v6.38 [current] is released!

To upgrade, click “Check for updates” at /system package in your RouterOS configuration interface, or head to our download page: http://www.mikrotik.com/download

Important note!!!
RouterOS v6.38 contains STP/RSTP changes which makes bridges compatible with IEEE 802.1Q-2014 by sending and processing BPDU packets without VLAN tag.
To avoid STP/RSTP compatibility issues with older RouterOS versions, upgrade RouterOS to v6.38 on all routers in Layer2 networks with VLAN and STP/RSTP configurations.
The recommended procedure is to start by upgrading the remotest routers and gradually do it to the Root Bridge device.
If after upgrade you experience loss of connectivity, then disabling STP/RSTP on RouterOS bridge interface will restore connectivity so you can complete upgrade process on your network.

!) ipsec - added IKEv1 xauth user authentication with RADIUS “/ip ipsec user settings set xauth-use-radius=yes”;
!) ipsec - added IKEv2 support;
!) ipsec - added IKEv2 EAP RADIUS passthrough authentication for responder;
!) ipsec - added support for unique policy generation;
!) ipsec - removed IKEv1 ah+esp support;
!) snmp - added basic get and walk functionality “/tool snmp-[get|walk]”;
!) switch - added hardware STP functionality for CRS devices and small Atheros switch chips (http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CRS_examples#Spanning_Tree_Protocol);
!) tr069-client - initial implementation (as separate package) (cli only);
!) winbox - Winbox 3.7 is the minimum version that can connect to RouterOS;
*) arp - added “local-proxy-arp” feature;
*) bonding - added “forced-mac-address” option;
*) bonding - fixed “tx-drop” on VLAN over bonding on x86;
*) bridge - fixed rare crash on bridge port removal;
*) bridge - fixed VLAN BPDU rx and tx when connected to non-RouterOS device with STP functionality;
*) bridge - require admin-mac to be specified if auto-mac is disabled;
*) bridge - show bridge port name in port monitor;
*) capsman - added “group-key-update” parameter;
*) capsman - added possibility to change arp, mtu, l2mtu values in datapath configuration;
*) capsman - fixed CAP upgrade when separate wireless package is used (introduced in 6.37);
*) capsman - use correct source address in reply to unicast discovery requests;
*) ccr - added AHCI driver for Samsung XP941 128GB AHCI M.2;
*) certificates - added support for PKCS#12 export;
*) certificates - allow import multiple certs with the same key;
*) certificates - fixed crash when crl is removed while it is being fetched;
*) certificates - fixed trust chain update on local certificate revocation in programs using ssl;
*) certificates - if no name provided create certificate name automatically from certificate fields;
*) console - fixed multi argument value unset;
*) crs - added comment ability in more switch menus;
*) crs - fixed rare kernel failure on switch reset (for example, reboot);
*) dhcp - fixed DNS server assignment to client if dynamic server exists and is from another IP family;
*) dhcp - fixed issue when dhcp-client was still possible on interfaces with “slave” flag and using slave interface MAC address;
*) dhcp - show dhcp server as invalid and log an error when interface becomes a slave;
*) dhcp-server - fixed when wizard was unable to create pool >dhcp_pool99;
*) discovery - added LLDP support;
*) discovery - removed 6to4 tunnels from “/ip neighbor discovery menu”;
*) dns - added “max-concurrent-queries” and “max-concurrent-tcp-sessions” settings;
*) dude - (changes discussed here: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/the-dude-v6-38rc-test-builds/101859/1);
*) ethernet - added “k” and “M” unit support to Ethernet Bandwidth setting;
*) ethernet - fixed “tx-fcs-error” on SFP+ interfaces when loop-protect is enabled;
*) export - do not show interface comment in “/ip neighbor discovery” menu;
*) export - updated default values to clean up export compact;
*) fastpath - fixed rare crash;
