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What's new in this version:
- bgp - added "name" parameter for connections
- bgp - added initial support for prefix limit
- bgp - fixed "keepalive-timeout" value when upgrading from RouterOS v6
- bgp - fixed "l2vpn" distribution
- bgp - improved stability when editing BGP template
- bgp - moved "interface bgp-vpls" menu to "routing bgp vpls"
- bgp - remove unused commands and parameters
- bluetooth - improved long-term service stability
- bonding - added "lacp-user-key" setting
- bonding - fixed LACP flapping for RB5009 and CCR2004-16G-2S+ devices
- bridge - added more details for loop detection warning
- bridge - do not set VLAN on inactive port with a "set" command
- bridge - fixed TCP, UDP port parsing for loop detect warning
- bridge - fixed packet marking for IP/IPv6 firewall
- bridge - ignore VLAN tagged BPDU
- capsman - fixed bridge disabling when using L2 connection
- capsman - fixed loss of manager configuration when "package-path" is set to external disk
- capsman - improved traffic processing over CAP communication tunnels
- ccr - added "passthrough" flag for interfaces on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe
- ccr - added visible "passthrough" flag for interfaces on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe
- ccr - improved interface link stability on CCR2004-16G-2S+PC
- ccr - usability and stability improvements for passthrough interfaces on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe
- cd-install - allow selecting on which drive to install RouterOS
- chr - fixed Cloud DDNS update after license renewal
- conntrack - limited full Connection Tracking warning to 1 message per minute
- console - fixed "terminal inkey" command
- crs1xx/2xx - improved system stability during switch reset
- defconf - do not add passthrough ports to local bridge on CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe
- dhcpv4-server - added "age" parameter for dynamic leases
- dhcpv4-server - fixed conflicting or declined lease detection when IP pool differs from server's configuration
- dhcpv4-server - fixed minor logging typo
- dot1x - fixed RADIUS State attribute when client is reauthenticated
- dot1x - fixed port based VLAN ID assignment on devices without a switch chip
- dot1x - improved server stability when using re-authentication
- export - fixed value ID exporting that does not refer to any name
- fetch - fixed SFTP upload
- fetch - improved full disk detection
- filesystem - fixed possible boot failure on RB850Gx2 and RB1100AHx2
- filesystem - improved UBIFS stability and data integrity after downgrade to RouterOS v6 and upgrade to RouterOS v7
- filesystem - improved long-term filesystem stability and data integrity
- gps - added GPS package support for Chateau devices
- gps - fixed minor value unit typo
- ipsec - fixed IPsec IRQ initialization on startup on TILE
- ipsec - fixed printing of active peer statistics
- ipv6 - added "ra-preference" parameter support for RA
- ipv6 - fixed dynamic non link-local addresses displaying
- ipv6 - removed bogus commands from IPv6 neighbors menu
- l2tp - added VRF support for L2TP client
- l3hw - greatly improved route offloading speed
- l3hw - improved offloading for directly connected hosts on CRS305, CRS326-24G-2S+, CRS328, CRS318, CRS310
- l3hw - improved offloading in cases of HW table overflow for CRS305, CRS326-24G-2S+, CRS328, CRS318, CRS310
- l3hw - improved route table offloading for CRS317, CRS309, CRS312, CRS326-24S+2Q+, CRS354, CRS5xx, CCR2x16 devices
- l3hw - log HW routes count and the shortest offloaded subnet prefix if the HW memory gets full
- l3hw - offload only main routing table
- l3hw - optimized offloading when dealing with large volume of directly connected hosts
- l3hw - partial routing table offload for Marvell Prestera DX4000/DX8000 switch chip series
- leds - fixed ethernet LED behavior on wAP R ac
- leds - fixed wireless related LED behavior with WW2 package
- lhgg - improved system stability (introduced in v7.2)
- lora - do not allow setting non-existing forwarding server
- lora - fixed bogus TOO_EARLY errors
- lora - removed TX lookup table
- lte - added SMS sending support for MBIM protocol
- lte - added support for generic PXA1802 based modems
- lte - allow only MCC/NMC format in "operator" parameter
