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The Dude

The Dude 7.20.1

  -  2.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    The Dude 7.20.6

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    MikroTik / External Link

  • Filename

    dude-install-7.20.1.exe

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of The Dude 7.20.1.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of The Dude or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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  • The Dude 7.20.1 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

- bgp - added output.network-blackhole setting
- bgp - do not auto-generate blackhole routes by default (introduced in v7.20)
- bgp - fixed inactive flag in GUI after instance disable/enable
- console - fixed ".id" printing when using "group-by" (introduced in v7.20)
- console - fixed relative path printing (introduced in v7.20)
- ike1 - fixed an issue where policies could be released too early before re-acquisition
- ipsec - improved driver stability
- ipv6,ra - fixed prefix unlinking from interface on configuration change and stop deprecating prefixes when the validity lifetime expires
- lte - fixed issue with firmware update for FG621-EA modem
- ppp - added support for KNOT BG77 modem firmware upgrade to version BG77LAR02A04_A0.301.A0.301
- qos-hw - always use qos-hw-offloading=yes for CRS812 device
- quickset - fixed issue where routes set by QuickSet did not appear in export
- route - improved stability
- routerboard - fixed non-running interfaces for CRS310-8G+2S+IN after booting to SwOS ("/system routerboard upgrade" required) (introduced in v7.20)
- sfp - improved interface link speed configuration for CRS812
- snmp - fixed SNMP trap messages being corrupted when sent to multiple targets
- switch - fixed "failure: cpu flow control not supported" (introduced in v7.20)
- webfig - fixed form closing with saving when pressing Enter key (introduced in v7.20)
- webfig - fixed interface settings and graphs (introduced in v7.20)
- webfig - improved container form loading performance when router has a lot of files
- winbox - fixed WinBox 3 application failure when opening IPv6/Firewall/Connection entry (introduced in v7.20)
- www - improved stability (CVE-2025-10948)