Version: 7.21beta2
Testing334 changelog entries across 77 component(s)
2025-Oct-06 (6 months ago)
| Component | Change |
|---|---|
| arm64 | allow enabling receive packet steering on /system/resource/irq/rps menu in order to overcome unbalanced CPU load; |
| bgp | added output.network-blackhole setting; |
| bgp | allow duplicate router-ids for eBGP sessions (RFC-6286); |
| bgp | always advertise extended nexthop cap for all supported address families; |
| bgp | do not allow iBGP with non-equal ASNs; |
| bgp | do not auto-generate blackhole routes by default (introduced in v7.20); |
| bgp | fixed inactive flag in GUI after instance disable/enable; |
| bgp | fixed route refresh subcode 0 warning; |
| bgp | fixed selection of received BGP VPN routes; |
| bgp | implement RFC 9234 route leak prevention and detection using roles; |
| bonding | added lacp-system-id and lacp-system-priority settings; |
| bonding | fixed lacp-mode=passive; |
| bonding | improved stability for 802.3ad LACP; |
| bridge | fixed filter and NAT matching with "mac-protocol=length"; |
| bridge | fixed missing local MAC after changing protocol-mode setting; |
| bridge | fixed static host and MDB entry updates on VLAN add/remove; |
| bridge | improved DHCP Option 82 values (circuit-id:"interface-name:vid", remote-id:"bridge MAC address"); |
| bridge | improved stability after failed protocol-mode=mstp change; |
| bth | added file-share link preview; |
| bth | fixed big file upload; |
| bth | fixed file-share expire after reboot; |
| certificate | added SHA384, SHA512 support for SCEP; |
| certificate | allow ca-crl-host parameter for issued certificates; |
| certificate | improved Let's Encrypt logging; |
| certificate | on certificate import, added the "issued" flag if the certificate store contains the imported certificate's CA and its private key; |
| certificate | refactored Certificate internal processes; |
| chr | fixed guest OS type "Other Linux (64-bit)"; |
| console | added "mvrp" to mac-protocol setting; |
| console | added changelog to /system/package/update/check-for-updates; |
| console | added delimiter parameter to :toarray command; |
| console | added reset command to settings directories; |
| console | added sensitive flag to QR code in WireGuard "show-client-config"; |
| console | added show-sensitive option for print command, hide sensitive settings in print output by default; |
| console | do not set values when "setup" command is interrupted; |
| console | fixed :convert from=num on MIPSBE; |
| console | fixed ".id" printing when using "group-by" (introduced in v7.20); |
| console | fixed "special-login" setting incorrect channel; |
| console | fixed autocomplete in fullscreen editor to append tabs, spaces, etc; |
| console | fixed ip6-prefix visual representation; |
| console | fixed relative path printing (introduced in v7.20); |
| console | improved help for address arguments; |
| console | improved printing visuals (column layout and paging); |
| console | improved stability; |
| console | remove unnecessary commands from /ip/hotspot/active menu; |
| console | removed /quickset menu; |
| console | return error values for certain commands if action failed (e.g. /system/routerboard/upgrade); |
| console | show fullscreen script editor completions above hintbar; |
| console | updated "Change your password" to "Change your password (Ctrl-C to skip)"; |
| container | added "/app" menu for simple containerized app installation (requires "container" package); |
| container | added CPU usage; |
| container | added hosts setting; |
| container | added kill command to send signals (CLI only); |
| container | added option to limit CPUs used by containers; |
| container | added root dir size; |
| container | added run command to allow interactive mode (CLI only); |
| container | added stop-time setting; |
| container | added update command (CLI only); |
| container | allow to configure extra ENV variables directly in container; |
| container | allow to disable/enable envs and mounts; |
| container | allow to specify mounts directly in container; |
| container | calculate volume sizes; |
| container | convert container mounts setting to mountlists, old mount name becomes list name, list name can map to multiple mounts; |
| container | enable relevant kernel features to support more container apps; |
| container | fixed error for starting container which consists of large number of layers; |
| container | fixed extract issues; |
| container | fixed VETH when using long interface name; |
| container | have per container layer-dir setting to be able to have separate layer stores for different sets of containers; |
| container | improved stability and fixed other issues; |
| container | show detailed import status, helps understand long imports; |
