Mikrotik Router OS 5.0 Beta

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What’s new in 5.0beta1

*) updated drivers and kernel (to linux-2.6.32.5);
*) ssh is now completely rewritten (supports connection forwarding, only DSA keys);
*) added support for SSTP protocol (PPP over TLS);
*) added support for multiple Intel Ethernet cards;
*) added support for IPv6 over PPP
(enabled by default if ipv6 package is installed),
link-local addresses are assigned, and server can issue IPv6 global prefixes
to clients per ppp secret or RADIUS reply (Framed-IPv6-Prefix);
*) added proper support for MPLS over PPP (by default it is now disabled);
*) fixed RB800 temperature;
*) silentboot feature updated;
*) WinBox – any file dropped on WinBox will be uploaded to router;
*) multicast – fixed possible crash during PIM startup;
*) report platform name in “/sysrem resource”;
*) fixed problem – vlans were not working on RB750 ether1;
*) fixed mac address handling on RB750, some specific arp requests did not work;
*) more than two dns servers allowed in /ip dns;
*) sniffer and torch could process packet from other interfaces;
*) ospf – fixed DR and BDR election;
*) ospf – changed “/routing ospf route” to show type 2 metric instead of
internal metric for type 2 external routes;
*) added IPv6 support to trafflow (v9 only);
*) rewritten user-manager (formerly known as userman-test);

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