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basic-network [2022/03/25 08:34] – add recommendation for Wireless Ethernet Bridge m_arsbasic-network [2022/05/27 19:52] – [Wireless Band Steering] m_ars
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 **Number of WAN ports**: This lets you select the number of WAN ports to be used on the device. On routers with only one physical WAN interface, options with WAN ports larger than one will be greyed out. This allows you to select only “1 WAN” on such devices. **Number of WAN ports**: This lets you select the number of WAN ports to be used on the device. On routers with only one physical WAN interface, options with WAN ports larger than one will be greyed out. This allows you to select only “1 WAN” on such devices.
  
 **Tune route cache**: for multiwan in load balancing mode - This is a suggested settings if two or more of your WANs have a weight higher than 0. Basically to improve the worload sharing some kernel tweaks are needed. Enabling this option you specifically affect the following: **Tune route cache**: for multiwan in load balancing mode - This is a suggested settings if two or more of your WANs have a weight higher than 0. Basically to improve the worload sharing some kernel tweaks are needed. Enabling this option you specifically affect the following:
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 <code bash> <code bash>
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 /bin/echo 512 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size /bin/echo 512 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size
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 **Check Connections Every: **This is a quick way to make FreshTomato automatically test the reliability of your WAN connection. (Default: Disabled). Choosing any setting other than [Disabled] will execute the Watchdog script. The Watchdog script uses ping or traceroute to test WAN connection status. **Check Connections Every: **This is a quick way to make FreshTomato automatically test the reliability of your WAN connection. (Default: Disabled). Choosing any setting other than [Disabled] will execute the Watchdog script. The Watchdog script uses ping or traceroute to test WAN connection status.
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 **Target 1: **Address of first host you want FreshTomato to ping regularly (Default: Google.com)\\ **Target 2:** Address of second host you want FreshTomato to ping regularly (Default: Microsoft.com)  \\   \\ **Target 1: **Address of first host you want FreshTomato to ping regularly (Default: Google.com)\\ **Target 2:** Address of second host you want FreshTomato to ping regularly (Default: Microsoft.com)  \\   \\
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 ===== WAN Settings ===== ===== WAN Settings =====
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 \\   \\  For more details, see: \\ [[https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-howto/32653-asus-rt-ac3200-smart-connect-the-missing-manual?start=0|https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-howto/32653-asus-rt-ac3200-smart-connect-the-missing-manual?start=0]] \\   \\  For more details, see: \\ [[https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-howto/32653-asus-rt-ac3200-smart-connect-the-missing-manual?start=0|https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-howto/32653-asus-rt-ac3200-smart-connect-the-missing-manual?start=0]]
  
-Wireless Band Steering is available starting with release 2020.8 .+Wireless Band Steering is available starting with release 2020.8 (only for ARM hardware).
  
 ===== Wireless (2.4 GHz / interface eth1) ===== ===== Wireless (2.4 GHz / interface eth1) =====
basic-network.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/21 17:54 by hogwild