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Version: 7.20beta2

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230 changelog entries across 66 component(s)

2025-May-27 (11 months ago)

Component Change
arm improved system stability when processing encrypted traffic;
arm64 increased maximum number of CPU cores to 128;
bgp added brief, unnumbered output for advertisements list;
bgp added initial EVPN support;
bgp added NLRI filter for more precise accept/discard of ipv4/6 prefixes;
bgp decode and log notifications;
bgp introduced BGP instance configuration (note, downgrading to earlier versions without instance support may cause config issues);
bgp print aigp attribute in advertisements;
bridge added dynamic tagged entry named "switch-cpu" in scenarios where the same VLAN spans multiple switch chips or is used on both HW and SW ports;
bridge added verbose STP debug logging (rx/tx BPDU, edge-port and port-role transitions, FDB flush);
bridge disable/enable HW offload on bonding slave disable/enable (fixes potential MAC learning issue);
bridge fixed port-id when adding a new port in non-primary MLAG;
bridge refactored host learning logic in MLAG setups in order to make it more robust and predictable;
bth added extra file-share functionality for use with apps;
bth improved tunnel name in client config export;
bth,file added direct file sharing from the WinBox Files menu;
certificate improved stability after failed import;
chr added Chelsio VF driver for PCIID 5803;
cloud fixed restoring "BTH Files" service after a prolonged network outage;
cloud reduced "BTH Files" ping interval dynamically upon failure;
console added non-interactive (scriptable) serial-terminal support;
console added use-tz option to :timestamp command;
console fixed :convert to=num on MIPSBE;
console improved stability and visuals for /interface/wireless/snooper/snoop;
console improved visuals for brief print when displaying large tables;
console improved visuals for hiding sensitive commands;
console include flags by default when printing to value;
console prioritize directory specific parameters and hide rarely used ones in print autocomplete;
console replace TAB characters with spaces when editing scripts and added tab-width user configuration in /console/settings;
console unified string representation of ID values;
console updated hints for some /file/print parameters;
console validate filenames upon addition (if enabled in /console/settings);
container stability improvements;
container support for direct access to hardware devices;
container terminate containers on shutdown, allow them to clean up properly;
container added "device" option to pass a device from /system/hardware menu to a container;
container added /container/log menu, keep 100 messages per container;
container added default print brief mode;
container added initial support for container in container setups;
container added option to execute commands inside a container using "/container/shell cmd= user=";
container added per-container memory limiting and monitoring;
container added SCTP support;
container added support for cpuset, cpu, memory, pids cgroups;
container allow picking passthrough devices by descriptive name;
container allow read-only mounts;
container allow to mount individual files, not just directories;
container allow to specify multiple envlists;
container allow to use multiple veths in a container, change the in container interface name to same as in RouterOS;
container display any error prominently in WinBox;
container do not allow multiple containers with same root directory;
container enable check-certificate by default for new remote imports;
container fixed containers that use inotify interface;
container fixed environment variables not being passed to "/container/shell" properly;
container improved compatibility when running containers with custom "cmd" and "entrypoint" commands;
container improved error and log messages;
container prevent user from setting "root-dir=/" for a container;
container show a more descriptive error when tar extraction fails, particularly "No space left on device";
container show config.json to user;
container show explicit stopped flag for container;
dhcp show error only after interface status is synced with the system (instead of erroneously displaying it immediately);
dhcp-client always set the broadcast flag for DHCP Discover packets, except when renewing the lease;
dhcp-server do not show "I" flag when server is disabled;
dhcpv4-client allow specifying vlan-priority of outgoing packets (for VLAN interfaces only);
dhcpv4-server added "lease-agent-circuit-id" and "lease-agent-remote-id" variables to the lease script;
dhcpv4-server added "ntp-none" parameter;
dhcpv4-server changed the default value of address-pool to "static-only" in the option matcher, removed "none" option;
dhcpv4/v6-client properly resume client service after underlying interface status changes;
dhcpv4/v6-server added CoA support;
dhcpv6-client added "accept-prefix-without-address" allowing client to accept prefix when address is not available although requested;
dhcpv6-client update the routing table and address list on manual client configuration changes;
