Feature requests

[jarda]

Do you want to be cut off by a hacker?

[juliokato]

Look this:
How do I delete previous sessions stuck in an easy way?

[macsrwe]

@luqasz

@spaxton

Hi,

Please add feature that will allow me to add DNS name instead of exact IP address. I need this to connect 2 or more MKT routers (PPTP connection) if they are connected to internet thru ADSL and theirs IP addresses are dynamic. I hope that you understand what I am saying and that we can expect this feature in new ROS.

bye,

i think that this should be global. anywhere you specify a dns name it should be resolved.

Yes, but not immediately - it should be stored as a DNS name and resolved in real time. For example, it’s pointless to resolve /tool email server once and store it as a numeric address, which is why ROS will store it as a name. However, /system watchdog resolves the same server once and then stores it as a number, which is wrong. Also, you don’t want things to fail because they can’t be resolved immediately when you are configuring a router on a workbench and it has no connection to your network.

[macsrwe]

@Wyz4k

Please make it possible to change the comment associated with a connection without it restarting said connection.

This would be good for both /int wireless access and /int wireless connection; also the “add to access list” and “add to connection list” operations, where you already know that the resulting entry will not be incompatible with the connection that already exists, because it is being generated from that connection.

[macsrwe]

@JanezFord

@mrz

@JanezFord

Please add some kind of “find router” feature. I often take over projects from other people and have to search for bunch of devices sometimes in many rooms even buildings. A simple “beep constantly” feature could save me a lot of time. You wouldn’t believe where people put their routers and wifi access points. This way devices can be located without disrupting their operation. Beep constantly + maybe some kind of LED visual feedback would be nice to have.

JF.

This is already possible, there is a :beep console command and also leds can be turned on/off. Simple script will do the trick.

Hmm… can’t make any of the 20 wAP devices beep… is it just me or the damn thing does not have a beeper??? The 850Gx2 beeps OK…

JF.

Many of the newer, lower-cost devices have no beepers. I have come to rely on the beepers for so much diagnosis (esp. SXT setup) and I really miss them. I would pay the extra buck.

[horhay]

Help us old keyboarders out and add ALT tags to menu and buttons.

This way we can use ALT C for a Close button or ALT O for OK.

[skuykend]

During an Export of /Interface/Ethernet/Switch/Ports it would be nice to have it use a [ find default-name=xxxxx ] like the /interface ethernet export instead just the set#.

[Andrew08]

Ip dns port support
So for example we can use 208.67.220.220:443

[biatche]

Requesting for neater and more readable exports

currently:

export compact
/something1
some config
/something2
some config

suggestion:

export compact
/something1
some config

/something2
somet config

spacing them out improves readability a lot.

[Zero3K]

It would be nice if there was an option to display a box containing the Ethernet and DHCP Clients (with the Mac, IP, and how long it has been online) connected to it in the Quick Set page.

[tawhwat]

I believe this request can be implemented very fast but it helps the ROS management with Multiple WAN a lot!
The “/ping” and “/system ssh” allow user to specify the “src-address” parameter so that the command can initiate the network connection on specific WAN easily.
BUT “/tool fetch” doesn’t include “src-address” parameter.

The problem is one ISP blocks all incoming ping request, thus I cannot use ping as a remote monitoring facility, I need to find alternatives to archive this goal.
I write script to carry out the monitoring job, but as I know, “/system ssh” cannot be executed under script environment, which means I cannot use “/system ssh” to do this job.
The only way to choose is to use “/tool fetch” facility to monitor the remote ROS, BUT it lacks “src-address” parameter, to supplement this deficiency, before using the “/tool fetch”, I need to specify a temporary custom route to fix the outgoing path for remote target.

The whole situation can be simplified tremendously by only adds the “src-address” parameter to “/tool fetch”

[juliokato]

@tawhwat

I believe this request can be implemented very fast but it helps the ROS management with Multiple WAN a lot!
The “/ping” and “/system ssh” allow user to specify the “src-address” parameter so that the command can initiate the network connection on specific WAN easily.
BUT “/tool fetch” doesn’t include “src-address” parameter.

The problem is one ISP blocks all incoming ping request, thus I cannot use ping as a remote monitoring facility, I need to find alternatives to archive this goal.
I write script to carry out the monitoring job, but as I know, “/system ssh” cannot be executed under script environment, which means I cannot use “/system ssh” to do this job.
The only way to choose is to use “/tool fetch” facility to monitor the remote ROS, BUT it lacks “src-address” parameter, to supplement this deficiency, before using the “/tool fetch”, I need to specify a temporary custom route to fix the outgoing path for remote target.

The whole situation can be simplified tremendously by only adds the “src-address” parameter to “/tool fetch”

+1

[biatche]

please, MSTP & PVRSTP next version…

[sparker]

+1
Really need, please!

[biatche]

request: a default set if IPv6 firewall rules with IPv6 enabled be default

[Wyz4k]

Please add the ability to do a where query in with any valid-variable.

fail example:
:local identity “testRouter”
:local interface [/ip neighbor find where identity=$identity]

fail reason:
result differs from :local interface [/ip neighbor find where identity=“testRouter”]
contains several interface which don’t have the specified identity.

pass example:
:local macAddress “00:11:22:33:44:55”
:local interface [/ip neighbor find where mac-address=$macAddress]

pass reason:
gives exact same result as :local interface [/ip neighbor find where mac-address=“00:11:22:33:44:55”]
contains only interfaces that have that MAC address

[Chupaka]

@tawhwat

The problem is one ISP blocks all incoming ping request, thus I cannot use ping as a remote monitoring facility, I need to find alternatives to archive this goal.
I write script to carry out the monitoring job, but as I know, “/system ssh” cannot be executed under script environment, which means I cannot use “/system ssh” to do this job.
The only way to choose is to use “/tool fetch” facility to monitor the remote ROS, BUT it lacks “src-address” parameter, to supplement this deficiency, before using the “/tool fetch”, I need to specify a temporary custom route to fix the outgoing path for remote target.

The whole situation can be simplified tremendously by only adds the “src-address” parameter to “/tool fetch”

setup some VPN tunnel between the routers
then you may ping inside the VPN, or just use VPN Interface state to detect remote failure

[Chupaka]

@Wyz4k

Please add the ability to do a where query in with any valid-variable.

fail example:
:local identity “testRouter”
:local interface [/ip neighbor find where identity=$identity]

fail reason:
result differs from :local interface [/ip neighbor find where identity=“testRouter”]
contains several interface which don’t have the specified identity.

that’s because the variable name “identity” is the same as parameter name “identity”. the following code works correctly:

:local id "testRouter"
:local interface [/ip neighbor find where identity=$id]

by the way, use the following is also correct:

:local interface [/ip neighbor find where $identity=$id]
:local interface [/ip neighbor find $identity=$id]

[Wyz4k]

Thank you, I will try it out!

[doneware]

this one can be quite neat if someone is into parental control

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-tale-dnsop-edns0-clientid/

the code is there in dnsmasq since 2.76