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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:26 pm

How long before the next dude would be out? I am looking forward to it. Is mikrotik expanding their programmer base to cope with the workload of handling routerOS variants, dude and possibly other things mikrotik has?
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:20 pm

We have a plan to make a completely new dude, that would work with CAPsMAN and have better web interface. Project is still in planning stage.
So, in other words "don't hold your breath" :lol:
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:02 am

Nothing wrong with current dude. Just needs updates, bugfix, roadmap and communication. I don't think it needs re-created. It's a network tool, dedicated server, doing its thing. You could add a webinterface on it, but why go back to the drawing board?
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:31 pm

maybe because theres a bug in the core of the program/design or perhaps it is just not competitive. Free software doesnt actually need to stand out, it just needs to be easy to use and work. I really do like to use Dude but i really want there to be server for routerboard such as the CCR so it can be the center of the network and map out networks more effectively while saving power by not having your standard desktops to be kept turned on for monitoring and mapping.

Routerboards use very little watts.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:35 pm

while saving power by not having your standard desktops to be kept turned on for monitoring and mapping.

Routerboards use very little watts.
Dude doesn't use much for resources. No reason you couldn't run it in a virtual machine on one of your existing servers.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:36 am

+1 well done :)
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Sun Dec 14, 2014 7:17 pm

we waiting for new ver dude,it have any problem with restore database(above 100 m in ver 3.6 ) so crash in 4.3
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:31 am

I really hope Mikrotik resumes development of The Dude, out of all the network monitors I have tried, The Dude is still by far the best and easiest to use.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:46 am

Greestings.
For the first of all Dude is the real THE DUDE, easy, fast, and verry functional monitoring software. I try'it and in few hours server are up and monitoring a few hundred of devices. What about bugfix is there one that i can't see here on forum explanation. It : charts, monitoring of the data are almost real time (verry fast) but drawing charts take's a while in i5 core machine is a problem with soft or nework. It there any help for the moment to draw chart's or waiting for bugfix. Also maybe this problem aren't on 3.6 version, but i'm stuck with back-up on 4 version. Any help ?
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:46 pm

R.I.P. or we need to wait more years?
 
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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:24 pm

You know mikrotik. They do things when they want to. Seems they don't want yet...
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:36 pm

Nothing about Dude ???

Normis can you help the community ?

Thanks a lot !! :D
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:20 pm

The latest version is more than 4 years old. :arrow: Please rebirth DUDE. We need it
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed May 06, 2015 6:10 pm

I quit using the dude for lack of updates, perpetual beta status, etc. wish there were a v5 coming
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri May 15, 2015 11:27 am

Please we are waiting for a new version.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri May 15, 2015 2:55 pm

... and we will be waiting till the death.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri May 22, 2015 10:00 pm

The Dude for Android:

Any one who is using the Dude and has an Android phone should really check this out:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... wy.thedude
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:11 pm

Normis, are there news about the new version of Dude?
4 years is a very long time and million things have changed. We are a huge community waiting for something new here...
Please give us some updates...
 
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I have lost my faith.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:49 am

Me too. Sorry to say that. I remember a lot. I was at the first MUM ever. I remember The Dude announcement on MUM Praguje. I remember silence about Dude at tenth MUM in Prague. I have been using Dude till today, however, it seems to be inevitable leave Dude for me now. As I wrote here before, I would be even paying 200 USD for new version and probably I'm not allone in this. I will have to migrate to another system this year.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:08 am

Me too. Sorry to say that. I remember a lot. I was at the first MUM ever. I remember The Dude announcement on MUM Praguje. I remember silence about Dude at tenth MUM in Prague. I have been using Dude till today, however, it seems to be inevitable leave Dude for me now. As I wrote here before, I would be even paying 200 USD for new version and probably I'm not allone in this. I will have to migrate to another system this year.


We would also gladly pay an annual fee or something for an updated and maintained DUDE!

The DUDE is very nice to use, and I do not understand why Mikrotik does not give it more love!

If it is a cost issue, then just set aside/hire own group of developers for The DUDE and make it a separate product, I am totaly sure the userbase of Mikrotik products are big enough and willing to pay for a product like The DUDE if that is what it takes to reignite this project!

So please Mikrotik, RE-BOOT the DUDE PROJECT! It is a testimony in itself that you still have a lot of users YEARS after you stopped developing it!
And I personally do not want to have the hassle of migrating to another solution(But sadly will soon have to seriously consider it after all this time)!

