Software Update: RouterOS 6.42.7

MikroTik has released RouterOS 6.42.7. 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:

What’s new in 6.42.7:

• bridge – improved bridge port state changing process;
• crs326/crs328 – fixed untagged packet forwarding through tagged ports when pvid=1;
• crs3xx – added command that forces fan detection on fan-equipped devices;
• crs3xx – fixed port disable on CRS326 and CRS328 devices;
• crs3xx – fixed tagged packet forwarding without VLAN filtering (introduced in 6.42.6);
• crs3xx – fixed VLAN filtering when there is no tagged interface specified;
• dhcpv4-relay – fixed false invalid flag presence;
• dhcpv6 client – allow to set “default-route-distance”;
• dhcpv6 – improved reliability on IPv6 DHCP services;
• dhcpv6-server – properly update interface for dynamic DHCPv6 servers;
• ethernet – improved large packet handling on ARM devices with wireless;
• ethernet – removed obsolete slave flag from “/interface vlan” menu;
• ipsec – fixed “sa-src-address” deduction from “src-address” in tunnel mode;
• ipsec – improved invalid policy handling when a valid policy is uninstalled;
• ldp – properly load LDP configuration;
• led – fixed default LED configuration for RBLHGG-5acD-XL devices;
• lte – added signal readings under “/interface lte scan” for 3G and GSM modes;
• lte – fixed memory leak on USB disconnect;
• lte – fixed SMS send feature when not in LTE network;
• package – do not allow to install out of bundle package if it already exists within bundle;
• ppp – fixed interface enabling after a while if none of them where active;
• sfp – hide “sfp-wavelength” parameter for RJ45 transceivers;
• upgrade – fixed RouterOS upgrade process from RouterOS v5;
• userman – fixed compatibility with PayPal TLS 1.2;
• vrrp – fixed VRRP packet processing on VirtualBox and VMWare hypervisors;
• w60g – added distance measurement feature;
• w60g – fixed random disconnects;
• w60g – general stability and performance improvements;
• w60g – improved MCS rate detection process;
• w60g – improved MTU change handling;
• w60g – properly close connection with station on disconnect;
• w60g – stop doing distance measurements after first successful measurement;
• winbox – added “secondary-channel” setting to wireless interface if 80 MHz mode is selected;
• winbox – fixed “sfp-connector-type” value presence under “Interface/Ethernet”;
• winbox – fixed warning presence for “IP/IPsec/Peers” menu;
• winbox – properly display all flags for bridge host entries;
• winbox – show “System/RouterBOARD/Mode Button” on devices that has such feature;
• wireless – added option to disable PMKID for WPA2;
• wireless – fixed memory leak when performing wireless scan on ARM;
• wireless – fixed packet processing after removing wireless interface from CAP settings;
• wireless – updated “united-states” regulatory domain information;