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The Dude

The Dude 7.1

  -  2.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.16.2

  • Operating System

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

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-7.1.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 7.1.


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:

Changed:
- updated Linux Kernel based on version 5.6.3
- completely new NTP client and server implementation
- completely new User Manager implementation
- merged individual packages, only bundle and a few extra packages remain
- new Command Line Interface (CLI) style (RouterOS v6 commands are still supported)
- support for Let's Encrypt certificate generation
- support for REST API
- support for UEFI boot mode on x86

Networking:
- CHR FastPath support for "vmxnet3" and "virtio-net" drivers
- support for "Cake" and "FQ_Codel" type queues
- support for IPv6 NAT
- support for Layer 3 hardware acceleration on all CRS3xx devices
- support for MBIM driver with basic functionality support for all modems with MBIM mode
- support for MLAG on CRS3xx devices
- support for VRRP grouping and connection tracking data synchronization between nodes
- support for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)

Routing:
- completely new BGP implementation with performance improvements
- completely new IPv6 stack
- completely new MPLS implementation with interface lists, multipath and LDPv6 support
- completely new OSPF implementation with performance improvements
- completely new routing filtering with script-like rule syntax, RPKI support and large and extended community filtering
- support for IPv6 ECMP and VRF (including VRF-lite)
- support for IPv6 recursive routing and policy routing

VPN:
- support for L2TPv3
- support for OpenVPN UDP transport protocol
- support for WireGuard
- support for ZeroTier on ARM and ARM64 devices

Wireless:
- completely new alternative wireless package "wifiwave2" with 802.11ac Wave2, WPA3 and 802.11w management frame protection support (requires ARM CPU and 256MB RAM)