I Love Mikrotik! I love The DUDE! Plz REBOOT! :)
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:33 am

It is probably more question of willingness than budget on mikrotik side, I think. Or, they are prepairing some surprise for us. Like with android client - there were some requests for that, huge silence from mikrotik and now: Big bang! it is out, you can test the android client using winbox protocol...

Maybe one day, who knows, maybe there will be one big supersurprise with dude v.5.

I wish.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:01 pm

We may wish! ;) And if we are lucky the wish might even come true?! :)
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:41 am

I have been monitoring the MikroTik Wiki and I have just noticed that The Dude change log page has just been updated by Krisjanis reverting the last update by Normis removing all the info related to the 4.0 beta and the info for 3.6. Could this mean something is going on?

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/index.php?titl ... ldid=21000
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:42 am

I have been monitoring the MikroTik Wiki and I have just noticed that The Dude change log page has just been updated by Krisjanis reverting the last update by Normis removing all the info related to the 4.0 beta and the info for 3.6. Could this mean something is going on?

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/index.php?titl ... ldid=21000

We are allowed to hope! ;) :)
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:56 pm

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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:51 pm

Awsome picture! :D lool :D :lol:
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:38 pm

I hope we get the new Dude version soon.
We need to see progress.

The Dude is even better than those paid solutions on the market.

Please put some resources on it.
 
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Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:56 pm

The latest ros packages are no longer upgradable with the dude [CRYING FACE]
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:13 pm

We have a plan to make a completely new dude, that would work with CAPsMAN and have better web interface. Project is still in planning stage.
Any updates on this?
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:05 am

We have a plan to make a completely new dude, that would work with CAPsMAN and have better web interface. Project is still in planning stage.
Any updates on this?
I hope !!!
Any news ????
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:44 pm

Hi, any update?
 
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Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:08 am

Nothing. Like always.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:12 pm

We have a plan to make a completely new dude, that would work with CAPsMAN and have better web interface. Project is still in planning stage.
You need to put it on Kickstarter. I'm sure this would be a good indicator of desire.
 
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Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:09 pm

They don't need funds. They need the will. None can source the will from kickstarter .
 
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Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:45 am

They don't need funds. They need the will. None can source the will from kickstarter .
Yes. That's the problem.

But as all competitors start to offer cloud based monitoring/management solutions MT will have to have the will.
Newest announcement is from cambium. I prefer the dude and I prefer a local installed system.
But now I cant use the dude for upgrading as packages are no longer compatible ...
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:32 pm

Good day, Is there any way to generate ping graphs on the dude?
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:09 pm

Good day, Is there any way to generate ping graphs on the dude?
If you add the 'ping' service on the device you want, then it will generate graphs based on the ping rtt on the History Tab of the device.

Keep in mind though that it's pretty much not usable since if you have other services also it will monitor them too and the History graphs will become unreadable.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:01 pm

Dear Network Engineers,

i am creating a online petition to ask mikrotik to release The Dude Source code. If you never heard of it, the dude is a extremely powerfull application to manage SNMP networks and devices of any brand. If you like the idea please sign the petition and help us spread the idea.

https://www.change.org/p/mikrotik-relea ... m=copylink
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:29 pm

For some reason I cant seem to find the dude ppc and mipsbe versions on the download page anymore ... where can I download the dude for ppc and mipsbe?

JF
 
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Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:02 pm

Dude packages for ros were retracted some time ago due to incompatibility with newer ros versions.
 
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Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:07 pm

Dude packages for ros were retracted some time ago due to incompatibility with newer ros versions.

agree

i have to netinstall some rb2011 and 951g some months ago after installing dude, no more dude on routerboards
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:30 pm

Any one who is still using the dude and uses an android phone should give this a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... wy.thedude
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:09 pm

Anyone checked The Dude 4b3 with newest ROS?

After upgrading from 6.32.3 to 6.33, the [Device.RosVersion] is missing in network map.
So I have a dozen of Tiks and no idea what version they are.

This makes me a very unhappy dude :(
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:51 am

Anyone checked The Dude 4b3 with newest ROS?

After upgrading from 6.32.3 to 6.33, the [Device.RosVersion] is missing in network map.
So I have a dozen of Tiks and no idea what version they are.