| container | show image-id field (CLI only); |
| container | store image import data (allows keeping container after netinstall); |
| detnet | do not try detection on slave interfaces; |
| detnet | fixed unnecessary process starting even when feature is not enabled; |
| dhcp | allow to set other gateway types not just IP for dhcp lease "routes" parameter; |
| dhcp-server | added "support-broadcom-tr101" setting to pass additional Option 82 suboptions to RADIUS server; |
| dhcp6-server | attempt to extract MAC from DUID for dual-stack purposes when client uses DUID-EN type of DUID; |
| dhcpv4-client | don't stop client on unsuccessful client option value change; |
| dhcpv4-server | added setting allowing to select client-id, MAC address or both for dynamic lease addition; |
| dhcpv4-server | improved logging; |
| dhcpv4-server | improved setup wizard prompts relating to DNS; |
| dhcpv4-server | respond with hlen 0 when htype is 8; |
| dhcpv4-server | send RADIUS Accounting Stop messages when interim-update is zero; |
| dhcpv6 | improved console hints; |
| dhcpv6-client | do not show I flag for disabled client; |
| dhcpv6-client | fixed misleading "couldn't acquire address, continue with prefix only" error when prefix is not even requested; |
| dhcpv6-relay | added "about" error message option; |
| dhcpv6-relay | enable configuration of options that are added to relayed DHCPv6 requests; |
| dhcpv6-server | added accounting to use-radius setting, similar to DHCPv4 server; |
| dhcpv6-server | improved event logging messages; |
| dhcpv6-server | improved service stability when receiving DHCP requests for PPP service clients without included IA_PD; |
| dhcpv6-server | include traffic usage statistics when accounting is stopped due to binding expiry and removal; |
| discovery | correctly report PoE dual signature per-pair class; |
| discovery | fixed MNDP IPv6 status reporting; |
| discovery | send out neighbor discovery immediately on IPv4/IPv6 changes; |
| disk | added nvme-tcp-server-nqn setting to be able to explicitly configure NQN, will default to "nqn.2000-02.com.mikrotik:slot" for new configurations; |
| disk | allow ":" and "." in slot name; |
| disk | allow only lowercase chars in iscsi-server-iqn; |
| disk | allow to have type=file devices without rose-storage (needed for file based swap); |
| disk | allow to set smb-share only for type=smb; |
| disk | consolidate client states into single field, as each item can be only one type of "client"; |
| disk | do not allow setting raid-master when have filesystem; |
| disk | do not allow starting Btrfs replace when replace is suspended; |
| disk | do not delete partition configs on device remove and eject (fixes lost config with unstable hardware); |
| disk | fixed for SMB mount to be writable by container; |
| disk | fixed iscsi client; |
| disk | fixed iscsi export disable; |
| disk | fixed issue with double "/" in SMB share path for some clients; |
| disk | fixed SATA eject/scan; |
| disk | fixed write RAID superblock; |
| disk | improved cleanup order to avoid waiting for timeouts on shutdown; |
| disk | improved RDS2216 SATA controller; |
| disk | improved system stability; |
| disk | rename nvme-tcp client name to nqn everywhere symmetrically with server; |
| disk | show NVMe critical warnings; |
| disk | unshare iscsi and nfs client/server ids, add iscsi-server-iqn; |
| disk | update interface type/speed after scan; |
| disk | use default label when nothing specified when formatting from WinBox; |
| dns | added VRF support for ":resolve" command; |
| dns | added VRF support for DNS servers; |
| return all errors to console when executed from console; | |
| eoipv6,gre6,ipip6 | added "dont-fragment" setting and allow packet fragmentation for packet sizes exceeding underlay interface MTU; |
| ethernet | added "unsupported speed" for forced 1Gbps modes; |
| ethernet | change default L2MTU 1518 to 1596 for RB5009; |
| ethernet | fixed 2.5G-baseT link-partner-advertising on RB5009, hAP ax3, Chateau ax devices; |
| evpn | fixed Ethernet Segment (ES) routes; |
| fetch | added "http-percent-encoding" parameter; |
| fetch | fixed http headers appearance when received payload is empty; |
| fetch | send http-data for any http method; |
| file | distinguish empty mount points from disks; |
| firewall | added "h" flag indicating that firewall service helper is applied for particular connection; |
| firewall | added support for TOS/mask matching for raw rules; |
| firewall | fixed hotspot value loss on rule enable/disable; |
| firewall | fixed strip-ipv4-options always passthrough; |
| firewall | hide hw-offload setting from devices that do not support it; |
| firewall | improved system stability and memory allocation when using firewall services; |