dhcpv6-server added "ignore-ia-na-bindings" setting that allows server to ignore address requests and work just with prefixes;
dhcpv6-server do not trim real client DUID when assigning it to the binding;
discovery disable discovery on loopback, LTE, ppp-out interfaces;
disk allow to format multiple disks at once;
disk allow to remove Btrfs device by ID;
disk better manage disks disappearing from RAID;
disk cleanup mountpoint when setting mount-filesystem=no;
disk do Btrfs remove-device asynchronously;
disk fixed RAID component size to match the value in the superblock;
disk offer to blink only PCI slots in console;
disk rename raid-role=unspecified to spare;
disk reset RAID role of old disk after spare assumes a new role;
disk show total/free inode counts for fs's that support it;
dlna recognize flac extension;
fetch display file sizes between 1-1023 bytes as 1KiB (instead of 0KiB);
fetch include RouterOS version in the "User-Agent" field;
file improved file handling performance in WinBox v4;
firewall added connection tracking "total-ip4-entries" and "total-ip6-entries" counters;
firewall allow "dst-limit" matcher to work properly above value 10000;
firewall improved IPv6 connection tracking lookup responsiveness;
firewall improved system stability when processing connections on multicore systems;
firewall reorganized firewall connection tracking table values and make them persistent between IPv4 and IPv6;
flashfig bind to local address (fixes issue when multiple interfaces are enabled);
hotspot allow only "http:" and "https:" schemas in dst field;
iot added an option to increase the amount of LoRa's traffic entries displayed;
iot adjusted default LoRa antenna gain values for specific devices;
iot iot-bt-extra package stability improvement and additional dongle support;
iot LoRa stability improvements;
iot LR8G/9G firmware update;
iot removed lora-package, LoRa functionality was moved into iot-package;
iot removed non-existent GPIO pin functionality;
ip added socksify feature and new NAT action "socksify";
ipsec fixed degraded IPsec performance for IPQ-6010 (introduced in v7.17);
ipv6 added support for IPv6 ND proxying of individual addresses;
ipv6 do not allow removal of dynamic address on lo interface;
ipv6 make pref-src work and settable for static routes;
log added command to clear memory action entries;
log improved the "transmit loop detected" warning log;
log output PoE-Out LLDP negotiation to poe,info topic;
lte added "done" status for modem firmware-upgrade version check;
lte added log entry if eSIM has no profiles on read;
lte allow only one IPv6 APN for AT modems;
lte display ICCID regardless of SIM PIN entry status;
lte fixed modem recovery for unexpected modem reboot for Chateau 5G and Chateau 5G R16;
lte fixed rare case where AT dialer could stop;
lte refresh eSIM profile list after successful provision;
lte renamed "uicc" to "iccid" in LTE monitor and eSIM profile print;
lte show ip-type in /interface/lte/apn/print;
lte use modem-supplied IPv6 address over EUI-64 when available;
net fixed possible slave flag issues after user configuration changes;
net improved system stability when processing TCP/UDP connections;
net prevent removal of lo interface via WinBox;
netinstall added after-install controls (reboot after installation, shutdown after installation, none);
netinstall alert on unreadable configuration scripts;
netinstall detect inactive install interface;
netinstall fixed install for PPC devices;
netinstall fixed mutually exclusive checkbox behavior;
netinstall show router and package architecture;
netinstall warn user if not enough space on device;
netinstall-cli added MAC filter option "--mac";
netinstall-cli added multiple install option "-m";
netwatch fixed date and time for stats;
ovpn added support for sha384 hmac;
ovpn improved tunnel setup speeds in configurations with large ammount of active OVPN clients;
partitions fixed failure to repartition correctly from 32MB partition size;
partitions hide partition menu on unsupported boards (without NAND);
partitions limit minimal partition size to 60MB;
poe-out upgraded firmware for 802.3at/bt controlled boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to PoE-out interfaces);
port added IPv6 support for "remote-access" tool;
ppp added DHCPv6 assigned prefix to address list when configured and received from RADIUS;
ppp added dhcpv6-lease-time profile configuration property;
ppp do not send initial echo request if keepalive-timeout=disabled;
ppp improved system stability when closing connections;
pppoe-server added accept-untagged=yes/no option to accept untagged traffic in combination with pppoe-over-vlan-rage property;
ptp added PTP support for RDS2216 device;
qos-hw added mirror-buffers property and monitoring values;
radius fixed issue with Session-Timeout attribute functionality;
route added missing and remove unnecessary parameters from /ipv6/route menu;
route afi naming consistency in logs;
route attempt to clean up stuck routes in the routing table;
route do not allow to modify dynamic routes;
route make routing table print faster with hw-offload, gateway and blackhole queries;