- lte - clear SIM values when modem in "stopped" state
- lte - disabled extended signal info query for Telit LN940 module
- lte - disabled wait for LTE auto attach
- lte - expose diagnostics channel for all modems
- lte - fixed LTE firwmare upgrade on RBLtAP-2HnD with R11e-LTE6
- lte - fixed Sierra MC7455 modem initialization
- lte - hide slave interfaces from export
- lte - improved LTE interface initialization process on LtAP-2HnD
- lte - improved stability when configuring multiple APN's at the same time in MBIM mode
- 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
- mpls - improved LDP AF selection process and behavior
- mpls - made LDP bindings work on PPP interfaces
- ntp - do not allow setting port number in "server" parameter
- ntp - fixed "use-local-clock" behavior when enabling server
- ospf - fixed GRE interface compatibility with OSPF
- ospf - ignore instance route when originate-default=if-installed is enabled
- ospf - improved stability when enabling or removing interface-template entries
- ovpn - adjusted SHA2 authentication algorithm naming to allow legacy OpenVPN implementations to connect
- ovpn - fixed hardware offloading support on CHR
- ovpn - fixed memory leak on TILE architecture
- ovpn - fixed packet processing on MT7621A
- ovpn - fixed server instance not responding to incoming connections after reboot on CHR
- ovpn - improved Windows client disconnect procedure in UDP mode
- ovpn - improved server stability under continous overload
- ovpn - improved service stability when outbound packets are blocked by firewall in UDP mode
- ovpn - improved service stability when processing frequent disconnects in UDP mode
- ovpn - improved stability when forwarding traffic on TILE
- ovpn - moved authentication failure messages to "info" logging level
- ovpn - reply with the same IP address that the connection was established to
- ping - fixed socket allocation after VRF change
- port - do not loose "parity" setting
- ppp - added support for VRF
- ppp - added warning when using prefix length other than /64 for router advertisement
- 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
- profile - added "wireguard" process classificator
- profile - added "zerotier" process classificator
- qsfp - reset module only when all ports are disabled
- queue - allow to set higher limits than 4G
- queue - display warning for CAKE type in simple and tree setups when "bandwidth" parameter is configured
- queue - improved stability in large list of queue scenarios
- rb5009 - fixed 10G linking issues with Intel X520, XXV710 NICs
- resource - fixed CPU type display under system resources for ARM and ARM64
- romon - fixed VLAN tagged packet processing
- route - fixed "nexthop" table printing
- route - fixed "table" menu emptying after RouterOS upgrade
- route - fixed IPv6 /127 route nexthop resolution
- route - fixed static routes in VRF becoming invalid after reboot
- route-filter - fixed community matchers
- routerboard - fixed USB bus numbering on LtAP and M33G
- routerboot - added extra shortcut information on how to boot into etherboot
- routerboot - prevent enabling "protected-routerboot" on unsupported factory firmware versions
- routerboot - properly reset system configuration when protected bootloader is enabled and reset button used
- rsvp-te - improved stability when "Resv" received for non-existing session
- sfp - added 2.5Gbps rate for SFP+ and QSFP+ interfaces on 98DXxxxx and 98PX1012 switches (requires disabled auto-negotiation)
- sfp - hide empty monitor values in console
- sfp - improved Q/SFP interface initialization and stability for 98DXxxxx and 98PX1012 switches
- sfp - improved QSFP/SFP interface initialization for 98DXxxxx switches
- smb - fixed SMB2 file list reporting
- snmp - added VRF support (CLI only)
- snmp - added VRF support
- snmp - fixed reported disk size when multiple external disks are attached
- snmp - hide Vendor ID in DHCP MIB when branding is present
- snmp - report "ifSpeed" as 0 if value out of bounds (use "ifHighSpeed" for high speed interfaces instead)
- ssh - added AES-GCM cipher support
- ssh - fail non-interactive client after first invalid password
- ssh - fixed corrupt host key automatic regeneration
- ssh - fixed private key usage after downgrade
- ssh - removed DSA public key authentication support
- supout - added IGMP-Proxy section
