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| basic-network [2024/11/06 04:20] – [LAN] -spelling hogwild | basic-network [2024/11/07 12:10] (current) – Noticed a few misspellings (settings, recommendations, etc.) johnrichard | ||
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| ====== Network ====== | ====== Network ====== | ||
| - | This page includes most basic settings needed to configure the network. It's divided into sections including MultiWAN, WAN Settings, Ethernet Ports Configuration, | + | This page includes most basic settings needed to configure the network. It's divided into sections including MultiWAN, WAN Settings, Ethernet Ports Configuration, |
| ===== MultiWAN ===== | ===== MultiWAN ===== | ||
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| - | When FreshTomato is in a MultiWAN configuration, | + | In a MultiWAN configuration, |
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| - | Giving each interface a Load Balance Weight adjusts how it participates in MultiWAN activities. | + | |
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| - | Load sharing is done on a per-session basis to avoid issues with interactive traffic like: | + | |
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| - | Using per-packet loadsharing isn't recommended in cases where link speeds vary. It would generate out-of-order packets, and in doing so, could make interactive traffic unusable. | + | Per-packet loadsharing isn't recommended in cases where link speeds vary. It would generate out-of-order packets, and in doing so, could make interactive traffic unusable. |
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| * DNS 2 - enter DNS server 2 address here. | * DNS 2 - enter DNS server 2 address here. | ||
| - | \\ Manually-set DNS servers can be helfpul | + | \\ Manually-set DNS servers can be helpful |
| **MTU: | **MTU: | ||
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| ===== Ethernet Ports State - Configuration ===== | ===== Ethernet Ports State - Configuration ===== | ||
| - | These settings | + | Settings here are for the Ethernet Ports State graphic in the [[status-overview|Overview]] menu. Link status, Link speed and Diagnostic information are shown for each port, . |
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| - | **Enable Ports State: | + | **Enable Ports State:** enables the Ethernet Ports State graphic. (Default: On). \\ \\ |
| - | **Show Speed Info: | + | **Show Speed Info: |
| (Default: On). \\ \\ | (Default: On). \\ \\ | ||
| - | **Invert ports order: | + | **Invert ports order: |
| - | This is useful when the sequence | + | This is useful when the order of display icons doesn' |
| ===== Wireless Band Steering ===== | ===== Wireless Band Steering ===== | ||
| - | This feature makes FreshTomato assess on which band a client device should connect, and then " | + | This feature makes FreshTomato assess on which band a client device should connect, and then " |
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| - | When enabled, these settings are saved to NVRAM, then replicated from the first wireless | + | When enabled, these settings are saved to NVRAM, then replicated from the first WiFi radio to all other radios: |
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| - | **Enable Wireless: | + | **Enable Wireless:** enables the 2.4 GHz WiFi interface. When unchecked disables that interface. \\ \\ |
| - | **MAC Address: | + | **MAC Address: |
| Clicking this takes you to the [[: | Clicking this takes you to the [[: | ||
| - | **Wireless Mode: | + | **Wireless Mode: |
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| | **Wireless Mode** | | **Wireless Mode** | ||
| - | | \\ Access Point | \\ The (default) setting, | + | | \\ Access Point | \\ The (default) setting, |
| - | | \\ Access Point WDS | \\ Sets the router in " | + | | \\ Access Point WDS | \\ Sets the router in " |
| - | | \\ Wireless Client | + | | \\ Wireless Client |
| | \\ Wireless Ethernet Bridge | | \\ Wireless Ethernet Bridge | ||
| - | | \\ Media Bridge Mode | \\ Configures FreshTomato to connect to another router/ | + | | \\ Media Bridge Mode | \\ Configures FreshTomato to connect to another router/ |
| | \\ WDS | \\ Serve as a [[https:// | | \\ WDS | \\ Serve as a [[https:// | ||
| | //Table derived from (Creative Commons) Wikibooks - “Tomato Firmware/ | | //Table derived from (Creative Commons) Wikibooks - “Tomato Firmware/ | ||
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| \\ \\ | \\ \\ | ||
| - | **Wireless Network Mode: **select | + | **Wireless Network Mode: **selects |
| The network modes available here will depend on your hardware. | The network modes available here will depend on your hardware. | ||
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| - | **SSID: | + | **SSID:** the network name (Service Set IDentifier) for the 2.4 GHz WiFi interface. |
| - | For security, don't include personal identity, address, location, or equipment type. Single dictionary words are also very poor for security. | + | For security, don't include personal identity/address/location/equipment type. Single dictionary words are also poor for security. |
| (Default: FreshTomatoXX, | (Default: FreshTomatoXX, | ||
| - | **Broadcast: | + | **Broadcast: |
| This “announces” the SSID, so it's easy to find and connect to. | This “announces” the SSID, so it's easy to find and connect to. | ||
| - | SSIDs are easily sniffed with common | + | Common |
| - | **Channel: | + | **Channel: **the channel on which the 2.4 GHz interface operates. |
| Generally, choose a different channel than your neighbours' | Generally, choose a different channel than your neighbours' | ||
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| - | * Auto* - This default is generally safe unless there' | + | * Auto* - this default is generally safe unless there' |
| * Channel - lets you manually choose available channels on the band. \\ Unavailable channels won't appear. \\ \\ | * Channel - lets you manually choose available channels on the band. \\ Unavailable channels won't appear. \\ \\ | ||
| - | **Channel Width: | + | **Channel Width:** lets you choose the (frequency) width of the channel. |
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| 802.11n can use 40 MHz channel width, but to maintain legacy compatibility, | 802.11n can use 40 MHz channel width, but to maintain legacy compatibility, | ||
| - | **Control Sideband: | + | **Control Sideband:** lets you choose whether the sideband channel used is above (Upper) or below (Lower) the main channel. |
| (Default: Upper). This is only available If 20 or 40 Channel Width is selected. | (Default: Upper). This is only available If 20 or 40 Channel Width is selected. | ||
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| * Lower\\ \\ | * Lower\\ \\ | ||
| - | **Security**: | + | **Security**: |
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| **SSID: | **SSID: | ||
| - | For security, don't include personal words/ | + | For security, don't include personal words/ |
| **Broadcast: | **Broadcast: | ||
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