*) fastpath - fixed x86 bridge fast-path status shown as active even if it is manually disabled;
*) file - fixed file manager crash when file transfer gets cancelled;
*) firewall - added “creation-time” to address list entries;
*) firewall - added sctp/dccp/udp-lite support for “src-port”, “dst-port”, “port” and “to-ports” firewall options;
*) firewall - do not defragment packets which are marked with “notrack” in raw firewall;
*) firewall - fixed “time” option by recognizing weekday properly (introduced in v6.37.2);
*) firewall - fixed dynamic raw rule behaviour;
*) firewall - fixed rule activation if “time” option is used and no other active rules are present;
*) firewall - increased max size of connection tracking table to 1048576;
*) firewall - new faster “connection-limit” option implementation;
*) firewall - significantly improved large firewall rule set import performance;
*) graphing - fixed queue graphs showing up in web interface if aggregate name size >57840 symbols;
*) health - show power consumption on devices which has voltage and current monitor;
*) hotspot - fixed nat rule port setting in “hs-unauth-to” chain by changing it from “dst-port” to “src-port” on Walled Garden ip “return” rules;
*) interface - changed loopback interface mtu to 1500;
*) interface - do not treat multiple zeros as single zero on name comparison;
*) interface - show link stats in “/interface print stats-detail” output;
*) ipsec - added ability to specify static IP address at “send-dns” option;
*) ipsec - added ph2 accounting for each policy “/ip ipsec policy ph2-count”;
*) ipsec - allow to specify explicit split dns address;
*) ipsec - changed logging topic from error to debug when empty pfkey messages are received;
*) ipsec - do not auto-negotiate more SAs than needed;
*) ipsec - ensure generated policy refers to valid proposal;
*) ipsec - fixed camellia crypto algorithm module loading;
*) ipsec - fixed IPv6 remote prefix;
*) ipsec - fixed kernel failure on tile with sha256 when hardware encryption is not being used;
*) ipsec - fixed peer configuration my-id IPv4 address endianness;
*) ipsec - fixed ph2 auto-negotiation by checking policies in correct order;
*) ipsec - load ipv6 related modules only when ipv6 package is enabled;
*) ipsec - make generated policies always as unique;
*) ipsec - non passive peers will also establish SAs from policy without waiting for the first packet;
*) ipsec - optimized logging under ipsec topic;
*) ipsec - show active flag when policy has active SA;
*) ipsec - show SA “enc-key-size”;
*) ipsec - split “mode-config” and “send-dns” arguments;
*) ipv6 - added “no-dad” setting to ipv6 addresses;
*) ipv6 - fixed “accept-router-advertisements” behaviour;
*) ipv6 - moved empty IPv6 pool error message to error topic;
*) lcd - improved performance, causes less cpu load;
*) led - fixed dark mode for cAP 2nD (http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:System/LEDS#Leds_Setting);
*) log - fixed “System rebooted because of kernel failure” message to show after 1st crash reboot;
*) lte - added support for more Vodafone K4201-Z, Novatel USB620L, PANTECH UML295 and ZTE MF90 modems;
*) lte - allow to execute concurrent info commands;
*) lte - fixed dwm-222, Pantech UML296 support;
*) lte - fixed init delay after power reset;
*) lte - increased delay when setting sms send mode;
*) lte - return info data when all the fields are populated;
*) metarouter - fixed startup process (introduced in 6.37.2);
*) mmips - fixed traffic accounting in “/interface” menu;
*) ospf - fixed route crash caused by memory corruption when there are multiple active interfaces;
*) ppp - fixed packet size calculation when MRRU is set (was 2 bytes bigger than MTU allows);
*) ppp - significantly improved shutdown speed on servers with many active tunnels;
*) ppp - significantly improved tunnel termination process on servers with many active tunnels;
*) profile - added “bfd” and “remote-access” processes;
*) profile - added ability to monitor cpu usage per core;
*) profile - make profile work on mmips devices;
