Router OS higher than Long Term Release!

RouterOS General
1

We received a new router with OS version 6.48. This is higher than the long term release.

Is it ok to use firmware 6.48 with OS version lower than that?

2

I don’t think you can downgrade below factory firmware version.

3

Yes, is possible, check under system / resource what factory RouterOS version are supported
You can not use older than this version.

system / routerboard display BIOS version, not Software version.

System Packages: RouterOS, Operative System / Software.
System Routerboard: RouterBOOT, BIOS / Firmware.

Can be mixed, but BIOS can not be lower than system / routerboard / factory firmware
and the Software can not be lower than system / resource / factory software

4

I’m not sure why a unit would ship with higher than long term release?

Is it OK to have firmware that is higher than software?

What does the firmware actually do?

5

Can someone please clarify if it is ok to have a firmware higher than a software version?

Thanks.

6

I am unaware of the different drug capable/capacity qualities of RoS.
Sometimes I get cross-eyed when looking at MT scripts, but that is not ‘pleasureable’

Do you mean to state newer versions, or later versions?
In the MT vernacular one talks about :“latest” stable version, and the long-term version

7

for example, the unit shipped with a firmware higher than the long-term software, like I said above.

We want to use long term, but we cannot put the firmware back to the long-term version.

So, the firmware will be on a higher version than the software.

I want to know if this is ok.

8

To clear this out: is it factory firmware/software or current firmware/software higher then long-term version?

9

The factory firmware is higher than long term. I’ve tried to downgrade it, but it does not allow it.

10

Wait for a few weeks and some ROS/firmware version higher than your factory version will become long term.

11

Then I think it won’t let you downgrade the software lower than factory software as well.
But if it does, just use factory firmware - it is probably the same firmware anyway, with only the number changed.

12

ok, but back to my question…

Is it ok to use firmware that is a higher version than software?

Will it negatively affect anything?

13

You already have the answer on 3rd post!!!

Can be mixed<<<

and for 2nd question: NO

14

RouterBOOT BOOT the system, is the BIOS of computer, and RouterOS is the… OS…

15

OK! Thanks for helping. I just wanted to make sure!