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The Dude

  -  2.2 MB  -  Freeware
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  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.17.1 LATEST

  • Review by

    Daniel Leblanc

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-7.17.1.exe

The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems.

The Dude is a free application by MikroTik, which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network for Windows PC. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and execute actions based on device state changes. Not only can you monitor your devices, but you can also manage them. Mass upgrade RouterOS devices, configure them right from within The Dude interface, run network monitoring tools, etc.

Features and Highlights
  • Auto network discovery and layout
  • Discovers any type or brand of device
  • Device, Link monitoring, and notifications
  • Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds
  • Easy installation and usage
  • Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices
  • Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it
  • Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs
  • Direct access to remote control tools for device management
  • Supports remote Dude server and local client
  • Runs in Linux Wine environment, MacOS Darwine, and Windows


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What's new in this version:

- bgp - improved system stability when printing BGP advertisements
- bridge - fixed endless MAC update loop (introduced in v7.17)
- dhcpv4-server - fixed lease assigning when server address is not bind to server interface (introduced in v7.17)
- igmp-proxy - fixed multicast routing after upstream interface flaps (introduced in v7.17)
- ipsec - fixed chacha20 poly1305 proposal;
- ipsec - fixed installed SAs update process when SAs are removed
- ipv6 - fixed an issue where bridge, IP, IPv6 and discovery settings were lost after upgrade due to conflicting IPv6 properties (introduced in v7.17)
- ovpn - added requirement for server name when exporting configuration
- ppc - fixed HW encryption (introduced in v7.17)
- queue - improved system stability when many simple queues are added (introduced in v7.17)
- resolver - fixed static FQDN resolving (introduced in v7.17)
- system,arm - automatically increase boot part size on upgrade or netinstall (fixed upgrade failed due to a lack of space on kernel disk/partition)
- winbox - show warning messages for static DNS entries

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