*) profile - properly classify “wireless” processes;
*) queue - fixed “time” option by recognizing weekday properly (introduced in v6.37.2);
*) radius - added IPSec service (cli only);
*) rb750Gr3 - fixed ipsec with 3des+md5 to work on this board;
*) rb850Gx2 - fixed pcb temperature monitor if temperature was above 60C;
*) resolver - ignore cache entries if specific server is used;
*) routerboot - show log message if router CPU/RAM is overclocked;
*) script - increment run count value when script is executed from snmp;
*) snmp - always report bonding speed as speed from first bonding slave;
*) snmp - fixed rare crash when incorrectly formatted packet was received;
*) snmp - provide sinr in lte table;
*) ssh - added routing-table setting (cli only);
*) ssh - fixed lost “/ip ssh” settings on upgrade from version older than 5.15;
*) system - reboot device on critical program crash;
*) tile - fixed kernel failure when when IPv6 ICMP packet is sent through PPP interface;
*) time - updated time zones;
*) traceroute - fixed memory leak;
*) traffic-flow - fixed flow sequence counter and length;
*) trafficgen - fixed compact export when “header-stack” includes tcp;
*) trafficgen - fixed crash when IPv6 traffic is processed;
*) trafficgen - fixed potential crash when very big frame is generated;
*) trafficgen - improved fastpath support;
*) tunnel - fixed transmit packets occasionally not going through fastpath;
*) tunnel - properly export keepalive value;
*) usb - fixed kernel failure when Nexus 6P device is removed;
*) users - added minimal required permission set for full user group;
*) users - added TikApp policy;
*) vlan - allow to add multiple VLANs which name starts with same number and has same length;
*) vrrp - do not show unrelated log warning messages about version mismatch;
*) watchdog - do not send supout file if “auto-send-supout” is disabled;
*) webfig - added extra protection against XSS exploits;
*) webfig - show ipv6 addresses correctly;
*) webfig - show properly interface last-link-up/down times;
*) winbox - added “Complete” flag to arp table;
*) winbox - added “untracked” option to firewall “connection-state” setting;
*) winbox - added Dude icon to Dude menu;
*) winbox - allow to enable/disable traffic flow targets;
*) winbox - allow to run profile from “/system resources” menu;
*) winbox - allow to specify interface for leds with “interface-speed” trigger;
*) winbox - do not allow to set “loop-protect-send-interval” to 0s;
*) winbox - do not show hotspot user profile incoming and outgoing filters and marks as set if there is no value specified;
*) winbox - fixed crash when legacy Winbox version was used;
*) winbox - fixed default values for interface “loop-protect-disable-time” and “loop-protect-send-interval”;
*) winbox - fixed missing “IPv6/Settings” menu;
*) winbox - fixed typo in “propagate-ttl” setting;
*) winbox - make cert signing include provided ca-crl-host;
*) winbox - moved ipsec peer “exchange-mode” to General tab;
*) winbox - properly show VHT basic and supported rates in CAPsMAN;
*) winbox - removed spare values from loop-protect menu;
*) winbox - show all related HT tab settings in 2GHz-g/n mode;
*) winbox - show primary and secondary ntp addresses as 0.0.0.0 if none are set;
*) winbox - show proper ipv6 connection timeout;
*) wireless - added API command to report country-list (/interface/wireless/info/country-list);
*) wireless - added CRL checking for eap-tls;
*) wireless - fixed action frame handling for WDS nodes;
*) wireless - fixed custom channel extension-channel appearance in console;
*) wireless - fixed full “spectral-history” header print on AP modes;
*) wireless - fixed rare kernel failure when connecting to nv2 access point with legacy rate select;
*) wireless - fixed upgrade from older wireless packages when AP interface had empty SSID;
*) wireless - take in account channel width when returning supported channels;
*) wireless - use VLAN ID 0 in RADIUS message to disable VLAN tagging;

