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MikroTik RouterOS Version 7.18 Stable Update is Available

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  • 60ghz – improved system stability;
  • bgp – fixed certain affinity options not working properly;
  • bgp – improved system stability when printing BGP advertisements;
  • bgp – make NO_ADVERTISE, NO_EXPORT, NO_PEER communities work;
  • bond – added transmit hash policies for encapsulated traffic;
  • bridge – added MLAG heartbeat property;
  • bridge – avoid duplicate VLAN entries with dynamic wifi VLANs;
  • bridge – do not reset MLAG peer port on heartbeat timeout (log warning instead);
  • bridge – fixed endless MAC loop (introduced in v7.17);
  • bridge – fixed missing S flag on interface changes;
  • bridge – improved stability when using MLAG with MSTP (introduced in v7.17);
  • bridge – improvements to MLAG host table updates;
  • bridge – process more DHCP message types (decline, NAK, inform);
  • bridge – removed controller-bridge (CB) and port-extender (PE) support;
  • bridge – show VXLAN remote-ip in host table;
  • btest – allow limiting access to server by IP address;
  • certificate – fixed localized text to UTF-8 on certificate creation;
  • chr – fixed limited upgrades for expired instances;
  • chr/x86 – added driver for Huawei SP570/580 NIC;
  • chr/x86 – fixed error message on bootup;
  • chr/x86 – fixed GRE issues with ice network driver;
  • chr/x86 – Realtek r8169 updated driver;
  • cloud – added “Back To Home Files” feature;
  • cloud,bth – use in-interface matcher for masquerade rule;
  • console – added dsv.remap to :serialize command to unpack array of maps from print as-value;
  • console – added file-name parameter to :serialize;
  • console – allow ISO timezone format in :totime command;
  • console – allow tab as dsv delimiter;
  • console – allow to toggle script error logging with “/console settings log-script-errors”;
  • console – do not autocomplete arguments when match is both exact and ambiguous;
  • console – do not show numbering in print follow;
  • console – fixed “get” and “proplist” for certain settings;
  • console – fixed issue where ping command displays two lines at the same time;
  • console – fixed issue with disappearing global variable;
  • console – implement scriptable safe-mode commands and safe-mode handler;
  • console – improved hints;
  • console – log errors within scripts to the system log;
  • console – make non-pseudo terminals work with imports;
  • console – put !empty sentence when API query returns nothing;
  • console – renamed “back-to-home-users” to “back-to-home-user”;
  • container – add default registry-url=https://lscr.io;
  • container – allow HTTP redirects when accessing container registry;
  • container – allow specifying registry using remote-image property;
  • container – improved image arch choice;
  • container – use parent directory of container root-dir for unpack by default, so that container layer files are downloaded directly on target disk;
  • defconf – added IPv6 FastTrack configuration;
  • device-mode – do not allow changing CPU frequency if “routerboard” is not allowed by device mode (introduced in v7.17);
  • device-mode – fixed feature and mode update via power-reset on PPC devices;
  • dhcpv4-client – allow selecting to which tables add default ;
  • dhcpv4-client – fixed default option export output;
  • dhcpv4-server – fixed “active-mac-address” update when client has changed MAC address;
  • dhcpv4-server – fixed framed-route removal;
  • dhcpv4-server – fixed lease assigning when server address is not bind to server interface (introduced in v7.17);
  • dhcpv6-client – added “validate-server-duid” option;
  • dhcpv6-client – allow specifying custom DUID;
  • dhcpv6-client – do not run script on prefix renewal;
  • dhcpv6-relay – added option to create routes for bindings passing through relay;
  • dhcpv6-server – respond to client in case of RADIUS reject;
  • discovery – advertise IPv6 capabilities based on “Disable IPv6” global setting;
  • discovery – improved stability during configuration changes;
  • discovery – report actual PSE power-pair with LLDP;
  • discovery – use power-via-mdi-short LLDP TLV only on pse-type1 802.3af;
  • disk – add disk trim command (/disk format-drive diskx file-system=trim);
