Download RouterOS 6.43.8

MikroTik has released RouterOS 6.43.8. RouterOS is an operating system that focuses on running router tasksThis includes routing network traffic, of course, but also a firewall, bandwidth management, controlling wireless access points, a hotspot gateway and a VPN server. It can be done on the hardware from MikroTik when doing its job on x86 or virtual machines. Before use, a license required, which is included with the purchase of MikroTik hardware. The list of changes for this release is as follows:

MAJOR CHANGES IN v6.43.8:

• telnet – do not allow to set “tracefile” parameter;

Changes in this release:

• bridge – fixed IPv6 link-local address generation when auto-mac=yes;
• capsman – fixed “group-key-update” parameter not using correct units;
• crs3xx – improved data transmission between 10G and 1G ports;
• console – properly remove system note after configuration reset;
• dhcpv4-server – fixed dynamic lease reuse after expiration;
• dhcpv6 server – properly handle DHCP requests that include prefix hint;
• ethernet – fixed VLAN1 forwarding on RB1100AHx4 and RB4011 devices;
• gps – added “coordinate-format” parameter;
• led – fixed default LED configuration for RBMetalG-52SHPacn;
• led – fixed PWR-LINE AP ethernet led polarity (“/system routerboard upgrade” required);
• lte – disallow setting LTE interface as passthrough target;
• lte – fixed DHCP IP acquire (introduced in v6.43.7);
• lte – fixed passthrough functionality when interface is removed;
• lte – increased reported “rsrq” precision;
• lte – reset USB when non-default slot is used;
• package – use bundled package by default if standalone packages are installed as well;
• resource – fixed “total-memory” reporting on ARM devices;
• snmp – added “tx-ccq” (“mtxrWlStatTxCCQ”) and “rx-ccq” (“mtxrWlStatRxCCQ”) values;
• switch – fixed MAC learning when disabling interfaces on devices with Atheros8327 and QCA8337 switch chips;
• system – fixed situation when all configuration was not properly loaded on bootup;
• timezone – fixed “Europe/Dublin” timezone;
• upgrade – automatically uninstall standalone package if already installed in bundle;
• webfig – do not show bogus VHT field in wireless interface advanced mode;
• winbox – added “allow-roaming” parameter in “Interface/LTE” menu;
• winbox – allow to change VHT rates when 5ghz-n/ac band is used;
• winbox – renamed “Radius” to “RADIUS”;
• winbox – show “Switch” menu on RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD and RB4011iGS+;
• wireless – added new “installation” parameter to specify router’s location;
• wireless – improved stability for 802.11ac;
• wireless – improvements in wireless frequency selection;