Am i going mad, cause there is no option anymore in WInbox 3 or WInbox 4 (Mikrotik OS 7.21)
to chose a route table in traceroute ?
Please tell me this is a mistake and its coming back I use this probably around 100 times a day, adding a "source IP" is not a solution. You are unable to check different route tables for one source IP at all.
On "Traceroute To" you can specify not only the IP, but also:
VRF
192.168.0.1@main
Interface
192.168.0.1%ether1
Both
192.168.0.1%ether1@main
You can only specify VRF with @vrf appended to the end of the address. Routing tables without VRF are no longer supported.
seems like a waste of development money on winbox. Essential i may as well just use CLI. If i have to now go to vrf to get the full name instead of just using a drop down in traceroute, then type, then check text is correct...... why use a GUI.
We used to have both routing tables(VRF) and interfaces as drop downs. this honestly just looks like lazy coding from the developer.
Please make winbox open source if you going to be this lazy to pass through arguments.
TRACEROUTE $DESTINATIONIP $ARG $ARG
I've put a suggestion for this issue in the 7.21.2 release thread (because that thread is still monitored by the developers):
You can add you frustration into that thread to make them more aware of the issue.
at this point I've lost all faith in Mikrotik as I'm now under pressure from my CFO
Posted with consent of my CFO:
"Yet another unexpected change has occurred in RouterOS v7, adding to the long list of issues that have already cost us significant time in reconfiguration. Changes such as the removal of CAPsMAN forwarding within minor releases have forced us to repeatedly adjust our procedures and retrain staff—without any clear prior warning, documentation, or transition guidance.
If we encounter one more instance where Mikrotik introduces breaking changes that require operational modifications without proper communication, I will have no choice but to issue a directive to your department to transition to another vendor—one that adheres to established design and change‑management practices.
At this point, it feels as though Mikrotik no longer values the approximately $1.2 million we spend annually on there products. Other vendors are actively approaching us and are prepared to offer more than what Mikrotik is currently providing."
To me, this is terrible management: do you always push the latest version everywhere as soon as it's released?
How can everything and everywhere change if a blind update isn't done?
Empty, meaningless words. First, try contacting the vendor and trying to resolve the issue...
$1.2mln yearly spent on Mikrotik ... wish to have such a budget. Does it cover trainings for networking department or external outsorcing or just an equipment?
On the other hand I'm curious what brands offer "more" whatever it means. More funcionality? Easier management? Cheaper devices? Maybe the "entry" offer would be a bargain but next year you could face the SLA and licence renewal shock.
Just thinking ... it's not a suggestion that "MT is the cheapest and the best and noone could beat them".
I agree with @rextended, that installing blindly all the fresh relases is not a good idea in corporate networks.
no one said we just install, Do you people think Testing releases comes at no cost to a company ?
Labor to test every release before roll out HAS A COST
Updating documentation so all staff are on the same page with the changes HAS A COST
This is the mentality Mikrotik doesnt seam to realize either, no surprise the community doesnt get it either.
If I could buy 430x 2216's or 2000x 2004's or another countless number of 5009 a year I would ask distributor or Mikrotik to have dedicated service team. As a distributor I would dote on you. I would even buy a red carpet just for you.
If that were true, it's wrong from the outset that there's no manager who doesn't purchase products directly from MikroTik,
and with those prices you'd also get custom hardware and software, in my opinion...
All that money and just a little technician complaining on the user website, instead of going to the HQ in Riga in person?
I'm a small (W)ISP with 4-5,000 users, not that many, but testing everything and developing what's needed in the field doesn't cost me ANYTHING... How come it costs you anything?
Also because, as already mentioned, it's foolish to blindly chase the latest release.
Unless there's a security update (and lately the few I've found are for those who leave their machines unfirewalled or with an inadequate firewall), it can take years before I upgrade to a new version.