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The Dude

The Dude 7.16.2

  -  2.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.17

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-7.16.2.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 7.16.2.


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:

- certificate - do not download CRL if there is not enough free RAM
- certificate - fixed handling of capsman-cap certificates (introduced in v7.16)
- dhcpv4-server/relay - added additional error messages for DHCP servers and relays
- dns - fixed lookup order for static DNS entries (introduced in v7.16.1)
- ethernet - improved linking after reboot for hAP ax lite devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required)
- gps - changed default GPS antenna setting for LtAP mini with internal LTE/GPS combo antenna
- leds - fixed bogus argument for "leds" property (introduced in v7.16)
- leds - fixed PoE-in LEDs for CRS318-1Fi-15Fr-2S device
- modem - KNOT BG77 modem, improved handling of modem unexpected restarts
- route - fixed possible issue with inactive routes after reboot (introduced in v7.16)
- routerboot - improved stability for IPQ8072 and IPQ6010 when flash-boot is used ("/system routerboard upgrade" required)