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The Dude

The Dude 7.2.2

  -  2.2 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-7.2.2.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 7.2.2.


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:

- bgp - added initial support for prefix limit;
- bgp - improved stability when editing BGP template;
- bonding - fixed LACP flapping for RB5009 and CCR2004-16G-2S+ devices;
- ccr - added visible "passthrough" flag for interfaces on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe;
- ccr - usability and stability improvements for passthrough interfaces on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe;
- cd-install - allow selecting on which drive to install RouterOS;
- conntrack - limited full Connection Tracking warning to 1 message per minute;
- crs3xx - fixed storm rate on 1Gbps interfaces for CRS354 devices;
- defconf - suggest user to set up new password;
- dhcpv4-server - fixed minor logging typo;
- fetch - improved full disk detection;
- filesystem - fixed possible boot failure on RB850Gx2 and RB1100AHx2;
- filesystem - improved long-term filesystem stability and data integrity;
- gps - fixed minor value unit typo;
- ipv6 - removed bogus commands from IPv6 neighbors menu;
- l3hw - improved offloading for directly connected hosts on CRS305, CRS326-24G-2S+, CRS328, CRS318, CRS310;
- l3hw - improved route table offloading for CRS317, CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+, CRS354, CRS5xx, CCR2x16 devices;
- leds - fixed ethernet LED behavior on wAP R ac;
- leds - fixed wireless related LED behavior with WW2 package;
- lte - added SMS sending support for MBIM protocol;
- lte - added support for generic PXA1802 based modems;
- lte - disabled wait for LTE auto attach;
- lte - hide slave interfaces from export;
- lte - improved stability when upgrading LTE firmware on Chateau 5G;
- mlag - fixed MAC address moving between bridge ports;
- mpls - do MPLS forwarding for nexthops without mappings;
- mpls - fixed MPLS MTU and path MTU selection;
- mpls - fixed MPLS forwarding after any interface configuration parameter is changed;
- ospf - fixed GRE interface compatibility with OSPF;
- ospf - improved stability when enabling or removing interface-template entries;
- ovpn - fixed memory leak on TILE architecture;
- ovpn - fixed packet processing on MT7621A;
- ovpn - improved Windows client disconnect procedure in UDP mode;
- ovpn - improved service stability when processing frequent disconnects in UDP mode;
- ovpn - improved stability when forwarding traffic on TILE;
- ping - fixed socket allocation after VRF change;
- ppp - fixed "remote-ipv6-prefix" parameter unsetting;
- ppp - fixed active sessions sometimes getting stuck;
- ppp - fixed issue with multiple active sessions when "only-one" is enabled;
- queues - improved stability in large list of queue scenarios;
- rb5009 - fixed 10G linking issues with Intel X520, XXV710 NICs;
- route - fixed "table" menu emptying after RouterOS upgrade;
- route - fixed static routes in VRF becoming invalid after reboot;
- route-filter - fixed community matchers;
- rsvp-te - improved stability when "Resv" received for non-existing session;
- supout - added RIP section;
- system - fixed IP service initialization in VRF after system startup;
- system - fixed rare partial loss of RouterOS configuration after package upgrade/downgrade/install/uninstall;
- torch - properly capture all related IPv6 traffic;
- upnp - improved stability when processing incomplete HTTP header;
- vpls - fixed "pw-l2mtu" parameter usage;
- vrf - fixed VRF leaking;
- winbox - do not show "unknown" area under "Routing/OSPF/LSA" menu;
- winbox - do not show type value for NXDOMAIN entries under "IP/DNS/Cache" menu;
- winbox - made "Interface Templates" table sortable under "Routing/OSPF" menu;
- winbox - properly clean up SFP module information after it is unplugged;
- winbox - properly clean up disk after a failed file upload;
- winbox - show PVID column by default under "Bridge" menu;
- wireless - fixed EAP-TLS authentication;
- wireless - fixed GUD version in 3gpp information;
- ww2 - fixed VLAN tag handling;
- x86 - improved support for i40e driver;
- x86 - improved support for Intel E810 NIC;