RouterOS v5.0 RC5

RouterOS General
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What’s new in 5.0rc5 (2010-Dec-01 07:47):

*) logging - added email-starttls option for email target;
*) pcq - added burst settings, like in “/queue tree” and “/queue simple”;
*) pcq - can specify address masks for pcq;
*) pcq - added ipv6 support;
*) wireless - fixed WPA;
*) radius - fixed encryption key decoding for wireless EAP & PPPs;
*) winbox - make keyboard work right away after main window is activated;
*) snmp - fix BER encoding for negative INTEGER values;

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User Manager is broken

[admin@La Cala] > tool user-manager database rebuild 
Can take a while. Console may not respond while in progress. Rebuild user-manager database? [y/N]: y
Rebuilding user-manager database
error - contact MikroTik support and send a supout file (2)
[admin@La Cala] > tool user-manager router print 
Flags: X - disabled 
error - contact MikroTik support and send a supout file (2)
[admin@La Cala] > tool user-manager database load name=db-userman-RC4 ;
Restore user-manager database? [y/N]: y
Loading user-manager database backup
Failed to load user-manager database backup
error - contact MikroTik support and send a supout file (2)
3

Confirmed on a couple of x86 routers upgraded from RC4. User Manager fails to activate the store.

Also it says “User Manager Test” when you try to login via web.

4

I found that to upgrade w/ dude, you have to do a force upgrade, otherwise it says not all packages available, when the only package on the routers is the routeros-ARCH.

Otherwise, got about 40 routers on it now.

5

Hi,
KVM isnt work with Intel E8400 cpu.
5.0rc5.JPG

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Yes, you are right, because E8400 doesn’t support hardware wirtualization (VT-x). Change CPU to VT-x capable and KVM will work.

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I just use with rc04 or lower

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http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/specifications.htm

e8400 DOES have VT thank you

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Here’s what I’ve noticed on RC5.

  • My TCP Throughput increases on NV2, PtP. I can push 214Mbps UDP! (only 100Mbps on nstream)

  • Latency increases to 5-10ms on NV2 (was 1ms with just plain Nstream)

  • Signal strength decreases on NV2 (-48 on Nstreme, now -54db with NV2)

  • Another BIG issue that needs fixed, I see a weird ARP issue. When the PtP link is up using NV2 and WDS, I loose IP connection to all other devices past the PtP that are on the same IP subnet. Clearing ARP on our core router brings back those IP’s, but are lost again within seconds, and the IP addresses appear on the ARP on the Mikrotiks instead, its as if our Core CISCO router and the Mikrotiks are fighting over the IP’s on ARP. Switching OFF of NV2 and back to just Nstreme fixes this problem..

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Latency will increase on NV2 link’s due to the nature of TDMA, atleast 3-5ms

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Aside from fixing the WDS issue as mentioned in my previous post, are there any plans on adding the “P Throughput” statistics for NV2 like Nstreme has? It comes useful in knowing approximately how much throughput to expect rather than flooding the link everytime with a bandwidth test..

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MikroTik guys,

Could you please share a stable User Manager package so we would be able to test?

Thank you.

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same issue here. I had working VM on one core of my celeron E3300 - now it’s unsupported.

and the other thing: I’ve downgraded again back to beta1, because all other beta’s and RC’s have problems with simple queue’s - eventually they stop counting (in a few hours). on beta1 they are working well for couple of weeks before they stop to count. then my script detects it and reboots the router.

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Don’t wait very low latency from nv2 (tdma) but here a saw a more uniform latency across a large bandwidth range. I would like to see support to COA packets in ppp radius, no just in user manager. Overall the systems are very stable at rc5, routerboards and x86, but i don’t use user manager. Someone testing bgp? I’m too scared to test on my rb1000. PS: i confirm the problem with bridge filters.

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What problem with Bridge Filter?

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I see some differences, with 5.rc4 I had max 65Mbs (NV2+WDS), now its 75-90 which ofcourse is good.

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What problem with Bridge Filter?

The native bridge filter don’t works, just the firewall ones if ticked “Use Ip Firewall”. Just tested in x86 here.

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WDS with NV2 isn’t working quite right. ARP with IP’s of same subnet is going to Mikrotik instead of passing through like a transparent bridge…

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Please report to support@mikrotik.com with the network diagram and the support output files from your routers with description of the problem.

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Had one RB711 which did not boot up after upgrading from RC4.
Power Cycle helps.