Version: 7.20beta2
Testing230 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; |