Last UPDATED: 18 Dec 2013

!! WARNING, SWOS 1.7 has a BUG, which bricks RB250GS/RB260GS , do not use any ACL RULES with SwOS 1.7 !!
Version since 1.9 there is a new design of web ui, if you get weired output, powercycle switch (check: http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=72106)

latest: changelog: http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=80051
RB250GS: http://download.mikrotik.com/swos/swos-rb250-1.10.lzb
RB260GS: http://download.mikrotik.com/swos/swos-rb260-1.10.lzb



Hello,

i have summarized all feature requests and bugs, i have seen, to have a quick overview. Also, i added some bugs, i have found in my SwOS

Could any guy from mikrotik give us some info on these bugs / feature requests, so that all customers can see, that there is developing going on ?

Thanks Ronny


Bugfixes:
new:
* Bugfix: check/fix MDP (mikrotik discovery protocol issues (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50595)
* Bugfix: Do not tag default vlan in "add if missing" mode (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=45721)
* Bugfix: Pings TO the switch dropped, high ping...(http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=45360)
* Bugfix: SnmpGetNext issue http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=63001
* Bugfix: "Link enabled" meaning unclear - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Bugfix: "Sort VLan" seems to be sorted by string, should be by integer - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Bugfix: RB260GS: Into "Link" page no contains information for SFP link up (also into "SFP" page no information). - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749
* Bugfix: RB260GS: Into "SFP" page have no information for "TX Output power", only "Tx Bias" - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749
* Bugfix: RB260GS: Into VLANs page - i add several VID - SFP port have a random value. Page is different from http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/SwOS#VLANs_Tab - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749
* Bugfix: RB260GS: Missing "Broadcast Storm Control" Option in the forwarding tab - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749

fixed
Official Changelog for SwOS: http://download.mikrotik.com/swos/changelog.txt

* fixed in 1.6 - Bugfix: SwOS SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation. is 1. Cisco, Planet, Linksys, 3com all has sysLocation.0
* fixed in 1.6 - Bugfix: SNMP: Values for "IF-MIB::ifSpeed.x" are wrong (Value: 100Mbits link=> 150 | 1000Mbit/s link => 152), needs to be 100000000 intead of 150 and 1000000000 instead of 152
* fixed in 1.6 - Bugfix: SwOS Web Interface Error (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=48874)
* fixed in 1.6 - Bugfix: Problems with high latency or slow speed links and connecting to RB250G
* fixed in 1.6 - Bugfix: Problems with passwords
* fixed in 1.7 - Support for RB260GS
* fixed in 1.7 - updated web look
* fixed in 1.7 - setting link speed (without autoconfiguration) did not work (allways 10Mbits was used)
* fixed in 1.8 - Bugfix: SFP Port information missing with SNMP on RB260GS - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=70264
* fixed in 1.8 - Bugfix: RB260GS: SFP LED diode (UD601) does not work - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749
* fixed in 1.8 - Bugfix: RB260GS: Setup SFP port for tags (trunk) / Traffic from/to SFP port has no tags (striped) regardless of the setting. - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p357387
* fixed in 1.8 - Bugfix: RB260GS: If i add 2 or more ACL rule - config file don't make export with button "Save Backup" (not tried with RB250GS) - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 49#p357749
* fixed in 1.9 - fixed logout not working / power down port, when it is disabled / fixed problem - RB260G wasn't reachable over VLAN
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - sometimes board did not reboot after upgrade
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - hosts tab stopped working if 0:0:0:0:0:0 was learned on RB250
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - broadcast correct uptime to it's neighbors
* fixed in 1.10 - allow to disable/enable auto negotiation on SFP port on RB260
* fixed in 1.10 - enable transmit on SFP port only when module with signal is detected (RB260)
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - port lock & lock on first did not work on RB260
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - port full duplex setting was set for wrong port on RB260
* fixed in 1.10 - fixed problem - port egress rate did not limit traffic properly on RB260
* fixed in 1.10 - added vlan-id to static host table (RB260)


acknowledged / being worked on
* none yet

Features
new:
* Feature: QnQ (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=44534)
* Feature: make the user login name configurable
* Feature: obtain Switch IP through DHCP
* Feature: DHCP snooping (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=52155)
* Feature: ACL for INPUT Chain (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=54778)
* Feature: Inversion parameters of ACL rules (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=55740)
* Feature: per-vlan fdb table / per-vlan hosts table - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p320895
* Feature: Forwarding database via snmp (with port/vlan) - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Feature: ROS version via snmp - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Feature: Forwarding database expiration (Is it FIFO?) - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Feature: Select/Deselect all buttons on vlan page - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Feature: Simple config file or publish the existing format for auto provision - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383
* Feature: Allow longer Passwords

acknowledged / being worked on
* Feature: SNMP: There should be 64-bit counter available
* Feature: IGMP Snooping (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=46480)
* Feature: Sort hosts by port (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=48499)
* Feature: Add description/name for ports (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=44693)
* Feature: Spanning-tree support (long development process)

not possible features (due to hardware limitations or inefficiency)
* Feature: CLI through SSH / or telnet (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=46480)
* Feature: SNMP: Version should be configurable(I prefer 2c or better 3 with simple user encryption for security)
* Feature: LACP Channels possible
* Feature: Remote Syslog

Hardware issues
* Hardware: Move the LED's to the front so that from front or top you can see the LED's. Applies to 750 family as well. - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383

+1 good job!

