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admin-bwm [2023/05/13 22:04] – [Bandwidth Monitoring] -formatting-level 2 bullets, condense, clarity Save on shutdown hogwildadmin-bwm [2023/05/14 01:01] – [Bandwidth Monitoring] hogwild
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   * RAM (Temporary) - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history files to the router's RAM.    * RAM (Temporary) - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history files to the router's RAM. 
     * This is temporary storage, so contents will disappear after a reboot or crash.     * This is temporary storage, so contents will disappear after a reboot or crash.
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   * NVRAM - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history to NVRAM.   * NVRAM - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history to NVRAM.
     * NVRAM is permanent storage, but is often tiny on routers.     * NVRAM is permanent storage, but is often tiny on routers.
-  * JFFS2 - This will save monitoring files to a portion of flash RAM formatted with the Journalling Flash File System, a log-structured file system.  + 
-    * JFFS partitions are managed in the Administration/**[[:jffs|JFFS]]**  menu. +  * JFFS2 - This will save monitoring files to a portion of flash RAM formatted with JFS 
 +    * JFFS is a journalling, log-structured file system.  
 +    * JFFS partitions are managed in the //Administration///**[[:jffs|JFFS]]** menu. 
     * Storage space available depends on router specifications and which build is installed.     * Storage space available depends on router specifications and which build is installed.
     * FreshTomato and any JFFS2 partitions share storage space on the same chip.      * FreshTomato and any JFFS2 partitions share storage space on the same chip. 
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     * To avoid this, FreshTomato prevents you from allowing a firmware upgrade until JFFS is disabled.      * To avoid this, FreshTomato prevents you from allowing a firmware upgrade until JFFS is disabled. 
     * You must back up the data on your JFFS storage before a firmware upgrade.     * You must back up the data on your JFFS storage before a firmware upgrade.
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   * CIFS1 - This makes FreshTomato write bandwidth logs to the first external CIFS network share.    * CIFS1 - This makes FreshTomato write bandwidth logs to the first external CIFS network share. 
     * CIFS Client connections to CIFS shares are configured in the **[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.      * CIFS Client connections to CIFS shares are configured in the **[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu. 
     * CIFS is the Common Internet File System, a version of Microsoft's SMB networking protocol.     * CIFS is the Common Internet File System, a version of Microsoft's SMB networking protocol.
-  * CIFS2 - This will let FreshTomato write bandwidth statistics to the second external CIFS share. + 
 +  * CIFS2 - This will let FreshTomato write bandwidth statistics to the second external CIFS share.
     * CIFS network shares are configured in the Administration/**[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.     * CIFS network shares are configured in the Administration/**[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.
-  * Custom Path. This allows you to create a custom directory within the JFFS2 storage space. This is useful when you are also using JFFS2 for other storage tasks, and want to organize your storage into folders to separate data.+ 
 +  * Custom Path - This allows you to create a custom directory within the JFFS2 storage space.  
 +    * This is useful when using JFFS2 for other storage tasks, and you want to organize your storage into folders.
  
 (Default: RAM). (Default: RAM).
  
-**Save Frequency:**  This specifies how often Bandwidth Monitoring saves statistics. (Default: TBD). The more often data is saved, the less likely you are to lose it due to adverse events like power outages or crashes.+**Save Frequency:**  This specifies how often Bandwidth Monitoring saves statistics. (Default: TBD). The more often data is saved, the less likely it will be lost due to adverse events like power outages or crashes.
  
-**Save on Shutdown:**  Checking this makes FreshTomato immediately save bandwidth statistics if it receives a shutdown signal. This prevents data loss.+**Save on Shutdown:**  Checking this makes FreshTomato save bandwidth statistics immediately if it receives a shutdown signal. This prevents data loss.
  
 **Create New File:**  Checking this erases your current statistics file and creates a new one. This is useful when you switch storage media/locations (such as moving from RAM to CIFS). FreshTomato must create a new file in order for statistics to be saved properly. **Create New File:**  Checking this erases your current statistics file and creates a new one. This is useful when you switch storage media/locations (such as moving from RAM to CIFS). FreshTomato must create a new file in order for statistics to be saved properly.
  
-**Create Backups:**  Enabling this makes FreshTomato create backup statistics logs. These backups are put in the same folder as the original files, and given a .bak file ending. (Default: Disabled).+**Create Backups:**  Enabling this makes FreshTomato create backup statistics logs. The backups are put in the same folder as the original files, and given a .bak file ending. (Default: Disabled).
  
-**First Day of the Month:**  The number entered here sets the first day of the month for FreshTomato's bandwidth logs. For example, if you entered 3, FreshTomato would make the third day of each month the first day to be recorded for bandwidth monitoring. This is usually set at 1. However, it is handy for use on certain Internet providers, which log/bill for bandwidth starting on a day other than the first day of the month. (Default: 1).+**First Day of the Month:**  This number sets the first day of the month for bandwidth logs. For example, if you enter 3, FreshTomato makes the third day of each month the first day it records bandwidth monitoring. (Default: 1). This is useful with certain Internet providers, which log/bill for bandwidth starting on a day other than the first of the month.
  
-**Excluded Interfaces:**  Here you can specify the device name of any interfaces whose bandwidth you do not want to have monitored/logged. If you list multiple interfaces, the names should be separated with commas.+**Excluded Interfaces:**  Here you specify the device name of any interfaces whose bandwidth you don't want to have monitored/logged. If you list more than one, the names should be separated by commas.
  
  
admin-bwm.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/14 03:05 by hogwild

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