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basic-network [2024/02/21 02:19] – [WAN(x) Settings] -clarify Load Balance Weights 1 and 5 hogwild | basic-network [2024/05/07 03:37] – [MultiWAN] -condense, formatting hogwild | ||
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- | **Number of WAN ports**: | + | **Number of WAN ports**: lets you select the number of WAN ports to be used on the device. |
On routers with only one physical WAN interface, options with more WAN ports will be greyed out. You can select only “1 WAN” on such devices. | On routers with only one physical WAN interface, options with more WAN ports will be greyed out. You can select only “1 WAN” on such devices. | ||
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- | **Tune route cache**: | + | **Tune route cache**: is intended for MultiWAN configurations with load balancing. |
This setting is advised when two or more WANs have a weight larger than " | This setting is advised when two or more WANs have a weight larger than " | ||
- | **Check Connections Every: **This is an easy way for FreshTomato to automatically test WAN connection reliability. (Default: Disabled). Choosing any setting but [Disabled] will execute the Watchdog script. This sets how often the router pings to check it is still connected to the Internet. | + | **Check Connections Every: **is an easy way for FreshTomato to automatically test WAN connection reliability. (Default: Disabled). Choosing any setting but [Disabled] will execute the Watchdog script. This sets how often the router |
The Watchdog script uses ping or traceroute to test WAN connection status. | The Watchdog script uses ping or traceroute to test WAN connection status. | ||
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Choosing a setting other than Disabled will make " | Choosing a setting other than Disabled will make " | ||
- | * Target 1 -** **Here, enter the address of the first host to ping regularly | + | * Target 1 -** **Here, enter the address of the first host to ping (Default: Google.com) |
- | * Target 2 - Here, enter the address of the second host to ping regularly | + | * Target 2 - Here, enter the address of the second host to ping (Default: Microsoft.com)\\ |
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- | When configuring a router in a MultiWAN configuration, | + | When configuring a router in a MultiWAN configuration, |
For example: | For example: | ||
- | Let's assume we have 2x WANs with: | + | Let's assume we have 2 WANs, as follows: |
WAN0=" | WAN0=" | ||
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WAN1=" | WAN1=" | ||
- | At some point, WAN1 fails. As soon as this failure is noticed, WAN0 will bring itself to life and begin routing packets. Later, WAN1 recovers its connectivity. As soon as FreshTomato recognizes this, (within seconds or minutes), WAN0 will go back to idle status while traffic is rerouted through the resuscitated | + | At some point, WAN1 fails. As soon as this failure is noticed, WAN0 will activate (assigned with weight 1) and begin routing packets. Later, WAN1 recovers its connectivity. As soon as FreshTomato recognizes this, (within seconds or minutes), WAN0 will be set back to idle status while traffic is rerouted through the revived |
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- | A very important | + | |
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* This is usually only for advanced users. \\ \\ | * This is usually only for advanced users. \\ \\ | ||
- | **Shared Key: | + | **Shared Key: |
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- | **Group Key Renewal: | + | |
- | Starting with release 2023.5 | + | **Group Key Renewal: |
- | 1 sec up to 2592000 sec [for mips RT-N / mips-RT-AC and all ARM routers] | + | |
- | 0 => disabled | + | |
- | Releases up to 2023.4 can adjust | + | Starting with release |
- | 60 sec up to 7200 sec [all routers] | + | |
+ | In releases up to 2023.4, you can set this within the following limits: 60 sec to 7200 sec [all routers] | ||