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RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug?

Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:50 pm

Hi!

Should the system watchdog reboot the router even with the parameter "watchdog-timer=no"?

My watchdog configuration is:
/system watchdog
set auto-send-supout=no automatic-supout=no ping-start-after-boot=5m ping-timeout=2m watch-address=1.1.1.1 watchdog-timer=no

And the router keeps rebooting at ping timeout...
System rebooted because of ping watchdog timeout
[]s!
 
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Re: RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug?

Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:22 am

Have you at least simply read the manual(s)?

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:System/Watchdog
watchdog-timer (yes | no; Default: yes) Whether to reboot if system is unresponsive for a minute


https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Watchdog
watchdog-timer (yes | no; Default: yes) Whether to reboot if a system is unresponsive for a minute.
 
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Re: RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug?

Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:58 am

For responses from you like that one (and a bunch of others through the forum)...

People are day after day more convinced about what kind of person you are... :lol:

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Re: RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug?

Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:59 am

This doesn't change anything.
The fact remains that the watchdog-timer and watch-address are not linked.
Before opening a "7.x bug" topic you better document yourself first.
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Re: RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug?

Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:32 am

Don't worry, I can fix this.
Hi!

Should the system watchdog reboot the router even with the parameter "watchdog-timer=no"?

My watchdog configuration is:
/system watchdog
set auto-send-supout=no automatic-supout=no ping-start-after-boot=5m ping-timeout=2m watch-address=1.1.1.1 watchdog-timer=no

And the router keeps rebooting at ping timeout...
System rebooted because of ping watchdog timeout
[]s!
So you've set this:
/system watchdog
set ping-start-after-boot=5m ping-timeout=2m watch-address=1.1.1.1
Only this part of the config makes the router reboot if 1.1.1.1 becomes unreachable, as per the manual:
watch-address (IP; Default: none) The system will reboot, in case 6 sequential pings to the given IP address will fail. If set to none this feature is disabled. By default router will reboot every 6 minutes if watch-address is set and not reachable.
And the log you've posted confirms this:
System rebooted because of ping watchdog timeout
Also per the manual:
watchdog-timer (yes | no; Default: yes) Whether to reboot if system is unresponsive for a minute
And since you've asked two questions, I'll try to answer briefly to both of them:
RouterOS v7.x Watchdog Bug? = No.
Should the system watchdog reboot the router even with the parameter "watchdog-timer=no"? = Yes.
Read the documentation provided.

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