If you experience version related issues, then please send supout file from your router to support@mikrotik.com. File must be generated while router is not working as suspected or after crash.

Never seen that big changelog yet. :slight_smile:

Thank you, and a have a happy New Year!

*) radius - added IPSec service (cli only);

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please at it in Winbox

*) snmp - always report bonding speed as speed from first bonding slave;

Why? Bondings with 2x1Gbps are now shown as 1Gbps which is not true.
Except from the STP problems which I already reported by E-Mail - good work! :slight_smile:

Happy new year.

patrick7 - Bonding in past reported 2Gbps always. It did not matter if bonding had 2,3,4,5, etc. slave interfaces. Now it will simply report single link speed:
*) snmp - always report bonding speed as speed from first bonding slave;

Strange Bug:
After upgrading my CCR1009-8G-1S-1S+ from 6.37.3 to 6.38 the exported config mixed up the interface IDs:

/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether1-kbd
set [ find default-name=ether6 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether2
set [ find default-name=ether7 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether3
set [ find default-name=ether8 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether4-inl
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] name=ether5-wan-lacp1-1
set [ find default-name=ether2 ] name=ether6-wan-lacp1-2
set [ find default-name=ether3 ] name=ether7-wan
set [ find default-name=ether4 ] name=ether8-wan

This was definitely NOT the actively running config since i did not rename the interfaces that crappy :wink:

Just to make sure that the export was wrong tried to load this config into the zeroed device but it failed.

after a manual correction to:

/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether1-kbd
set [ find default-name=ether2 ] l2mtu=1520
set [ find default-name=ether3 ] l2mtu=1520
set [ find default-name=ether4 ] l2mtu=1520 name=ether4-inl
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] name=ether5-wan-lacp1-1
set [ find default-name=ether6 ] name=ether6-wan-lacp1-2
set [ find default-name=ether7 ] name=ether7-wan
set [ find default-name=ether8 ] name=ether8-wan

everything worked fine.

Is there any explanation for this effect?

Cheers,

Christoph

Any chance to get some documentation for those features?

What was wrong with it?

Can’t see anything in Resources…

At least it was because ether6 cannot be renamed to ether2: ether2 already exists and will be renamed later :slight_smile: So sorting in Export should be not by name, but by default-name

Nice work, now try! and check all is working :smiley:

Is it working out of box? Or need I configure this?
Especially unique policy.

Hello!

Sorry, what mean

*) interface - changed loopback interface mtu to 1500;

? There is special loopback interface now? Can’t find it.

Regards,
Boris

*) routerboot - show log message if router CPU/RAM is overclocked;

It’s possible to have a info message, when the router’s CPU/RAM is out of factory/default value?

Hello,

After upgrade in the log appear: system, info, critical - memory overclocked. All device which is contain 128 MB memory.

Devices affected in my network:
1x RB2011UiAS
2x CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD
2x CRS125-24G-1S

Devices not affected in my network:
2x RB3011UiAS

Thanks & Regards,
David

For LACP that is Totally Wrong. In protocol less bonding this may be acceptable Something I never Use.
A bond with LACP have prerequisites that states that all members should be same link speed.
The snmp value for speed on a bond interface with LACP should be speed from first link (all is same) times number of link that have an active partner and is currently Aggregating and Hashing. This is how we can monitor if a fault is bound to happen.

Correct me if I’m incorrect here but, I don’t believe LACP bundles are something that RouterOS does. They haven’t implemented that to my knowledge. It’s been asked (a lot) and now maybe since they are not focusing on the current routing stack they might do it…

edit:

I was wrong, Mikrotik does support LACP/802.3ad

I’m sorry :frowning:

First of all happy new year and nice work on overall ipsec improvements.

But the password length is still capped to 31 characters, which creates incompatibility to previous versions with long xauth passwords
i wrote this here:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v6-38rc-release-candidate-is-released/102037/300

please try to fix it :slight_smile:

Upgraded many devices without problems except two of rb912uag-2hnd with r11e-5nhd which never came back online - same config - cap client. Remote poe off/on did not help. Be carefull if you have rb912 devices.

JF.

Edit: Also missing one of rb951g-2hnd devices. Will not upgrade rest until sure of 6.38 stability.
Edit2: rb951g-2hnd came back online … still missing both 912s … poe reboot not helping.

:wink: Right. I would not be a customer if they had not supported LACP. On the plus side is that they even have minimum link property for channel up state. I bought the 1036 before 1072 was out and I only use the two sfp+ ports LACP bundled to our redundant Core. Now with 1072 We have even more ports. Waiting eagerly for qsfp+ and qsfp28 Products from MT but that will be the day. Not so interesting before everything is multicore anyway.

Happy new year first!

After upgrading some of my boxes, I get an issue with a CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD. I use some tagged VLANs between a RB3011 and the CRS box. When I upgrade the CRS box, the interfaces are not useable and the CRS box is not reachable. When I take a downgrade to 6.37.3 the device is back. I have tested twice and also with an fresh upload of the firmware to the box. Normally I use the CAPsMan to upgrade my devices.

Please let me know, if you need some more information.


Cheers
csi

Did you read the release notes?