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Along with the newly introduced 4.x branch of MikroTik RouterOS, a new concept is announced - the MetaROUTER. So what is a MetaROUTER?

Essentialy it’s a virtualized RouterOS. You will be able to run multiple instances of RouterOS on a single hardware unit. This exciting new feature opens up a lot of new possibilities and uses for the RouterOS.

MikroTik announced a new 802.11a (5GHz) miniPCI wireless card - the R5H. I’ts a high power card, rated for up to 25dBm, with  integrated surge protector and filter to reduce interference. These features make it a very attractive solution for professional and industrial purposes.

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It’s official: first beta version of MikroTik RouterOS 4.0 is out! Here’s what’s new:

*) added support for MetaROUTERs;
*) all test packages are regular ones;
*) console - can mix named and unnamed arguments, can use names for unnamed
argument values. For example all of the following commands are
accepted now:
/ping 10.11.12.13 count=4
/ping address=10.11.12.13 count=4
/ping count=4 10.11.12.13

Here’s what’s new in RouterOS 3.17:

*) added support for Intel 10Gb PCI Express driver;
*) made Huawei E220 USB modem work again;
*) added support for Novatel Wireless Ovation MC950D HSUPA;
*) fixed PCQ fairness when pcq-total-limit is reached;
*) fixed fetch tool to work when dst-path is not specified (broken in 3.16);
*) fetch tool - added keep-result command line argument;
*) allow to specify routing-table for ping, trace-route, and telnet;
*) fixed an IPsec bug;
*) fixed /ip firewall address-list;
*) added propagate-ttl option for MPLS;
*) fix very long wireless scan-list issues;
*) fixed problem - sometimes PCQ could stop data pass-through if pcq-rate was set;
*) fixed problem - L2TP could stop working when one of clients stopped responding
at wrong time;
*) fixed problem - reduced size of supout.rif files;
*) graphing - support for 10 Gbit interfaces;
*) routing-test - added support for multi-instance OSPF;
*) user manager - fixed bug for PayPal payments with long parameter list;
*) user manager - database load command supports external storage
for temporary files;
*) user manager - added support for all UTC time-zone offsets,
including +5:30, +5:45, etc.;

What's new in 4.0beta1:

*) added support for MetaROUTERs;
*) all test packages are regular ones;
*) console - can mix named and unnamed arguments, can use names for unnamed
     argument values. For example all of the following commands are
     accepted now:
       /ping 10.11.12.13 count=4
       /ping address=10.11.12.13 count=4
       /ping count=4 10.11.12.13