This makes me a very unhappy dude :(
Dear cszolee79,
Open Dude settings, go to "Map" tab, open "Device Appearance" and in "Label" part change "ROS:[Device.RosVersion]" to

ROS:[oid("iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.mikrotik.mikrotikExperimentalModule.mtXRouterOs.mtxrLicense.mtxrLicVersion.0")]
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Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:42 pm

Not a problem with monitoring of 6.33 devices by dude 4b3.

I have just moved the dude from one server to another just by file export - import. It was smooth and without any problems.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:25 pm

Anyone checked The Dude 4b3 with newest ROS?

After upgrading from 6.32.3 to 6.33, the [Device.RosVersion] is missing in network map.
So I have a dozen of Tiks and no idea what version they are.

This makes me a very unhappy dude :(
Dear cszolee79,
Open Dude settings, go to "Map" tab, open "Device Appearance" and in "Label" part change "ROS:[Device.RosVersion]" to

ROS:[oid("iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.mikrotik.mikrotikExperimentalModule.mtXRouterOs.mtxrLicense.mtxrLicVersion.0")]
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Any idea how i can solve this? :)
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:14 pm

...
Hello sagevorgyan,

Unfortunately this did do the trick :( Still empty. Even the device with 6.32.3
Do I need to download something (oid database?)

http://i.snag.gy/55zM1.jpg
 
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Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:07 pm

Maybe the combined / individual packages can be the difference. I use individual packages only and do not see any such problem. Try it...
 
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Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:25 pm

I use individual packages only and do not see any such problem. Try it...
Same here.
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:28 am

...
Hello sagevorgyan,

Unfortunately this did do the trick :( Still empty. Even the device with 6.32.3
Do I need to download something (oid database?)

http://i.snag.gy/55zM1.jpg
Dear cszolee79,

Yes You need to update "mikrotik.mib" file in "c:\program files\dude\data\mibs" folder.
Download it from Here
 
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Re: Dude v4beta3 released

Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:46 pm

Hey Dudes :-)

We are using The Dude as a local monitoring tool for many devices and special snmp probes. It is really a great and very lean program for such a purpose. Since we started using the dude, its data base file got bigger and bigger and we experienced some missbehave of notifications and other stuff. Instead of a fresh clean install we tried to find a way to clean/repair the existing data base. Mainly because the effort for a full regonfiguration would be to high. So, thats how I found this thread, where at the beginning is described to vacuum the dude.db file (defragment it).
As I tried this with sqlite3, I always had the Error of "unique constraint failed". After some diagnosis, I found that the table <chart_values_raw> was corrupted and could not be editted.

So, I tried to get rid of this and found a way to clean it up.

Hope this will be helpful to anyone...

Dude database maintenance/repair describtion:

Preparation:
A1. Close Dude Service und Dude.exe
A2. Download sqlite3 and create the folder \Downloads\sqlite3 https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
A3. Search Dude database file, such as-> C:\Users\"user"\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Dude\data\dude.db
A4. copy dude.db in Downloads\sqlite3\...

Database maintenance:
B1. start sqlite3.exe
B2. execute <.open dude.db> (open dude.db)
B3. execute <pragma integrity_check;> (perform integrity check)
B4. execute <vacuum;> (defragment database)
B5. in case B3. and/or B4. fails -> go on to "Repair database"
B6. in case both commands run without Error, put dude.db file back in user folder
B7. in user folder, delete any existing <dude.db-journal> and <dude.view> files
B8. start dude and service

Repair database:
<<<All history data will be lost>>>
C1. run cmd with admin
C2. change into sqlite3 directory
C3. execute <echo .dump | sqlite3.exe dude.db > dude.sql> (export dude.db into sql text file)
C4. edit dude.sql file with notepad++
C5. save all lines starting with <INSERT INTO "objs"> into a new textfile <objs.sql>
C5. in user folder delete dude.db , dude.db-journal and dude.view files
C6. start dude (new empty dude.db file will be created)
C7. close dude and copy new dude.db file into sqlite3 folder
C8. start sqlite3 and execute <.open dude.db>
C9. execute <pragma integrity_check;> (check dude.db)
C10. with <delete from objs;> delete entries in objs
C11. with <.read objs.sql> data from objs.sql will be importet into dude.db
C12. <.quit> to close sqlite3
C13. put new dude.db file from sqlite3 folder back into user directory
C14. in user folder, delete any existing <dude.db-journal> and <dude.view> files
C15. start dude and service. all settings will be back, just without history values
C16. as soon, everithing works well, do a backup export out of dude. The new file should be much smaller in size

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