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===== Firewall ===== | ===== Firewall ===== | ||
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- | **Limit communication | + | |
- | | + | **Limit communication to: **This specifies the maximum number of requests per second to which the Firewall will reply. Setting a limit number is recommended to prevent DDoS attacks.\\ |
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+ | **Enable TCP SYN cookies: | ||
**Enable DCSP Fix: **Checking this enables a workaround for packet marking, a well-known issue related to DSCP when connected to Comcast. | **Enable DCSP Fix: **Checking this enables a workaround for packet marking, a well-known issue related to DSCP when connected to Comcast. | ||
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**Enable IGMP proxy** - Checking this enables the IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) service. | **Enable IGMP proxy** - Checking this enables the IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) service. | ||
- | LAN0 - LAN3 Specifies which bridges will be participate in IGMP using the router as a proxy between | + | LAN0 - LAN3 Specifies which bridges will participate in IGMP, with the router |
- | * LAN0 - Checking this specifies | + | * LAN0 - Checking this means the LAN0 bridge will participate in IGMP proxy. |
- | * LAN1 - Checking this specifies | + | * LAN1 - Checking this means the LAN1 bridge will participate in IGMP proxy. |
- | * LAN2 - Checking this specifies | + | * LAN2 - Checking this means the LAN2 bridge will participate in IGMP proxy. |
- | * LAN3 - Checking this specifies | + | * LAN3 - Checking this means the LAN3 bridge will participate in IGMP proxy. |
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- | **Enable quick leave** - This is a feature of IGMP v2. This allows the router to stop the streaming | + | **Enable quick leave** - This is a feature of IGMP v2 and later. Enabling this allows the router to stop streaming multicast to an IP address as soon as that device sends a "quick leave" |
- | **Custom Configuration** - This option allows you to set up advanced parameters for the IGMP proxy daemon. | + | **Custom Configuration** - This option allows you to set advanced parameters for the IGMP proxy daemon. |
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- | **Enable Udpxy** - Like IGMP proxy, Udpxy allows multicast communications between | + | **Enable Udpxy** - Like IGMP proxy, Udpxy allows multicast communications between |
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+ | **Upstream interface** - Here, enter the stream source is expected to live. (Default: blank). | ||
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+ | **LAN0/ | ||
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+ | **Enable client statistics** - Enabling this causes FreshTomato to collect statistics about Udpxy clients. | ||
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+ | **Max clients - ** This represents the maximum number of simultaneous Udpxy clients. Udpxy is is a lightweight protocol, and only works well for a limited number of clients. For this reason, you might want to impose a maximum limit. | ||
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+ | **Udpxy port**- This specifies the port on which you can recive Udpxy information from your router.\\ | ||
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+ | **Efficient Multicast Forwarding (IGMP Snooping) -** IGMP snooping makes the router' | ||
- | **Upstream interface** - Defines where the stream source | + | However, caution |
- | **LAN0/LAN1/LAN2/LAN3** | + | A common symptom of this is a network host (say, a Smart TV) which appears after it's powered on, but then " |
- | **Enable client statistics** - Enabling this causes FreshTomato | + | **Force IGMPv2** - IGMPv2 enhances IGMP with additional messages/ |
- | **Max clients -** Considering this is a lightwave protocol it works well for a limited number | + | Other features |
- | **Udpxy port**- This is where you can consult | + | Group specific membership query. The router |
- | **Efficient Multicast Forwarding | + | MRT (Maximum Response Time) field. This new field in query messages specifies how much time hosts have to respond to the query. |
- | **Force IGMPv2** - IGMPv2 enhances the IGMP communication supporting additional messages/ | + | Querier election process. When two routers are connected |