Manual:The Dude/Changelog

The Dude Version 3

v3.5:

• spectrum analyzer tool
• open files dialog sometimes could crash
• fixed log file management
• improved logs entries to include ip address if available

v3.4:

• fixed find
• improved unicode support
• minimal probe interval now 1 second

v3.3:

• improved dude admin and device password security
• fixed devices loosing dns names
• fixed snmp
• other fixes

v3.2:

• some status information in dude client could not be up to date in some cases
• fixed chart drawing - graphs sometimes could be drawn out of bounds
• fixed outages table - sometimes was selecting 'virtual memory' probe
• fixed running external tools - sometimes could crash dude client
• fixed compatibility with new routeros packages
• fixed dude web server on routeros could not work
• improved bandwidth conservation
• other fixes

v3.1:

• routeros dude supports multiple stores
• fixed occasional server crash
• fixed client crash in open/save file or color chooser dialog
• fixed client crash when closing some windows
• other fixes

v3.0:

• fixed - client could sometimes crash when scrolling a table
• fixed - search for unexisting items made dude unresponsive
• fixed - charts sometimes could show incorrect data
• other fixes

v3.0rc3:

• fix bug in web server introduced in previous release
• other bug fixes

v3.0rc2:

• routeros dude package is now independent from routeros version
• fixed bug - opening notification -> advanced tab was crashing
• fixed bug - dude could not handle large network map backgrounds
• other bug fixes

v3.0rc1:

• bug fixes

v3.0beta8:

• F11 puts any panel in fullscreen mode
• reworked font stuff, only uses fonts added to dude server for exact output on different clients (fonts have to be added to files just like images)
• routeros server can export maps/charts
• routeros web server can display maps/charts
• added many traslations, simple language choosing from 'Preferences'
• dropped support for windows metafile, not possible to render in routeros environment
• improved svg, png image support
• map, chart output to many new formats - bmp, jpeg, ps, svg
• drag&drop files to/from dude server and routeros devices
• drop files straight on routeros device in network map to upload
• server files can be organized in directories
• fixed bug - dude could freeze when opening device window
• fixed bug - dude server could stop polling
• improved mac mappings - refresh of mac mappings is distributed evenly across refresh interval to avoid traffic congestion
• many other bug fixes

v3.0beta7:

• improved pdf export
• double click in contents pane replaces all existing panes by default (configurable in Settings->Misc)
• improved dude server for routeros
• support for dude server on RB333
• server files support drag&drop
• handle client and server time differences correctly
• other bug fixes

v3.0beta6:

• 'show on map' feature available in context menu
• 'lock' feature to prevent moving items on map
• snmp profiles have try count and try timeout properties
• fixed copy/paste for network maps, logs, panels, charts, address lists
• fixed bug wasting a lot of network bandwidth
• other bug fixes

v3.0beta5:

• added week scale to charts
• fixed ping/traceroute from agents
• improved compatibility with some snmp agents
• time and date variables in notifications added
• improved filters
• some memory leaks fixed
• big images as network map background could not work
• many other fixes

v3.0beta4:

• mib modules shows missing imports if any
• routeros simple queues management
• horizontal scroll bar in lists and tables
• other ui improvements
• macaddresses are resolved to manufacturer names
• new snmp table - dhcp leases
• new ros tables - arp, route, dhcp leases
• mac to ip address mapping table
• devices can be binded to mac address
• polling of services can be disabled per service, device, map, globally
• dude server can work as service again
• added syslog server
• added mib modules for cisco wireless, canopy, alvarion, avantcom, colubris, smartbridges, ieee 802.11, redline, ceragon, wimax, orinoco, proxim, atmel, trango, tranzeo
• network map label refresh interval is now configurable
• bug fixes

v3.0beta3:

• copy and paste feature added to network maps and all lists and tables, also paste in text editor and you get xml configuration for later use
• discovery sometimes could stall
• fixed traceroute tool
• resolves dns names in traceroute and ping tools
• other bug fixes

v3.0beta2:

• added speech notification
• bug fixes

v3.0beta1:

• added TimeLastDown, TimeLastUp variables for services
• any list/table export to pdf
• automatic update works in wine environment
• added builtin funcion string_compare, string_find, string_substring
• reduced server <-> client network traffic
• dude agents - add other dude servers as dude agents to reach networks behind firewalls, offload polling work from server to agents
• support for snmp v3

