Hi Everybody, I am currently running a 450G as my primary router at home. It came with FW 4.11 and I have never upgraded it. I would like to know if there is a good reason to upgrade (advantages, etc) and if I upgrade would I have to re-configure my router (or do the settings carry over). Thanks
Official MT answer is always to use the latest available, if you are having issues then upgrade to latest available and then come back to complain. At the same time, the common wisdom is not to upgrade if you are happy with the current state of things.
Possible example why to avoid newer FW:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/new-ethernet-port-flap-issue-enquiery-pls-join/49200/28
The settings generally carry over. That said, be sure to do a backup and a full export before upgrading and download them to somewhere safe. You’ll want the backup if you decide to roll back to the previous version, and the export for before/after comparison at the very least.