| firewall | make hw-offload=yes default setting in /ip/firewall/filter menu; |
| firewall | use the highest TTL as timeout value for domain address list entries if multiple domain names resolve to same IP; |
| health | upgraded fan controller firmware to latest version; |
| hotspot | added TOTP support for local hotspot users; |
| hotspot | improved system stability; |
| ike2 | adapt rekey procedure for compatibility with Libreswan; |
| iot | added mqtt disconnect/connect GUI options; |
| ip-service | do not duplicate entries for containers running in same netns; |
| ip-settings | limit IPv4/IPv6 max-neighbor-entries maximum value; |
| ippool6 | added "Valid Lifetime" and "Preferred Lifetime" options and use them when constructing IPv6 address; |
| ippool6 | fixed minor memory leak; |
| ippool6 | log address removal; |
| ippool6 | take into account "subnet-id" when specified on address; |
| ipsec | fixed CHACHA20 typo in log messages; |
| ipsec | support Post-Quantum Pre-shared Key (PPK) with QKD integration; |
| ipv6 | added "none" option for IPv6/ND/Prefix when advertising just options, not prefix; |
| ipv6 | added "self" option for IPv6/ND DNS advertise settings; |
| ipv6 | allow to specify on which interfaces to accept Router-Advertisements; |
| ipv6 | do not disable/enable Router-Advertisements functionality based on IPv6/ND configuration; |
| ipv6 | remove SLAAC installed DNS server and route on expire; |
| isis | improved stability; |
| l3hw | added per-VLAN "l3-hw-offloading" setting and "H" flag for /intervace/vlan menu; |
| l3hw | display warning when partial offloading is active (suggest users to use suppress-hw-offloading to control which routes gets HW offloaded and which are CPU processed); |
| l3hw | fixed partial offloading with /31 routes; |
| l3hw | fixed per-VLAN counters when packets are going through CPU; |
| l3hw | fixed VLAN and VXLAN counters for CRS520 device; |
| l3hw | improved stability and performance during L3HW enable with many routes; |
| l3hw | improvements and optimizations for IPv4 /32 and IPv6 /128 route offloading; |
| l3hw | prioritize local IP address over ARP/neighbor entry with same IP (fixes incorrect packet flow); |
| log | fixed ISO8601 time format; |
| log | fixed remote logging on remote-protocol configuration change; |
| log | fixed unnecessary file creation when configuring a disabled log action with "target=disk"; |
| log | hide irrelevant log action parameters; |
| log | limit firewall log prefix length; |
| log | limit log socket buffer memory size; |
| lte | added "force-delete" command to allow deletion of active eSIM profiles; |
| lte | added additional logging for error reported by modem during APN profile setup; |
| lte | added command to send out EUICC generated notifications manually; |
| lte | added confirmation prompt when deleting eSIM profile (CLI only); |
| lte | added support for additional D-Link DWM-222 variation (vendor-id="0x2001" device-id="0x7e46"); |
| lte | added support for additional Huawei E3372-325 variation (vendor-id="0x3566" device-id="0x2001"); |
| lte | added support for R11e-LTE6 v039 firmware release and availability notification; |
| lte | ask for user confirmation before installing eSIM profile (CLI only); |
| lte | clear SIM not present error when performing modem FW upgrade; |
| lte | discontinued support for RBSXTLTE3-7, further versions will use v7.20 LTE firmware package; |
| lte | fixed cases where LTE monitor could show abnormalities; |
| lte | fixed issue with firmware update for FG621-EA modem; |
| lte | force sms-protocol to AT for FG621-EA modem; |
| lte | improved AT modems at-chat control channel handling after modem has closed AT channel unexpectedly; |
| lte | improved modem recovery for Chateau 5G and Chateau 5G R16; |
| lte | improved stability for FG621-EA modem; |
| lte | improved system stability when receiving SMS messages; |
| lte | relay EUICC generated notifications after profile enable/disable/remove/provision; |
| lte | rework multiapn support for AT modems; |
| lte | unify "SIM not present" status for all modems; |
| macsec | work on hardware-offloaded support (available only on QCA8081 PHY: RB5009, hAP ax3, Chateau ax ether1 port); |
| media | fixed console autocomplete for path parameter; |
| mpls | fixed LDP filter upgrade from v6 where neighbor parameter is not specified; |
| mpls | fixed LDP label binding if nexthop is link-local address; |
| netinstall | fixed install with old RouterBOOT; |
| ospf | changed nssa-translator default value from no to candidate; |
| ospf | improved stability; |
| ospf | show interface as separate prop for interface and neighbor; |
| ovpn-server | added support for pushing IPv6 routes; |