This is probably the place to add another request so here goes:

Make the user login name configurable. I'd like to change it from "admin" to something more suitable as per my username/password policy.

Thank you for the bug reports and feature requests.

We are working to fix the following bugs:

• SwOS SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation. is 1. Cisco, Planet, Linksys, 3com all has sysLocation.0
• SNMP: Values for "IF-MIB::ifSpeed.x" are wrong (Value: 100Mbits link=> 150 | 1000Mbit/s link => 152), needs to be 100000000 intead of 150 and 1000000000 instead of 152

Feature list to be implemented in future releases:

• SNMP: There should be 64-bit counter available
• IGMP Snooping
• Sort hosts by port
• Add description/name for ports
• Spanning-tree support (long development process)

Features that cannot be implemented due to hardware limitations or inefficiency:

• CLI through SSH / or telnet
• 802.1q Tunneling
• SNMP: Version should be configurable (2c or better 3 with simple user encryption for security)
• LACP Channels
• Remote Syslog (there is no local syslog neither)

How about fixing the discovery protocol while you guys are at it? Take a look here http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50595

Also will we be able to change the username? Last question, what is 802.1q Tunneling?

Thanks,
Jeroen

@kirshteins Thanks for your feedback, good support from mikrotik

I have updated my 1st post to reflect your feedback and what issues are not answered yet.
I hope this will help new customers.

Ronny

How about possibility to obtain IP via DHCP?
I use lot's of those switches for untagging few vlan's at the cable end, and get very soon very boring to assign IP for each of them manually.

Damn, I was kind of still hoping on LACP Channels and to a lesser extent remote syslog. The first feature does make more sense on a 8 or 24 port switch anyway:).

+1 to bugfixes pls:
SwOS 'Hosts' tab Web interface error (http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=44971)

updated 1st post to reflect resolved issues in version 1.6

If there is a bug missing or a feature, please give me a hint to the thread ,so that i can add this.
I think this summary is very good to have a short summary, without searching this entire forum

Ronny

Still a very valuable topic. I find myself checking it too often

Thanks

I have updated my 1st post to reflect new Feature Requests. If i miss something, please let me know.

Any Mikrotik guy here, that can give us some updates on the mentioned issues / requests in the 1st post ?
More customer communication ist better

Ronny

• Bugs/Issues:
• It is unclear what "LINK Enabled" does. Unchecking "Enabled" still shows a link even with reboot
  Is this a forwarding function and not an actual link function? If so, perhaps move it to Forwarding tab.
• Sort vlan appears to sort by string value, not integer value; i.e. vlan 200 precedes vlan 5.
• Web Interface errors persist, albeit vastly improved in 1.6; Reboot helps this and it gets worse over time.

• Requests:
• Forwarding database via snmp (with port/vlan)
• ROS version via snmp
• Forwarding database expiration (macs never expire currently)
  What happens when you get 2k entries? Is it fifo?
• Select/Deselect all buttons on vlan page
  If you have 20 vlans, you don't want to have to click 100 boxes.
• Simple config file or publish the existing format
  I just installed ~100 of these and although "click-click" works, I now have carpal tunnel in my mouse hand.
  I could have written a php script to spit out the configs with ip, hostname, etc. if the format was published.
  I would reverse engineer except it is subject to change.
• Move the LED's to the front so that from front or top you can see the LED's. Applies to 750 family as well.
  These zip tie perfectly in the RB450 rack mount bracket but the LED's can't be seen from the front.
  It seems silly to have the pwr and act on the front and link status on the top.
  A cheap light pipe can do this.

EDIT: Added ROS version via snmp
EDIT2: Added select-alls

Feature list to be implemented in future releases:

• IGMP Snooping
• Add description/name for ports

What about these features? When will the new version come? There is a multicasting HD video streaming available here on academic networks, so IGMP Snooping is necessary.

Probably the best place for a feature request.

I love my little rb250GS. But it would be nice to have a per-vlan fdb table, this would likely mean a per-vlan hosts table too.

Currently If I send the same mac out of 2 different port on 2 separate vlans the fdb flaps between them. A table per vlan would resolve this.

For example, if I have a router with 2 upstream cable modems (both have the same gateway mac) It wont work through the rb250gs.

Not sure if its feasible.