routerboot fixed boot MAC for CRS212 switch ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
routing-filter added filter-wizard (filter generator with v6-like syntax);
routing-filter make "chain" and "list" parameters required when adding new item;
sfp added sfp-power-class and sfp-max-power monitor values for QSFP;
sfp fixed qsfp28 breakout disable;
sfp improved initialization and linking for sfp28 on CRS518;
sfp improved system stability with some GPON modules for CCR2004 and CCR2116 devices;
smips reduced package size and removed hotspot capabilities;
sniffer added CPU number and fast-path status in per-packet comment;
sniffer save packets in pcapng format, it now includes interface name the packet was sniffed on, packet direction and nanosecond timestamp resolution;
snmp added SNMP OIDs for firewall connection tracking "total-entries", "total-ip4-entries" and "total-ip6-entries";
ssh improved stability on busy server;
ssh/sftp fixed session disconnects during file transfer;
supout added certificate settings section;
switch fixed ACL rules when ports are not specified (fixes dynamic rules for RoMON);
switch fixed port blocking by MSTP for 88E6393X, 88E6191X and 88E6190 switches;
switch hide cpu-flow-control on irrelevant devices;
switch improved bond MAC flush for 88E6393X, 88E6191X and 88E6190 switches;
switch improved hash calculation for 98DX8208, 98DX8216, 98DX8212, 98DX8332, 98DX3257, 98DX4310, 98DX8525, 98DX3255, 98CX8410 switches (affects load balancing for bonds, ECMP routes, and VXLAN source port);
switch improved ingress-rate limit precision for 88E6393X, 88E6191X and 88E6190 switches;
switch rework ethernet counters (add tx-drop-queueX-byte/packet, tx-drop-byte/packet, tx-queueX-byte to /in/eth and updated GUI);
system added support for OpenFlow 1.3 (new package "openflow" available);
system do not automatically retry in case /system/package/update download fails;
system fixed bb-upgrade failure on RB5009;
system improved system configuration journaling procedure;
system merge /system/resource/usb and /system/resource/pci into /system/resource/hardware and create a device tree;
usb improved system stability after unplugging USB device for RB5009;
user change /user/active/request-logout to /user/active/remove;
vrrp added proxy-arp support;
vrrp fixed sync-connection-tracking issue when parent interface is disabled/enabled;
vrrp improved responsiveness when router has many IP addresses depending on VRRP state;
vrrp make MTU property read-only;
vxlan added checksum and learning properties;
webfig added token authentication (no password prompt on reload or new window, logout button will log out all related sessions, removing a user will disconnect from active sessions);
webfig allow network map scrolling in Dude;
webfig basic mobile keyboard support for terminal;
webfig do not show Keepalive if not set in GRE Tunnel form;
webfig filter out unusable Bands and Channels for wifi interfaces;
webfig fixed an issue where dynamic dropdown lists were hidden despite having values;
webfig fixed hiding New button with skins;
webfig fixed skin limits for radio buttons;
webfig fixed Target field duplicate when disabling simple queue;
webfig improved stability when displaying read-only scripts;
webfig make columns a bit wider in tables;
webfig make the Close buttons actual buttons, not links;
webfig mask certain fields where values match default value;
webfig more space to branding logo;
webfig redesign logical "not" operator selector;
webfig remove duplicate flag labels in QuickSet tables;
webfig show system note on login;
webfig use lexicographical sort in dropdown lists;
wifi added tr069 support for wifi interfaces;
wifi avoid picking 5GHz channels by default which are unlikely to be supported by clients, can be overridden with channel.deprioritize-unii-3-4 (CLI only);
wifi restart CAPsMAN only on significant configuration changes;
winbox added Address List Extra Time under "IP/DNS" menu;
winbox added Digest Algorithm under "System/Certificates" menu;
winbox added EAP identity under "WiFi/Registration" menu;
winbox added Heartbeat under "Bridge/MLAG" menu;
winbox added Installation under "WiFi" menu;
winbox added missing Comments under "User Manager" menus;
winbox added missing WPA2 PSK SHA2 option under "WiFi/Security" menu;
winbox added MPLS Mangle;
winbox added option to create new entries under "System/Users/SSH Keys" menu;
winbox allow to specify CAPsMAN Address as IPv6 LL;
winbox bump minimal WinBox version to 3.42;
winbox correctly unset Locked CAPsMAN field;
winbox differentiate PPP Profile Rx/Tx Queue settings;
winbox display errors from the "Files/Sync" menu;
winbox fixed container RAM parameter type;
winbox fixed Record Type field under "Tools/Netwatch" menu;
winbox make IPv6 Immediate Gateway read-only;
winbox make log message field as multiline;
winbox move CAPsMAN settings button from Remote CAP to WiFi table;
winbox rename Ping Timeout field to Interval;
winbox rename SMS Type field to Modem Type;
winbox rework LTE firmware upgrade buttons into one window;
winbox show "Switch" related menus only on boards that support such features;
winbox use same WireGuard default values as in console;