| poe-out | added input name hint to poe max-power settings; |
| poe-out | added LED blink on error for RB5009; |
| poe-out | firmware update for 802.3at capable boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to poe-out interfaces); |
| poe-out | firmware update for 802.3bt capable boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to poe-out interfaces); |
| poe-out | improved firmware update stability; |
| poe-out | improved power-on mechanism for 802.3at capable boards; |
| port | added comment for /port/remote-access (CLI only); |
| port | added support for additional baudrates for USB to serial adapters; |
| port | do not show serial port for ATL 5G R16; |
| port | fixed export for default serial port name; |
| port | give "gps" prefix for R11e-LR8G and R11e-LR9G GPS ports; |
| qos-hw | added "default" flags to default entries; |
| qos-hw | added "mirror-profile" which allows to select profile (traffic-class) for mirrored traffic; |
| qos-hw | always show usage and PFC counters, even when they are zero (CLI only); |
| qos-hw | fixed counters for ports that are configured with "offline" tx-manager; |
| qos-hw | fixed profile add/remove for CRS812; |
| qos-hw | fixed shared-pools for CRS812; |
| qos-hw | remove unnecessary "offline" tx-manager for CRS812 (not supported by hardware); |
| queue | improved system stability when using SFQ kind of queues; |
| quickset | fixed issue where routes set by Quickset did not appear in export; |
| route | added options in /routing/settings to adjust check-gateway=ping timers; |
| route | fixed SNMP output for ECMP routes having interface gateways; |
| route | hide suppress-hw-offload setting from devices that do not support it; |
| route | improved stability; |
| route | improved system stability with multicast routing; |
| route | make check-gateway=ping work on p2p interface gateways; |
| route | removed /routing stats mem-blocks; |
| routerboot | fixed boot MAC for CRS305-1G-4S+ and CRS328-4C-20S-4S+ switches ("/system routerboard upgrade" required); |
| sfp | expose sfp-cmis-module-state to monitor; |
| sfp | filter out non-breakout modes for breakout modules; |
| sfp | fixed combo-mode change for CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+; |
| sfp | fixed missing link up/down notifies; |
| sfp | improved initialization and linking for 25G DAC on CRS812; |
| sfp | improved system stability with some GPON modules for CRS418, CCR2004 and CCR2116 devices; |
| sfp | recognize 40G Active Cable (XLPPI); |
| sfp | remove 40G-baseCR4, 40G-baseSR4-LR4 from sfp-supported list for qsfp28-x-3 interfaces; |
| snmp | added lldpLocChassisId OID; |
| snmp | count only "bound" leases for mtxrDHCPLeaseCount OID; |
| snmp | make lldpLocPortId and lldpLocPortDesc OIDs information consistent with LLDP TLVs; |
| ssh | renamed User SSH keys "key-owner" field to "info"; |
| ssh | "always-allow-password-login" replaced with "password-authentication" in SSH settings; |
| ssh | added support for ED25519-SK keys; |
| ssh | improved logging of failed login attempts; |
| ssh | refactored SSH service internal processes; |
| supout | added info log entry when autosupout.rif is generated; |
| switch | added dynamic "copy-to-cpu" ACL rule for loop-protecct; |
| switch | automatically add local bridge MAC to switch FDB; |
| switch | improved stability on MediaTek switch chips; |
| swos | fixed "allow-from" setting for MIPSBE devices; |
| system | added disks to /system/resource/hardware list; |
| system | fixed local update package filename generation; |
| system | fixed network header offset for interfaces with MAC (fixes VRRP Tx on IGMP snooping bridge); |
| system | fixed potential configuration loss when available disk space was insufficient; |
| system | fixed saving panic logs to autosupout.rif for ARM CRS3xx devices; |
| system | improved incoming TCP connection responsiveness; |
| system | improved system stability when processing GRE packets on TILE devices; |
| system | improved system stability when using hardware-offloaded encryption on RB3011 and hAP ac2 (introduced in v7.20); |
| system | improved system stability; |
| system | limit number of interface-lists to 244; |
| tr069-client | added LTE link recovery timer setting; |
| tr069-client | allow disabling Device.WiFi.AccessPoint; |
| traffic-generator | added support for injecting pcapng files; |
| undo | do not show internally issued commands in /system/history; |
| undo | show console commands in winbox/webfig for /system/history entries; |
| usb | LTE modem and USB-Serial Controller enumeration fix; |
| usb | support video capture devices for arm64 and x86, for passthrough to containers; |
| user-manager | added RadSec support; |
| veth | add container-mac-address setting; |
