ROS 5.26 Web Proxy problem

There’s a problem with ROS 5.26 Web Proxy “Cache On Disk”. Cache On Disk OFF = cache to ram working properly. Cache On Disk ON = not working.
The funny thing is, with ROS 5.25 Web Proxy working properly. Cache On Disk OFF = cache to ram working properly. Cache On Disk ON = cache to disk working properly.

As described here: http://www.mikrotik.com/download/CHANGELOG_5

What’s new in 5.26 (2013-Sep-04 15:01):

*) ssh - fixed denial of service;

What’s new in 5.25 (2013-Apr-25 15:59):

*) web proxy - speed up startup;
*) metarouter - fixed occasional lockups on mipsbe boards;
*) wireless - update required when using small width channel RB2011 RB9xx
caveat: update remote end/s before updating AP as both side are required to use new/same version for a link


I guess there’s must be:

What’s new in 5.26 (2013-Sep-04 15:01):

*) ssh - fixed denial of service;
*) web proxy - cache on disk impotent

Why Mikrotik do such thing? Force us to go for ROS v6? Not everybody wants to go to v6. Some ppl need stability, not the latest “in development” OS.

#Update: ROS 5.26 Web Proxy Cache on Disk only working with this steps:

  1. disable web proxy cache
  2. make+activate new web-proxy store
  3. delete the old web-proxy store (marked as Backup)
  4. restart system
  5. enable web proxy cache

You might consider implementing a dedicated cache machine, running squid, for example. Might even cache videos.