Hello,

ok, i have updated my first post and it should now reflect all answers, so the 1st post has the most overview so far, hopefully there will be a feedback from mikrotik, when we can expect a new firmware and whats in detail is worked on.

Any information will be honored, so please mikrotik, give us a sign on the process here

Thanks,
Ronny

Good to see you've updated . Although this part of the forum is kind of dead. I do also wonder whether SWOS is still being maintained...

Updated the thread title to reflect, that mostly this is RB250GS affected

I also contacted mikrotik support to get some information, whats up with SWOS and the new RB260GS and hope, i will soon be able to let you all know, what i have get back from the guys

Ronny

Hello,

got a response from janis:

Hello,

The development of SwOS is not cancelled but currently it is progressing very
slowly due to higher priority projects like RouterOS version 6 and Cloud Core Router.

There are no major software improvements in SwOS v1.7, it was released because of
hardware support for RB260GS. Besides SFP slot RB260GS has the same functionality
as RB250GS.

The differences between RB250GS and 260GS:
* RB250GS has Atheros AR8316 switch chip
* RB260GS has Atheros AR8327 switch chip and SFP slot

Ronny

Does the AR8327 in the new RB260GS finally address the VLAN limitations? As we know, the RB250GS doesn't support mixed tagged and untagged VLANs on the same port, supported as so called General or Hybrid mode in better switches - must be all untagged (Access) or all tagged (Trunk). It would be a shame to do a new HW design and not include this often requested feature.

RB260GS have a bug with setup to SFP port for tag (trunk).
Traffic from/to SFP port has no tags (striped) regardless of the setting.

Hardware issues
* Hardware: Move the LED's to the front so that from front or top you can see the LED's. Applies to 750 family as well. - http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 29#p290383[/quote]

we addressed this w/ a small addon to the device, as we developed a rack mount kit for the small soapboxes.
basically it works with all the 750 series routers and the 250gs. it mounts two devices into 1RU side by side.
it has light out support as well. so you can see the leds from the front. need to think how to do this with the 260gs though.

I didn't see a feature request for being able to label the ports. Please add the ability to label ports.

Thanks!

This is already in It was ak

It is under "acknowledged / being worked on":

* Feature: Add description/name for ports (viewtopic.php?f=17&t=44693)

Ronny

When I loaded version 1.7 on our switch, so to all NV2 joints increased the speed, but now I came several clients independently connect them falls when they play some online games on Steam.
Our surveillance system, but does not report any loss of packets. Even when I lowered directly from the client ping, so I did not see any packet loss, but the connection to the internet for a moment and then dropped again to work, it happens very quickly.

Will looks like a version 1.8 soon?

Thank you. I'd send you some supout.rif but do not know how to do it on the 250G.

Feature list to be implemented in future releases:
IGMP Snooping

almost 2 years from this posting.
I need clear answer, does SWOS have IGMP snooping in near future or not?

feature request:

Allow long passwords.
I tried a 38 character passphrase, the web interface replied with:
"ERROR:New password is too long"

Update in 1st post, integrated the changes for 1.8 and 1.9, removed informations for 1.8 pre-release and added 1.9 release info.

Ronny

Hello
As work on the IGMP snooping? Can we expect in the near future?
Best regards.

This is mainly a thread, where i bundle informations, for quicker access for all users. I do not work at Mikrotik.

Last message i get, was that, they are mostly working on ROS and so SwOS is not mainly focused, i hope this changes in the near future. Your best option is, to contact support (email) and post, what you get, so i can include it here )

Thanks ronny

Could any guy from mikrotik give us some info on these bugs / feature requests, so that all customers can see, that there is developing going on ?

update on 1st post for new SwOS 1.10 release

Don't upgrade RB260GS to version 1.10 !!!
I was upgrade form 1.9 to 1.10 and working all but past 1h total halt. Don't switching and GUI don't work. ;( bad work.
Any suggestion?

I have no issues with 1.10 on RB250GS and on RB260GS.

RB260GS has uptime: 42 days 21:39:14

Perhaps you should contact support through email (this forum is more a customer forum it seems, so emailing the support will be a better and quicker option for you).

HTH,Ronny

Now I'm back from v1.10 to 1.9, but RB260GS too working about 1h on power on and halt.
When RB260GS is halt LED blinkining on all port 1-4 and port SFP lights.
Maybe problem this is it only my hardware, don't know?
I will send RB260GS to mikrotik to the warranty.

i think that there should be a little bit of log ...
i would like to know if port is going down or up or flapping in let say 10 minutes ...
or that somebody was logging to switch during a day ...
simple but very useful

Please consider changing the entire vlan implementation UI in SwOS. Both graphically and logically.
Setting up vlans not only confusing but painful. Please take a look at dlink implementation (e.g. 3200 models).

Thanks.

would be nice to have syslog to remote host in SwOS