  • disk – allow to add swap space without container package;
  • disk – allow to set only type=raid devices as raid-master;
  • disk – cleanup raid members mountpoint, improve default name of file base block-device;
  • disk – do not allow adding device in raid when major settings mismatch in superblock and config;
  • disk – do not allow configuring empty slot as raid member;
  • disk – fix detecting disks on virtual machines;
  • disk – fixed removing device from raid while resyncing;
  • disk – fixed setting up dependent devices when file-based block-device becomes available;
  • disk – fixed showing free space on tmpfs (introduced in v7.17);
  • disk – improved stability;
  • disk – improved system stability when SMB interface list is used (introduced in v7.17);
  • disk – mount multi-device btrfs filesystems more reliably at startup;
  • disk – set non-empty fs label when formatting by default;
  • dns – do not show warning messages for DNS static entries when they are not needed;
  • ethernet – fixed issue with default-names for RB4011, RB1100Dx4, RB800 devices;
  • ethernet – fixed link-down on startup for ARM64 devices (introduced in v7.16);
  • ethernet – improved link speed reporting on 2.5G-baseT and 10Gbase-T ports;
  • fetch – added “http-max-redirect-count” parameter, allows to follow redirects;
  • fetch – do not require “content-length” or “transfer-encoding” for HTTP;
  • file – added “recursive” and “relative” parameters to “/file/print” for use in conjunction with “path” parameter;
  • file – allow printing specific directories via path parameter;
  • file – improved handling of filesystems with many files;
  • – allow in-interface/in-bridge-port/in-bridge matching in postrouting chains;
  • firewall – fixed incorrectly inverted hotspot value configuration;
  • firewall – increased maximum connection tracking entry count based on device total RAM size;
  • hotspot – fixed an issue where extra “flash/” is added to html-directory for devices with flash folders (introduced in v7.17);
  • igmp-proxy – fixed multicast routing after upstream interface flaps (introduced in v7.17);
  • iot – added new “iot-bt-extra” package for ARM, ARM64 which enables use of USB Bluetooth adapters (LE 4.0+);
  • iot – improvements to LoRa logging and stability;
  • iot – limited MQTT payload size to 32 KB;
  • ip – added support for /31 address;
  • ippool – added pool usage statistics;
  • ipsec – added acceleration support for hEX refresh;
  • ipsec – fixed chacha20 poly1305 proposal;
  • ipsec – fixed installed SAs update process when SAs are removed;
  • ipv6 – added ability to disable dynamic IPv6 LL address generation on non-VPN interfaces;
  • ipv6 – added FastTrack support;
  • ipv6 – added routing FastPath support (enabled by default);
  • ipv6 – added support for neighbor removal and static entries;
  • ipv6 – fixed configuration loss due to conflicting settings after upgrade (introduced in v7.17);
  • l2tp – added IPv6 FastPath support;
  • l3hw – added initial HW offloading for VXLAN on compatible switches;
  • l3hw – added neigh-dump-retries property;
  • l3hw – fixed /32 (IPv6 /128) route offloading when using interface as gateway;
  • l3hw – fixed partial route offloading for 98DX224S, 98DX226S, 98DX3236 switches;
  • l3hw – respect interface specifier (%) when matching a gateway;
  • log – added CEF format support for remote logging;
  • log – added option to select TCP or UDP for remote logging;
  • lte – added at-chat support for EC21EU;
  • lte – added basic support for Quectel RG255C-GL modem in “at+qcfg=”usbnet”,0″ USB composition;
  • lte – added confirmation-code parameter for eSIM provisioning;
  • lte – added initial eSIM management support;
  • lte – fixed cases where the MBIM dialer could get stuck;
  • lte – fixed Huawei ME909s-120 support;
  • lte – fixed interface recovery in mixed multiapn setup for MBIM modems;
  • lte – fixed missing 5G info for “/interface lte print” command;
  • lte – fixed missing IPv6 prefix advertisement on renamed LTE interfaces;
  • lte – fixed prolonged reboots on Chateau 5G ax;
  • lte – fixed SIM slot initialization with multi-APN setups;
  • lte – improved automatic link recovery and modem redial functions;
  • lte – improved initialization for external USB modems;
  • lte – lte monitor, show CQI when modem reports it as 0 – undetectable, no RX/down-link resource block assigned to modem by provider;
