What's new in 6.44beta28 (2018-Oct-29 07:58):

MAJOR CHANGES IN v6.44:
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!) cloud - added command "/system backup cloud" for backup storing on cloud (CLI only);
!) upgrade - release channels renamed - "bugfix" to "long-term", "current" to "stable" and "release candidate" to "testing";
!) upgrade - "testing" release channel now can contain "beta" together with "release-candidate" versions;
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Changes in this release:

!) radius - initial implementation of RadSec (Radius communication over TLS);
*) bridge - added option to monitor fast-forward status;
*) bridge - disable fast-forward when using SlowPath features;
*) bridge - fixed DHCP Option 82 parsing when using DHCP Snooping;
*) certificate - fixed time zone adjustment for SCEP requests;
*) crs328 - fixed SFP+ interface linking on CRS328-24P-4S+RM (introduced in v6.44beta17);
*) crs328 - fixed SFP ports not reporting auto-negotiation status;
*) crs328 - improved link status update on disabled SFP and SFP+ interfaces;
*) defconf - automatically accept default configuration if reset done by holding button;
*) defconf - fixed configuration not generating properly on upgrade;
*) ethernet - fixed linking issues on wAP ac, RB750Gr2 and Metal 52 ac (introduced in v6.43rc52);
*) fetch - fixed fetching with "as-value" creating an empty file (introduced in v6.44beta20);
*) fetch - fixed "without-paging" option;
*) health - fixed bad voltage readings on RB493G;
*) ike2 - added option to specify certificate chain;
*) ike2 - send split networks over DHCP (option 249) to Windows initiators if DHCP Inform is received;
*) ike2 - show weak pre-shared-key warning;
*) ipsec - added basic pre-shared-key strength checks;
*) ipsec - fixed hw-aead (H) flag presence under Installed SAs on startup;
*) ipsec - improved stability when uninstalling multiple SAs at once;
*) ipsec - made peers autosort themselves based on reachability status;
*) ipsec - properly update warnings under peer menu;
*) lte - added support for JioFi JMR1040 modem;
*) lte - fixed IPv6 activation for R11e-LTE-US modems;
*) lte - fixed LTE interface not working properly after reboot on RBSXTLTE3-7;
*) lte - fixed missing running (R) flag for Jaton LTE modems;
*) ospf - improved stability while handling type-5 LSAs;
*) port - improved "remote-serial" TCP performance in RAW mode;
*) rb3011 - implemented multiple engine IPsec hardware acceleration support;
*) rbm33g - improved stability when used with some USB devices;
*) routerboard - require at least 10 second interval between "reformat-hold-button" and "max-reformat-hold-button";
*) routerboard - show "boot-os" and "force-backup-booter" option only on devices that have such feature;
*) snmp - added "dot1qPortVlanTable" and "dot1dBasePortTable" OIDs;
*) ssh - added error log message when key exchange fails;
*) ssh - fixed non-interactive shell not returning all output (introduced in v6.44);
*) tr069-client - fixed HTTP cookie getting duplicated with the same key;
*) tunnel - made "ipsec-secret" parameter sensitive;
*) upgrade - made security package depend on DHCP package;
*) wireless - removed G/N support for 2484MHz in "japan" regulatory domain;
*) w60g - fixed scan in bridge mode;
*) w60g - improved PtMP performance;
*) w60g - renamed "frequency-list" to "scan-list";
*) w60g - renamed disconnection message when license level did not allow more connected clients;
*) w60g - added align mode "/interface w60g align" (CLI only);

Other changes since v6.43:

*) bridge - fixed packet forwarding when changing MSTI VLAN mappings;
*) bridge - fixed possible memory leak when using MSTP;
*) bridge - improved packet processing when bridge port changes states;
*) chr - assign interface names based on underlying PCI device order on KVM;
*) cloud - ignore "force-update" command if DDNS is disabled;
*) cloud - improved DDNS service disabling;
*) crs3xx - improved data transmission between 10G and 1G ports;
*) dhcp - added "allow-dual-stack-queue" setting for IPv4/IPv6 DHCP servers to control dynamic lease/binding behaviour (CLI only);
*) dhcp - properly load DHCP configuration if options are configured;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed service becoming unresponsive after interface leaves and enters the same bridge;
*) dhcpv6-server - improved DHCPv6 server stability when using "print" command;
*) discovery - properly use Sytem ID for "software-id" value on CHR;
*) e-mail - added info log message when e-mail is sent successfully;
*) ethernet - fixed IPv6 packet forwarding on IPQ4018 devices;
*) ethernet - fixed IPv6 packet forwarding on IPQ4018 devices;
*) ethernet - fixed IPv6 packet forwarding on IPQ4018 devices;
*) health - improved fan control stability on CRS328-24P-4S+RM;
*) ike2 - fixed local address lookup when initiating new connection;
*) ike2 - improved subsequent phase 2 initialization when no childs exist;
*) ipsec - added account log message when user is successfully authenticated;
*) ipsec - fixed stability issues after changing peer configuration (introduced in v6.43);
*) ipsec - improved invalid policy handling when a valid policy is uninstalled;
*) kidcontrol - added "reset-counters" command for "device" menu (CLI only);
*) kidcontrol - added "tur-fri", "tur-mon", "tur-sat", "tur-sun", "tur-thu", "tur-tue", "tur-wed" parameters (CLI only);
*) kidcontrol - dynamically discover devices from DNS activity;
*) kidcontrol - fixed validation checks for time intervals;
*) lte - added additional ID support for Novatel USB730L modem;
*) lte - added "cell-monitor" command for R11e-LTE international modem (CLI only);
*) lte - added "firmware-upgrade" command for R11e-LTE international modems (CLI only);
*) lte - fixed connection issue when LTE modem was de-registered from network for more than 1 minute;
*) lte - fixed DHCP relay packet forwarding when in passthrough mode;
*) lte - fixed Jaton/SQN modems preventing router from booting properly;
*) proxy - removed port list size limit;
*) romon - improved reliability when processing RoMON packets on CHR;
*) snmp - fixed w60g station table;
*) snmp - report bridge ifSpeed as "0";
*) ssh - fixed single command execution (introduced in v6.44beta9);
*) switch - fixed ACL rules on IPQ4018 devices;
*) winbox - added 4th chain selection for "HT TX chains" and "HT RX chains" under "CAPsMAN/CAP Interface/Wireless" tab;
*) winbox - added "radio-name" setting to "CAPsMAN/CAP Interface/General" tab;
*) winbox - added "secondary-channel" setting to "CAPsMAN/CAP Interface/Channel" tab;
*) winbox - allow setting "network-mode" to "auto" under LTE interface settings;
*) wireless - improved signal strength at low TX power on LHG 5 ac, LHG 5 ac XL and LDF 5 ac ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) wireless - improved stability for 802.11ac;

