What’s new in 7.8rc1 (2023-Feb-08 20:03): Changes in this release: !) storage – added new “rose-storage” package support for extended disk management and monitoring functionality (ARM, ARM64, Tile and x86) (CLI only);*) bridge – fixed DHCP packet flow when using DHCP snooping, HW offloading and “use-ip-firewall”;*) bridge – fixed possible DHCP packet corruption when using DHCP snooping;*) certificate – fixed certificate import (introduced in v7.8beta2);*) console – added “as-string” parameter to the “:execute” command;*) lte – improved stability for R11e-LTE6, skip connection reset...
Continue reading...routeros
Packets Down Range #3: October 27 ISP News & More
For this edition, I am posting it a day early. Depending on how traffic goes, Thursday may be the new day for this newsletter. Since we are still new, expect some changes like this until things work out. If you are a supporter, don’t forget about the Patreon edition, which has even more news. Fall is in full force here in Indiana. The leaves are changing, Halloween is approaching, and computer geeks are starting to spend even more time indoors. In this issue,...
Continue reading...Packets Down Range: For Paterons
This content is for Patreon subscribers of the j2 blog. Please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber for as little as $1 a month. This helps to provide higher quality content, more podcasts, and other goodies on this blog.To view this content, you must be a member of Justin’s Patreon at $3 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content.
Continue reading...ISP News for the week ending April29th, 2022
Cloudflare blocks a 15rps DDOs Attack.https://blog.cloudflare.com/15m-rps-ddos-attack/ Good news regarding the chip shortage. “America’s ambitions to rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing industry took a step forward on Monday with the opening of a specialty chip fabrication plant in central New York.”https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/U.S.-opens-first-major-silicon-carbide-chip-plant-in-New-York The United States joins 55 nations to set Internet ruleshttps://www.reuters.com/technology/us-joins-55-nations-set-new-global-rules-internet-2022-04-28/ Will a re-brand of Frontier help its image?https://www.telecompetitor.com/frontier-rebrand-aims-to-be-the-unmistakable-icon-of-gigabit-america/ New on Californias Net Neutrality LawCalifornia’s net neutrality law is similar to the federal rules repealed under former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. California prohibits ISPs from...
Continue reading...RouterOS 7 goes RC
What’s new in 7.1rc1 (2021-Aug-19 13:06): !) added support for IPv6 NAT (CLI only);!) added support for L2TPv3 (CLI only);*) added “expired” user status with suggestion to change password (WinBox v3.29 required);*) added bridge HW offload support for vlan-filtering on RTL8367 switch chip (RB4011, RB1100AHx4);*) added password strength requirement settings;*) added skin support for WinBox (WinBox v3.29 required);*) fixed support for RIP (Routing Information Protocol);*) improved general stability and performance;*) other minor fixes and improvements;
Continue reading...Mikrotik adds btest.exe back
If you are looking for a way to bandwidth test from a PC through to a Mikrotik, here is your solution. https://mt.lv/btest It supports RouterOS version 6.43 and newer. Advice from Mikrotik:Please remember that Bandwidth Test uses a lot of resources. If you want to test real throughput of a router, you should run Bandwidth Test through the tested router not from or to it. To do this you need at least 3 devices connected in chain: the Bandwidth Test server, the router...
Continue reading...Mikrotik 7.1beta4 is out
What’s new in 7.1beta4 (2021-Feb-03 09:39): *) api – added support for REST API;*) crs3xx – fixed Layer3 hardware offloading;*) route – routing rules improvements;*) winbox – added support for wifiwave2;*) winbox – updated User Manager, OSPF and BGP menus;*) wifiwave2 – authentication and functionality improvements;*) other fixes and improvements;
Continue reading...Mikrotik Releases 6.47.6
What’s new in 6.47.6 (2020-Oct-21 10:41): *) cap – fixed L2MTU path discovery;*) crs3xx – fixed hardware offloaded LACP bonding on Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices;*) crs3xx – fixed switch rules for CRS309 and CRS317 devices (introduced in v6.47.3);*) defconf – fixed default configuration loading on RBmAP-2nD;*) dhcpv4-client – fixed DHCP offer packet parsing with overload option present;*) dhcpv6-server – properly save bindings when executing “make-static” command;*) fetch – improved SSL handshake processing;*) ike1 – allow using “my-id” parameter with XAuth;*) leds –...
Continue reading...Mikrotik Routeros 7.0beta7
What’s new in 7.0beta7 (2020-Jun-3 16:31): !) added Layer3 hardware offloading support for CRS317-1G-16S+RM more info here: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CRS3xx_series_switches#L3_Hardware_Offloading!) enabled BGP support with multicore peer processing (CLI only);!) enabled RPKI support (CLI only);!) ported features and fixes introduced in v6.47;!) routing updates, complete status report: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/v7+Routing+Protocol+Status!) system kernel has been updated to version 5.6.3;*) other minor fixes and improvements;
Continue reading...Mikrotik 6.45.9 Noteables
What’s new in 6.45.9 (2020-Apr-30 10:25): https://www.mikrotik.com/download *) chr – added support for file system quiescing; *) chr – enabled support for VMBus protocol version 4.1; *) chr – improved system stability when running CHR on Hyper-V; *) crs3xx – fixed frame forwarding after disabling/enabling bridge hardware offloading for CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+ device; *) crs3xx – fixed interface statistics for CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+ and CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+ devices; *) crs3xx – fixed switch rule “dst-port” parameter for IPv6 traffic on CRS305-1G-4S+, CRS326-24G-2S+, CRS328-24P-4S+, CRS328-4C-20S-4S+, netPower 15FR devices; *) crs3xx...
Continue reading...