  • lte – R11eL-EC200A-EU fixed online upgrade and added support for firmware update from local file;
  • lte – R11eL-EC200A-EU improved failed connection handling and recovery;
  • lte – reduce modem initialization time for R11e-LTE-US;
  • lte – reduced SIM slot switchover time for modems with AT control channel (except R11e-LTE);
  • lte – removed nonexistent CQI reading for EC200A-EU modem;
  • net – added initial support for automatic multicast tunneling (AMT) interface;
  • netinstall – try to re-create socket if link status changes;
  • netinstall-cli – fixed DHCP magic cookie;
  • ospf – fixed DN bit not being set;
  • ospfv3 – fixed ignored metric for intra-area routes;
  • ovpn – added requirement for server name when exporting configuration;
  • ovpn – disable hardware accelerator for GCM on Alpine CPUs (introduced in v7.17);
  • ovpn-client – added 1000 character limit for password;
  • pimsm – fixed incorrect neighbor entry when using lo interface;
  • poe-out – added “power-pair” info to poe-out monitor (CLI only);
  • poe-out – added console hints;
  • poe-out – added new modes “forced-on-a” and “forced-on-bt” (CLI only);
  • poe-out – upgraded firmware for 802.3at/bt PSE controlled boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to PoE-out interfaces);
  • port – improved handling of USB device plug/unplug events;
  • ppc – fixed HW encryption (introduced in v7.17);
  • ppp – add support for configuration of upload/download queue types in profile;
  • ppp – added support for random UDP source ports;
  • ppp – fixed setting loss when adding new ppp-client interface for BG77 modem from CLI;
  • ppp – properly cleanup failed inactive sessions on pppoe-server;
  • ptp – do not send packets on STP blocked ports;
  • ptp – improved system stability;
  • qos-hw – fixed global buffer limits for 98CX8410 switch;
  • queue – improved system stability when many simple queues are added (introduced in v7.17);
  • queue – improved system stability;
  • queue – prevent CAKE bandwidth config from potentially causing lost connectivity to a device;
  • resolver – fixed static FQDN resolving (introduced in v7.17);
  • rip – fixed visibility of added key-chains in interface-template;
  • rose-storage – add btrfs filesystem add-device/remove-device/replace-device/replace-cancel commands to add/remove/replace disks to/from a live filesystem;
  • rose-storage – add btrfs filesystem balance-start/cancel commands;
  • rose-storage – add btrfs filesystem scrub-start, scrub-cancel commands (CLI only);
  • rose-storage – add btrfs transfers, supports send/receive into/from file for transferring subvolumes across btrfs filesystems;
  • rose-storage – add support to add/remove btrfs subvolumes/snapshots;
  • rose-storage – added support for advanced btrfs features: multi-disk support, subvolumes, snapshots, subvolume send/receive, data/metadata profiles, compression, etc;
  • rose-storage – allow to separately mount any btrfs subvolumes;
  • rose-storage – fixes for btrfs server;
  • rose-storage – update rsync to 3.4.1;
  • rose-storage,ssh – support btrfs send/receive over ssh;
  • route – added /ip/route/check tool;
  • route – added subnet length validation on route add;
  • route – do not use disabled addresses when selecting routing id;
  • route – fixed busy loops (route lockups);
  • route – fixed incorrect H flag usage;
  • route – improved stability when polling static routes via SNMP;
  • route – properly resolve imported BGP VPN routes;
  • routerboot – disable packet switching during etherboot for hEX refresh (“/system routerboard upgrade” required);
  • routerboot – improved stability for IPQ8072 (“/system routerboard upgrade” required);
  • routing-filter – improved stability when using large address lists (>5000);
  • routing-filter – improved usage of quotes in filter rules;
  • sfp – fixed missing “1G-baseX” supported rate for NetMetal ac2 and hEX S devices;
  • sfp – improved linking with certain QSFP modules on CRS354 devices;
  • sfp – improved system stability with some GPON modules for CCR2004 and CCR2116 devices;
  • sfp,qsfp – improved initialization and linking;
  • smb – fixed connection issues with clients using older SMB versions (introduced in v7.17);
  • smb – fixes for SMB server;
  • smb – improved system stability;