What's new in 6.42.9 (2018-Sep-27 05:19):

Important note!!! Backup before upgrade!
RouterOS v6.41 and above contains new bridge implementation that supports hardware offloading (hw-offload).
This update will convert all interface "master-port" configuration into new bridge configuration, and eliminate "master-port" option as such.
Bridge will handle all Layer2 forwarding and the use of switch-chip (hw-offload) will be automatically turned on based on appropriate conditions.
The rest of RouterOS Switch specific configuration remains untouched in usual menus.
Please, note that downgrading below RouterOS v6.41 will not restore "master-port" configuration, so use backups to restore configuration on downgrade.

*) bridge - ignore tagged BPDUs when bridge VLAN filtering is used;
*) bridge - improved packet handling when hardware offloading is being disabled;
*) crs317 - fixed packet forwarding on bonded interfaces without hardware offloading;
*) crs326/crs328 - fixed packet forwarding when port changes states with IGMP Snooping enabled;
*) defconf - properly clear global variables when generating default configuration after RouterOS upgrade;
*) dns - fixed DNS cache service becoming unresponsive when active Hotspot server is present on the router (introduced in 6.42);
*) filesystem - fixed NAND memory going into read-only mode (requires "factory-firmware" >= 3.41.1 and "current-firmware" >= 6.43);
*) health - added missing parameters from export;
*) health - fixed voltage measurements for RB493G devices;
*) hotspot - properly update dynamic "walled-garden" entries when changing "dst-host";
*) ike2 - fixed rare authentication and encryption key mismatches after rekey with PFS enabled;
*) ike2 - improved subsequent phase 2 initialization when no child exist;
*) ipsec - improved invalid policy handling when a valid policy is uninstalled;
*) ipsec - improved stability when using IPsec with disabled route cache;
*) led - added "dark-mode" functionality for wsAP ac lite, RB951Ui-2nD, hAP, hAP ac lite and LtAP mini devices;
*) lte - fixed LTE interface not working properly after reboot on RBSXTLTE3-7;
*) lte - fixed LTE registration in 2G/3G mode;
*) ospf - improved link-local LSA flooding;
*) ospf - improved stability when originating LSAs with OSPFv3;
*) routerboard - fixed memory tester reporting false errors on IPQ4018 devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
*) routerboard - show "boot-os" option only on devices that have such feature;
*) routerboot - fixed RouterOS booting on devices with particular NAND memory;
*) sniffer - made "connection", "host", "packet" and "protocol" sections read-only;
*) supout - added "files" section to supout file;
*) upgrade - fixed RouterOS upgrade process from RouterOS v5 on PowerPC;
*) upnp - improved UPnP service stability when handling HTTP requests;
*) userman - fixed "shared-secret" parameter requiring "sensitive" policy;
*) w60g - added "frequency-list" setting;
*) w60g - fixed interface LED status update on connection;
*) w60g - fixed random disconnects;
*) w60g - general stability and performance improvements;
*) webfig - fixed time interval settings not applied properly under "IP/Kid Control/Kids" menu;
*) webfig - fixed www service becoming unresponsive;
*) winbox - show "System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button" on devices that has such feature;
*) wireless - accept only valid path for sniffer output file parameter;
*) wireless - fixed "/interface wireless sniffer packet print follow" output;

What's new in 6.42.8 (2018-Sep-21 13:30):

(factory only release)

What's new in 5.26 (2013-Sep-04 15:01):

*) ssh - fixed denial of service;

What's new in 5.25 (2013-Apr-25 15:59):

*) web proxy - speed up startup;
*) metarouter - fixed occasional lockups on mipsbe boards;
*) wireless - update required when using small width channel RB2011 RB9xx
caveat: update remote end/s before updating AP as both side are required to use new/same version for a link