326-24S+2Q+ device;
*) crs3xx - improved switch host table updating;
*) defconf - fixed "no-defaults=yes" applying default configuration (introduced in v6.47beta);
*) defconf - fixed default configuration initialization if power loss occurred during the process;
*) dhcpv6-client - improved error logging when when renewed address differs;
*) discovery - do not send CDP and LLDP packets on interfaces that does not have MAC address;
*) discovery - do not send discovery packets on inactive bonding slave interfaces;
*) discovery - do not send discovery packets on interfaces that are blocked by STP;
*) disk - improved recently created file survival after reboots;
*) dns - added support for exclusive dynamic DNS server usage from IPsec;
*) dot1x - added "radius-mac-format" parameter (CLI only);
*) dot1x - added hex value support for RADIUS switch rules;
*) dot1x - added range "dst-port" support for RADIUS switch rules;
*) dot1x - added support for lower case "mac-auth" RADIUS formats;
*) dot1x - fixed "reject-vlan-id" value range;
*) dot1x - fixed dynamically created switch rule removal when client disconnects;
*) dot1x - fixed port blocking when interface changes state from disabled to enabled;
*) dot1x - improved debug logging output to "dot1x" topic;
*) dot1x - improved value validation for dynamically created switch rules;
*) fetch - fixed "User-Agent" usage if provided by "http-header-field";
*) health - added "gauges" submenu with SNMP OID reporting;
*) ike1 - added support for "UNITY_DEF_DOMAIN" and "UNITY_SPLITDNS_NAME" payload attributes;
*) ike2 - added support for "INTERNAL_DNS_DOMAIN" payload attribute;
*) ipsec - added "split-dns" parameter support for mode configuration (CLI only);
*) ipsec - added "use-responder-dns" parameter support (CLI only);
*) ipsec - fixed minor spelling mistake in logs;
*) ipsec - improved IPsec service stability when receiving bogus packets;
*) lte - added support for multiple passthrough APN configuration;
*) lte - do not allow running "scan" on R11e-4G;
*) lte - fixed "band" value setting when configuration is reset on R11e-4G;
*) lte - fixed multiple APN reactivation after deactivation by operator;
*) lte - show "phy-cellid" value only in LTE mode;
*) netinstall - removed "Flashfig" from Netinstall;
*) netinstall - removed "Make Floppy" from Netinstall;
*) netinstall - signed netinstall.exe with Digital Signature;
*) quickset - removed "LTE band" setting from Quick Set;
*) quickset - show "Antenna Gain" setting on devices without built-in antennas;
*) quickset - use "station-wds" mode when connecting to AP with RouterOS flag;
*) routing - improved IGMP-Proxy service stability when receiving bogus packets;
*) sniffer - allow setting port for "streaming-server";
*) snmp - added "dot1qTpFdbTable" OID reporting for Q-BRIDGE-MIB;
*) snmp - fixed "dot1dBasePort" index offset for BRIDGE-MIB;
*) snmp - improved OID policy checking and error reporting on "set" command;
*) snmp - improved stability when polling MAC address related OID;
*) supout - added "dot1x" section to supout files;
*) supout - improved PoE-out information reporting;
*) supout - improved UPS information reporting;
*) system - correctly handle Generic Receive Offloading (GRO) for MPLS traffic;
*) tr069-client - removed warning log message when not using HTTPS;
*) traceroute - improved stability when invalid packet is received;
*) traffic-flow - added "postDestinationMacAddress" parameter support for IPFIX and Netflow v9;
*) traffic-flow - added "postDestinationMacAddress" parameter support for IPFIX and Netflow v9;
*) upgrade - fixed space handling in package file names;
*) ups - improved compatibility with APC Smart UPS 1000 and 1500;
*) w60g - improved stability after multiple disconnections;
*) w60g - use "arp" and "mtu" parameters from master interface when creating a new station;
*) webfig - updated icon design;
*) winbox - added "auto-erase" option to "Tool/SMS" menu;
*) winbox - added support for inline bar graphs for LTE signal values;
*) winbox - removed duplicate "join-eui", "dev-eui", "counter", "chain", "size" and "payload" parameters under "Lora/Traffic";
*) winbox - updated icon design;
*) wireless - allow using "russia4" regulatory domain on RU locked devices;
*) www - added "tls-version" parameter in "IP->Services" menu (CLI only);

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What's new in 6.46.4 (2020-Feb-21 11:26):

Important note!!!

- The Dude server must be updated to monitor 6.46.4 and v6.47beta30+ RouterOS type devices.
- The Dude client must be manually upgraded after upgrading The Dude server.
- To get RouterOS data from the devices, The Dude now requires RouterOS to be 6.46.4 or v6.47beta30+.

Changes in this release:

*) arm - improved watchdog and kernel panic reporting in log after reboots on RB3011 and IPQ4018/IPQ4019 devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) branding - allow forcing configuration script as default configuration (new branding packet required);
*) branding - fixed "company-url" and "router-default-name" survival after system upgrade;
*) branding - fixed WEB HTML page survival after system upgrade;
*) certificate - fixed certificate verification when flushing CRL's;
*) chr - fixed graceful shutdown execution on Hyper-V (introduced in v6.46);
*) console - fixed script with "dont-require-permissions=yes" execution without sufficient permissions;
*) crs3xx - fixed frame forwarding after disabling/enabling bridge hardware offloading for CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+ device;
*) defconf - added welcome note with common first steps for new users;
*) dude - updated The Dude to use new style authentication method;
*) health - fixed maximum SFP temperature reading under '/system health' menu;
*) ike2 - fixed DHCP Inform package handling when received on PPPoE interface;
*) lte - added interface name prefix for logging events;
*) lte - added "phy-cellid" value support for R11e-LTE-US;
*) lte - do not allow using empty APN Profile names;
*) lte - improved all APN session activation after disconnect on R11e-LTE;
*) lte - use APN from network when blank APN used on R11e-4G;
*) snmp - fixed "routeros-version" value returning from registration table;
*) snmp - fixed UPS battery voltage value scaling;
*) ssh - added support for RSA keys with SHA256 hash (RFC8332);
*) system - improved system stability when receiving/sending TCP traffic on multicore devices;
*) telnet - improved telnet compatibility with other client implementations;
*) user-manager - fixed signup enabling (introduced in v6.46);
*) webfig - added default configuration confirmation window to WebFig;
*) webfig - do not show WebFig menu when opening 'Check For Updates' in Quick Set;
*) winbox - completely removed old style authentication method;
*) winbox - fixed "invalid" flag presence under "System/Certificates/CRL" menu;
*) wireless - improved compatibility for "ETSI" wireless country profile;

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What's new in 7.0beta5 (2020-Feb-7 11:56):

Introduced issues:

- RB850Gx2 and RB911 does not boot

New features in this release:

!) x86 - introduced UEFI boot mode support;
!) vxlan - added support for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN);
!) vrrp - added connection tracking data replication from VRRP master to backup;
!) vrrp - added support for VRRP grouping;
!) winbox - minimal required version is v3.21;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

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