| veth | added default print brief table mode; |
| veth | added dhcp setting that allows to auto-configure IPv4 address, works when VETH is bridged with other interfaces and there is a DHCP server running somewhere on that network; |
| veth | complain immediately when VETH gateway not reachable, more detailed error message when network setup fails; |
| veth | show only when container package installed; |
| vrf | added read-only property to IPv4/IPv6 addresses, ARP and IPv6 neighbor; |
| vrf | allow setting comment on default "lo" interface; |
| vrrp | do not show "ttl not 255" warning when received VRRP VRID does not match with configured VRID; |
| vrrp | fixed gratuitous ARP being sent after VRRP is disabled (fixes packet forwarding on HW offloaded bridge after VRRP is disabled); |
| webfig | added a hint for Undo/Redo buttons; |
| webfig | added Apps menu to login; |
| webfig | added capability to check/uncheck entry tree in skin designer; |
| webfig | added Copy capability; |
| webfig | added missing PPP types to Skin Designer; |
| webfig | added TCP State column for connection tracking table; |
| webfig | check if device is still reachable before disconnect on error; |
| webfig | fixed container config memory high input; |
| webfig | fixed form closing with saving when pressing Enter key (introduced in v7.20); |
| webfig | fixed interface settings and graphs (introduced in v7.20); |
| webfig | fixed issue where routes and PIM table did not load; |
| webfig | fixed issue where Torch stops running; |
| webfig | fixed name and title store in skins; |
| webfig | fixed new item window name when using skins; |
| webfig | improved container form loading performance when router has a lot of files; |
| webfig | improved mikrotik_logo.svg; |
| webfig | increase graph width for better scaling; |
| webfig | increase maximum number size in forms; |
| webfig | make close button a button instead of link; |
| webfig | make combobox accessible to screen readers; |
| webfig | remember last user in login page; |
| webfig | turn off auto-capitalize and auto-correct for on-screen keyboards; |
| wifi | added "CAP" information field on interfaces view; |
| wifi | added CAPsMAN forwarding support (datapath.traffic-processing=on-capsman); |
| wifi | enable configuration of "3gpp-info-raw" and "realms-raw" interworking parameters; |
| wifi | fixed issue when trying to use interface as bonding slave; |
| wifi | fixed multi-passphrase usage in combination with access-list; |
| wifi | fixed possible memory leak when failing to start AP on chosen channel; |
| wifi | fixed some CAPsMAN settings to be optional; |
| wifi | improved formatting of FT request action frames; |
| wifi | improved stability when capturing data at high rates with wifi sniffer; |
| wifi | increased accounting interval, maximum client entry count for 2.4GHz probe response delay feature; |
| wifi | rename ft-wpa2-eap authentication type to "ft-eap"; |
| wifi | split access-list time property in days and time; |
| wifi-qcom | added Unsolicited BSS Transition Management Request support; |
| wifi-qcom | enable forcing RTS/CTS hardware protection modes; |
| wifi-qcom | improved default RTS/CTS policy for CPE station radios; |
| wifi-qcom | multicast-enhance will no longer apply for station mode configured devices; |
| winbox | added file selector for BTH files; |
| winbox | added support for new settings and fixed several existing ones; |
| winbox | Bandwith test, Speed test, Ping, Traceroute tools use RouterOS DNS service to resolve domain names; |
| winbox | fixed "Too many entries" not showing in WinBox v4; |
| winbox | fixed Disk iscsi/smb configuration; |
| winbox | fixed Disk NVMe-TCP configuration; |
| winbox | fixed Dude/Tools appearance after Apply action; |
| winbox | fixed graphs in some forms with big numbers; |
| winbox | fixed WinBox 3 application failure when opening IPv6/Firewall/Connection entry (introduced in v7.20); |
| winbox | hide IPv6 addresses for IP neighbors that no longer have them; |
| winbox | make multiple address fields required; |
| winbox | make separate inputs for WiFi Interworking "Authentication Types" and "Connection Capabilities" fields; |
| winbox | move VRF from Ethernet to generic Interface table; |
| winbox | restore route max object 10000 limit; |
| winbox | show warnings in Disk menu; |
| winbox | updated and shortened window titles (e.g. Address List -> Addresses); |
| wireguard | added VRF option (CLI only); |
| wireless | added last-ip parameter for the CAPSMAN registration-table tab; |
| www | added option to disable individual web services in /ip/service/webserver and IP>Services>Web Server; |
| www | improved stability (CVE-2025-10948); |
| www | removed ability to publish directories via "/files" www service; |