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The Dude

The Dude 6.45.2

  -  2.6 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.16.1

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-6.45.2.exe

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of The Dude 6.45.2.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of The Dude or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Due to removal of compatibility with old version passwords in this version, downgrading to any version prior to v6.43 (v6.42.12 and older) will clear all user passwords and allow password-less authentication. Please secure your router after downgrading
- Old API authentication method will also no longer work, see documentation for new login procedure
- Bonding - fixed bonding running status after reboot when using other bonds as slave interfaces (introduced in v6.45)
- Cloud - properly stop "time-zone-autodetect" after disable
- Interface - fixed missing PWR-LINE section on PL7411-2nD and PL6411-2nD (introduced v6.44)
- Ipsec - added "connection-mark" parameter for mode-config initiator
- Ipsec - allow peer argument only for "encrypt" policies (introduced in v6.45)
- Ipsec - fixed peer configuration migration from versions older than v6.43 (introduced in v6.45)
- Ipsec - improved stability for peer initialization (introduced in v6.45)
- Ipsec - show warning for policies with "unknown" peer
- Ospf - fixed possible busy loop condition when accessing OSPF LSAs
- Profile - added "internet-detect" process classificator
- Radius - fixed "User-Password" encoding (introduced in v6.45)
- Ssh - do not enable "none-crypto" if "strong-crypto" is enabled on upgrade (introduced in v6.45)
- Ssh - fixed executed command output printing (introduced in v6.45)
- Supout - fixed supout file generation outside of internal storage with insufficient space
- Upgrade - fixed "auto-upgrade" to use new style authentication (introduced in v6.45)
- Vlan - fixed "slave" flag for non-running interfaces (introduced in v6.45)
- Wireless - improved 802.11ac stability for all ARM devices with wireless
- Wireless - improved range selection when distance set to "dynamic"