{"id":5356,"date":"2016-09-23T07:44:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2016-09-23T07:44:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:44:01","slug":"mikrotik-changelog-6-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=5356","title":{"rendered":"Mikrotik Changelog 6.37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new in 6.37 (2016-Sep-23 08:20):<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; IMPORTANT! WIRELESS PACKAGE CHANGES: <\/p>\n<p><strong>There will be only one &#8220;wireless&#8221; package starting from RouterOS v6.37.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; IMPORTANT! DFS CHANGES: <\/p>\n<p>DFS configuration in RouterOS has been redesigned, now device looks at specified country settings (\/interface wireless info country-info), and applies corresponding DFS mode for each frequency range automatically, making dfs-mode setting unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Please, check that your frequencies work with corresponding DFS settings before upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*as you can see above they are making things far more clear these days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>!) console &#8211; dfs-mode setting does not exist any more and all scripts with such setting will not be executed;<br \/>\n!) dude &#8211; (changes discussed here: http:\/\/forum.mikrotik.com\/viewtopic.php?f=8&#038;t=110424); &#8211; <strong>*Thrift reports some good things about the new version<\/strong><br \/>\n!) dude &#8211; from now on dude will use winbox port and it will be changed automatically both in client loader and agent configuration;<br \/>\n!) ethernet &#8211; added new loop-protect feature for ethernet, vlan, eoip, eoipv6 interfaces, http:\/\/wiki.mikrotik.com\/wiki\/Manual:Loop_Protect ; &#8211; <strong>*Need to do a little testing.  Looks like&#8221;If I see my mac come back on the port, shut it down&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n!) wireless &#8211; &#8220;wireless&#8221; package included in bundle &#8220;routeros&#8221; package;<br \/>\n!) wireless &#8211; &#8220;wireless-cm2&#8221; discontinued;<br \/>\n!) wireless &#8211; &#8220;wireless-rep&#8221; renamed to &#8220;wireless&#8221;; &#8211; <strong>*Everything has collapsed into a single package, very nice!<\/strong><br \/>\n!) wireless &#8211; DFS option is removed, corresponding DFS mode for each frequency range applies automatically;<br \/>\n*) capsman &#8211; fixed kernel crash on cap while changing client-to-client forwarding;<br \/>\n*) capsman &#8211; report radio-name in registration table;<br \/>\n*) certificate &#8211; do not allow to remove certificate template while signing certificate;<br \/>\n*) console &#8211; hotspot setup show wrong certificate name;<br \/>\n*) defconf &#8211; fixed default configuration restore if virtual wireless interface were present;<br \/>\n*) defconf &#8211; fixed default configuration when wireless package is used;<br \/>\n*) defconf &#8211; using caps button now forces all wireless interfaces in caps mode;<br \/>\n*) dhcpv6 &#8211; improved interface status tracking;<br \/>\n*) dhcpv6 &#8211; reworked DHCP-PD server interface and route management;<br \/>\n*) dhcpv6 &#8211; update DUID when system-id changes (solves problem when cloned VM retains the same DUID);<br \/>\n*) dns &#8211; fixed crash when using regexp static dns entries; &#8211; <strong>*I didn&#8217;t realize you could use regex in DNS entries, need to look into it.<\/strong><br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; added support for LAN9514 ethernet dongle;<br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; allow to force mtu value when actual-mtu is already the same;<br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; fixed loop-protect on bridged ports;<br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; fixed never ending loop in CDP packet processing;<br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; fixed rare kernel failure on non-switch ethernet reset;<br \/>\n*) ethernet &#8211; rb44ge now have disabled-running-check=no by default;<br \/>\n*) firewall &#8211; added additional matchers for firewall raw rules;<br \/>\n*) firewall &#8211; fixed time based rules on time\/timezone changes (again);<br \/>\n*) gps &#8211; always check NMEA checksum if available;<br \/>\n*) health &#8211; do not show psu and fan information for passive cooling devices;<br \/>\n*) hotspot &#8211; show comments from user menu also in active menu;<br \/>\n*) ipsec &#8211; fixed crash with enabled fragmentation;<br \/>\n*) ipsec &#8211; fixed dynamic policy not deleted on disconnect for nat-t peers;<br \/>\n*) ipsec &#8211; fixed fragmentation use negotiation;<br \/>\n*) ipsec &#8211; fixed kernel crash when sha512 was used;<br \/>\n*) ipv6 &#8211; fixed RA and RS processing on new interfaces after many interfaces have lost link during prolonged operation;<br \/>\n*) ipv6 &#8211; improved system responsiveness when ipv6 routes are frequently modified;<br \/>\n*) ipv6 &#8211; show multiple neighbors with the same address;<br \/>\n*) kvm &#8211; fix add\/remove of disabled interfaces;<br \/>\n*) kvm &#8211; fixed guest crashing when using mtu bigger than 1504;<br \/>\n*) l2tp &#8211; fixed kernel failure when fastpath handles l2tp packets;<br \/>\n*) leds &#8211; added option to disable all leds on RBcAP2n;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added ability to send\/receive sms using &#8216;\/tool sms&#8217;;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added dlink dwm-157 D, dwm-222 support;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added huawei me909s variant;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added initial deregistration only for bandrich modems;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added logging for usb config switching;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added Pantech UML295, Vodafone K4201-Z, ZTE MF823\/MF831 support;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added rndis for ZTE MF8xx;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added support for more dlink dwm-222 configurations;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added switch for Huawei K5160;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; added zte K5008-Z back; &#8211; <strong>*a lot of new devices added.