- supout - added NTP servers section
- supout - added PIMSM section
- supout - added RIP section
- supout - added WireGuard section
- supout - added simplified IPv4 and IPv6 routing table prints
- switch - added option to match source and destination IP addresses in ARP packets for RB5009 (requires mac-protocol=arp setting)
- switch - fixed missing stats from traffic-monitor for 98DXxxxx and 98PX1012 switches
- system - fixed IP service initialization in VRF after system startup
- system - fixed Kernel timer consistency
- system - fixed rare partial loss of RouterOS configuration after package upgrade/downgrade/install/uninstall
- torch - properly capture all related IPv6 traffic
- tr069-client - fixed RPC download of "1 Vendor Configuration File" with branding package
- tunnels - improved packet handling over EoIP, IPIP and GRE tunnels
- upnp - improved stability when processing incomplete HTTP header
- user-manager - added "Acct-Interim-Interval" to predefined attribute list
- user-manager - improved stability when received EAP attribute with non-existing state attribute
- vpls - fixed "pw-l2mtu" parameter usage
- vpls - fixed TE transport path usage after startup
- vrrp - fixed learning of bridged local MAC addreses
- w60g - improved stability on Cube 60Pro ac and CubeSA 60Pro ac
- webfig - properly show all routing table content
- wifiwave2 - fixed VLAN tag handling
- wifiwave2 - general stability and throughput improvements
- winbox - added "Comment" parameter for BGP templates and connections
- winbox - added "Default Cost" parameter under "Routing/OSPF/Area" menu
- winbox - added "ra-preference" parameter under "IPv6/ND" menu
- winbox - added SKID and AKID parameters under "Certificate" menu
- winbox - added missing "IBGP", "EBGP", "Limit Exceeded" and "Stopped" parameters under "Routing/BGP/Sessions" menu
- winbox - added missing "Keep Sent Attributes" parameter under "Routing/BGP/Connection" menu
- winbox - added missing "Scan List" parameter for W60G interfaces
- winbox - added missing BGP session commands
- winbox - added support for 2.5Gbps and 100Gbps Ethernet speed options
- winbox - added warning message for LTE upgrade process
- winbox - do not auto start Wireless Sniffer when opened
- winbox - do not show "Session Uptime" parameter under "LTE" menu if not supported by modem
- 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 - fixed "Disconnect Timeout" parameter type under "CAPsMAN" menu
- winbox - fixed "IP/Cloud" window refreshing after changes are detected
- winbox - fixed "Type" values under "IP/Route" menu
- winbox - fixed graph drawing in QuickSet
- winbox - fixed hex type values under "User Manager" menu
- winbox - fixed minor typo in reboot confirmation prompt
- winbox - fixed typo in ZeroTier instance title
- winbox - made "Interface Templates" table sortable under "Routing/OSPF" menu
- winbox - made "MPLS Interface" table sortable under "MPLS" menu
- winbox - made 56 the default ping size
- winbox - made wireless access list entries sortable when using the wifiwave2 package
- winbox - minimal required version is v3.33
- winbox - moved "src-address-list" and "dst-address-list" parameters to "General" tab under "IP/Firewall" menu
- winbox - moved "src-address-list" and "dst-address-list" parameters to "General" tab under "IPv6/Firewall" menu
- winbox - properly clean up SFP module information after it is unplugged
- winbox - properly clean up disk after a failed file upload
- winbox - properly load band values under "LTE" menu
- winbox - removed obsolete "Routing Table" parameter under "IP/Firewall" menu
- winbox - show "System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button" on devices that have such feature
- winbox - show PVID column by default under "Bridge" menu
- winbox - show correct file system type under "System/Disks" menu
- winbox - take into account timezone for timed values under "User Manager" menu
- wireless - fixed "wmm-support=required" checking
- wireless - fixed EAP-TLS authentication
- wireless - fixed GUD version in 3gpp information
- x86 - added support for Solarflare SFC1920 NIC
- x86 - fixed soft-id reading on virtualized x86 installations (introduced in v7.2)
- x86 - improved support for Intel E810 NIC
- zerotier - added support for Controller configuration
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