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The Dude

The Dude 7.17.1

  -  2.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.18

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-7.17.1.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 7.17.1.


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:

- bgp - improved system stability when printing BGP advertisements
- bridge - fixed endless MAC update loop (introduced in v7.17)
- dhcpv4-server - fixed lease assigning when server address is not bind to server interface (introduced in v7.17)
- igmp-proxy - fixed multicast routing after upstream interface flaps (introduced in v7.17)
- ipsec - fixed chacha20 poly1305 proposal;
- ipsec - fixed installed SAs update process when SAs are removed
- ipv6 - fixed an issue where bridge, IP, IPv6 and discovery settings were lost after upgrade due to conflicting IPv6 properties (introduced in v7.17)
- ovpn - added requirement for server name when exporting configuration
- ppc - fixed HW encryption (introduced in v7.17)
- queue - improved system stability when many simple queues are added (introduced in v7.17)
- resolver - fixed static FQDN resolving (introduced in v7.17)
- system,arm - automatically increase boot part size on upgrade or netinstall (fixed upgrade failed due to a lack of space on kernel disk/partition)
- winbox - show warning messages for static DNS entries