<\/strong><br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; adjusted usb config for dlink dwm-157 D;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed at chat condition storage;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed band setting for sxt lte;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed band unsetting;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed default channels for dlink dwm-157;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed ip activation when CREG (circuit switched) state remains in not registered state;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; fixed setting correct lte band for sxt lte;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; process initial state change to deregistred, when lockup occurs;<br \/>\n*) lte &#8211; reset if sms storage set fails;<br \/>\n*) mpls &#8211; fixed memory leak;<br \/>\n*) mpls &#8211; fixed vpls throughput issues caused by out-of-order packets;<br \/>\n*) ntp &#8211; fixed ntp server when local-clock used (like usb gps module);<br \/>\n*) partitions &#8211; added ability to add comments;<br \/>\n*) ppp &#8211; use default-route-distance when adding ipv6 default route;<br \/>\n*) ppp,lte &#8211; pin is now converted to string argument;<br \/>\n*) pppoe &#8211; fixed disconnects by idle timeout when fastpath is used;<br \/>\n*) quickset &#8211; added 2GHz-g\/n band support;<br \/>\n*) quickset &#8211; fixed guest reporting in &#8220;home ap dual&#8221; mode;<br \/>\n*) quickset &#8211; fixed wireless frequency fields in &#8220;home ap dual&#8221; mode;<br \/>\n*) rb3011 &#8211; fixed rare occasions when router would hang while loading kernel;<br \/>\n*) routing &#8211; improved kernel performance in setups with large routing tables;<br \/>\n*) sfp &#8211; enabled eeprom printout in \/interface ethernet monitor;<br \/>\n*) sfp &#8211; fixed initial eeprom reading on CCR1036-8G-2S+ and CCR1072-1G-8S+;<br \/>\n*) sfp &#8211; removed &#8220;sfp-rate-select&#8221; as command was not relevant to currently supported hardware;<br \/>\n*) sms &#8211; moved incorrectly logged message from async to gsm topic;<br \/>\n*) sms &#8211; report error when unsupported modem is being used;<br \/>\n*) snmp &#8211; added script table which executes script and returns it&#8217;s output on get request; &#8211; <strong>*Wait&#8230;does this mean I can create a system script, and when I SNMP poll it, it will run the script, and return the result?  That would be killer, but I can&#8217;t find any info on it; doesn&#8217;t seem to be anything under system script or ip snmp.<\/strong><br \/>\n*) snmp &#8211; require write permitions for script run table access;<br \/>\n*) snmp &#8211; skip forbidden oids on getnext completion;<br \/>\n*) sstp &#8211; allow to specify proxy by dns name;<br \/>\n*) sstp &#8211; now supports TLS_ECDHE algorithms;<br \/>\n*) supout &#8211; fixed bug that could cause enormous size supout.rif files;<br \/>\n*) supout &#8211; improved crash report generation for tile architecture;<br \/>\n*) switch &#8211; added comment field for CRS switch VLANs;<br \/>\n*) traffic-flow &#8211; allow ipv6 src address to be optional;<br \/>\n*) traffic-flow &#8211; fixed IPFIX packet timestamp;<br \/>\n*) traffic-flow &#8211; fixed IPFIX wrong flow sequence;<br \/>\n*) trafficgen &#8211; add per stream packet count setting;<br \/>\n*) trafficgen &#8211; show out-of-order packet counters in stats printouts;<br \/>\n*) tunnel &#8211; fixed communication via tunnel to router itself if fastpath was active;<br \/>\n*) tunnel &#8211; fixed ipv6 link-local address adding for gre;<br \/>\n*) tunnel &#8211; increased minimal MRRU to 1500 for PPP interfaces;<br \/>\n*) tunnel &#8211; ipv6 link-local address is now generated from tunnel local-address;<br \/>\n*) usb &#8211; added support for SMSC95XX USB Ethernet dongle on mipsbe;<br \/>\n*) usermanager &#8211; fixed rare crash on paypal payment;<br \/>\n*) users &#8211; fixed script policy checking against user policies when running scripts;<br \/>\n*) webfig &#8211; do not crash if radius server does not give out encryption keys;<br \/>\n*) webfig &#8211; fixed certificate signing;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; added auto refresh for BFD neighbors;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; added comment field support for switch vlan menu;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; added default-authentication parameter for wireless station modes;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; added src-address field for traffic-flow target;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; adjust on-event field dynamically depending on window size;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; adjusted allowed values for http-proxy field;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; disabled MRRU by default for PPP interfaces;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; display actual-mtu for tunnels in interfaces window;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; fixed  disconnect when no windows were opened for a while in unsecure mode;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; fixed multiline read only fields not displaying new line characters;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; fixed raw firewall showing jump targets from filter chains;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; hide ethernet flow control settings for interfaces which does not support them;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; removed health menu from devices that do not support it;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; removed L2MTU field for PPP interfaces;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; removed L2MTU field from PPP server binding settings;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; removed unset button for L2MTU field;<br \/>\n*) winbox &#8211; show firmware-type in routerboard window;<br \/>\n*) wireless &#8211; display DFS flag in country info;<br \/>\n*) wireless &#8211; improved driver support for RB953, hAP ac, wAP ac;<br \/>\n*) wireless &#8211; send deauth to data frames in scan mode.<br \/>\n*) wireless &#8211; updated brazil country settings;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new in 6.37 (2016-Sep-23 08:20): &#8212; IMPORTANT! 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