  • snmp – added “mtxrAlarmSocketStatus” OID to MIKROTIK-MIB;
  • snmp – added disk serial number through description field;
  • snmp – sort disk list and assign correct disk types;
  • ssh – improved channel resumption after rekey and eof handling;
  • supout – added IPv6 settings section;
  • supout – added per CPU load information;
  • switch – allow entering IPv6 netmask for switch rules (CLI only);
  • switch – fixed dynamic switch rules created by dot1x server (introduced in v7.17);
  • switch – fixed issues with inactive hardware-offloaded bond ports;
  • switch – improved egress-rate on QSFP28 ports;
  • switch – improved system stability for CRS304 switch;
  • switch – improvements to certain switch operations (port disable, shaper and switch initialization);
  • system – added option to list and install available packages (after using “check-for-updates”);
  • system – do not allow to install multiple wireless driver packages at the same time;
  • system – do not cause unnecessary sector writes on check-for-updates;
  • system – enable “ipv6” package on RouterOS v6 downgrade if IPv6 is enabled;
  • system – fixed a potential memory leak that occurred when resetting states after an error;
  • system – force time to be at least at package build time minus 1d;
  • system – improved HTTPS speed;
  • system – improved stability on busy systems;
  • system,arm – automatically increase boot part size on upgrade or netinstall (fixed upgrade failed due to a lack of space on kernel disk/partition);
  • tile – improved system stability;
  • traceroute – added “too many hops” error when max-hops are reached;
  • traceroute – limit max-hops maximum value to 255;
  • user – improved authentication procedure when RADIUS is not used;
  • vxlan – added disable option for VTEPs;
  • vxlan – added IPv6 FastPath support;
  • vxlan – added option to dynamically bridge interface and port settings (hw, pvid);
  • vxlan – added TTL property;
  • vxlan – changed default port to 4789;
  • vxlan – fixed unset for “group” and “interface” properties;
  • vxlan – replaced the “inherit” with “auto” option for dont-fragment property (new default);
  • webfig – added confirmation when quitting in Safe Mode;
  • webfig – do not reload form when failed to create new object;
  • webfig – fixed “TCP Flags” property when inverted flags are set in console;
  • webfig – fixed datetime setting under certain menus;
  • webfig – fixed displaying passwords;
  • webfig – fixed Switch/Ports menu not showing correctly;
  • webfig – hide certificate information in IP Services menu when not applicable;
  • webfig – remember expand/fold state;
  • wifi – added max-clients parameter;
  • wifi – avoid excessive re-transmission of SA Query action frames;
  • wifi – fix issue which made it possible for multiple concurrent WPA3 authentications to interfere with each other;
  • wifi – implement steering parameters to delay probe responses to clients in the 2.4GHz band;
  • wifi – log a warning when a client requests power save mode during association as this may prevent successful connection establishment;
  • wifi – re-word the “can’t find PMKSA” log message to “no cached PMK”;
  • wifi – try to authenticate client as non-FT client if it provides incomplete set of FT parameters;
  • wifi-qcom – fix reporting of radio minimum antenna gain for hAP ax^2;
  • wifi-qcom – prevent AP from transmitting broadcast data unencrypted during authentication of first client;
  • winbox – added “Copy to Provisioning” button under “WiFi/Radios” menu;
  • winbox – added “Last Logged In/Out” and “Times Matched” properties under “WiFi/Access List” menu;
  • winbox – added “Reset Alert” button under “IP/DHCP Server/Alerts” menu;
  • winbox – added L3HW Advanced and Monitor;
  • winbox – added missing options under “System/Disk” menu;
  • winbox – added TCP settings under “/Traffic Generator/Packet Templates” menu;
  • winbox – do not show 0 Tx/Rx rate under “WiFi/Registration” menu when values are not known;
  • winbox – do not show LTE “Antenna Scan” button on devices that do not support it;
  • winbox – fixed locked input fields when creating new certificate template;
  • winbox – show LTE “CA Band” field only when CA info is available;
  • winbox – show warning messages for static DNS entries;
  • x86 – fixed “unsupported speed” warning;

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