The Dude Version 2

v2.2:

• fixed loading of maps, sometimes could stall
• fixed too many digits after comma bug
• other bug fixes

v2.1:

• fixed panels
• fixed builtin functions or, and, not
• fixed some bugs in web server
• other bug fixes

v2.0:

• web server could not work
• fixed import
• panels sometimes could become unconfigurable
• fixed memory leak with failing local connections
• minor fixes

v2.0beta12:

• fixed possible crash when discovering
• service counts could be accounted incorrectly
• fixed web interface link info bug
• fixed problem with secure web interface
• oid picker performs snmp walk as from server not client
• snmpwalk could use incorrect snmp profile
• other fixes

v2.0beta11:

• non-integer number output, builtin round function
• fixed rate function
• bug fixes

v2.0beta10:

• improved accuracy of network discovery
• bug fixes and performance improvements

v2.0beta9:

• many bug fixes

v2.0beta8:

• tables have selectable columns
• multiple dude servers accessible from one client (device window)
• improvements for wine
• bug fixes

v2.0beta7:

• new builtin function - execute. Allows to make probes and data sources based on return value or output of exeternal programs
• new builtin function - device_property. Allows to use device field values in functions
• many bug fixes

v2.0beta6

• new snmp oid chooser control
• many bug fixes

v2.0beta5:

• data sources can be fed by functions
• network map tooltips can evaluate functions
• crash reporter
• function probe - probes can containt very complex statements
• added cpu, memory, virtual memory, disk probes - graphs usage of resources
• ping function - pings host and returns rtt, size, ttl, error
• more builtin functions
• dude database could occasionally get corrupted
• other bug fixes

v2.0beta4:

• snmp profiles added
• discovery uses all snmp profiles to assign proper profile to device
• snmp version 2c support
• reworked panel stuff - have separate panel layout for each admin (optionally for each session), custom panels can be created, panels can be nested
• panels can be opened in separate window
• each email notification can specify SMTP server
• bug fixes

v2.0beta3:

• bandwidth test tool for routeros devices
• tools easily accessible from any ip address edit box
• tools accessible from any lists context menu that has ip or device in some column
• files on dude server can be saved on clients computer
• network map automatic export files are added to dude servers files

v2.0beta2:

• automatic map export leaked memory a lot
• dude uses default web browser to open web links
• big wireless registration table for routeros devices
• routeros packages can be disabled/enabled/uninstalled from dude
• tools can be easily performed on routeros neighbors from context menu
• open in new window option for submap context menu in network map
• services can be 'unacked'
• default zoom setting for network maps
• submap links offer all contained devices
• services show correct uptime/downtime
• configuration export could crash dude client
• fixed memory leaks, permission problems in web interface
• passwords cannot be cheated from web interface
• many other bug fixes

v2.0beta1:

• tools ping, traceroute, snmpwalk can be performed as from server
• tools ping and traceroute can be performed as from any router os device
• added terminal and remote connection (telnet/ssh/mac-telnet) tool for routeros devices
• force upgrade feature - ignore situations when router already has that version or not all packages are available on dude server
• upgrade accessible from network map context menu
• logic probe type added - group together many simple probes with logical elements and,or,not
• character encoding changed - server operates with utf8 encoded strings, web server shows correct characters
• remove resolved outages button added to outage table
• improved object window layouting
• improved window dependencies
• ctrl+Z, ctrl+Y work as undo and redo
• dude window could lose focus in some situations
• added support for other languages of user interface
• added fancy torch tool
• added ability to periodically export network maps to png or pdf
• easier input of some fields (combo boxes with common values)
• tree view for devices - represents parent/child relationships
• snmp mib parser - dude has mib database and can import new mibs
• improved snmp walk - oid names, organizes data in tree, nice tables etc
• oids can be selected via convenient oid chooser
• device and link labels on network maps can show values of any snmp variable
• per device and device type configurable tools menu

The Dude Version 1

v1.2:

• fixed web server
• fixed web server memory leak
• fixed dude client crash

v1.1:

• secure connections could crash server or client
• layouting of empty map could crash dude client

v1.0:

• fixed memory leak in server when using secure connections