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--- device_list [2021/09/22 21:47]
hogwild [Device List]
+++ device_list [2021/12/26 00:46]
hogwild [Device List]-Changed SL to DR and corresponding description to DHCP Reservation
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 ====== Device List ======
-\\ The Device List displays an overall view of the devices connected to your LAN. Information is gathered from a number of different sources including DHCP leases, ARP tables, and Wi-Fi clients.
+\\ The Device List menu displays an overall view of the devices connected to your LAN. This information is gathered from a number of different sources including DHCP leases, ARP tables, and WiFi clients.
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   * ''brX'' is a bridge (representing the LAN).
-  * ''ethX'' is an Ethernet physical interface. This name might be used \\ directly, or it might be used indirectly if a bridge/ppp/vpn etc is associated with the interface.
+  * ''ethX'' is an Ethernet physical interface. This name might be used directly, or it might be used indirectly if things like a bridge, PPP, or VPN connection are associated with the interface.
   * ''vlanX'' is a virtual interface that will always be related to a physical interface. In the example above, vlan2 represents the WAN interface.
   * ''wlX'' is a wireless radio interface. If you have Virtual Wireless set up you'll probably have several of these depending on the number of radios available in your hardware (2.4 and 5GHz). Virtual wireless interfaces will also appear here. wlX is the syntax for the main Wireless chipset where wlX.X is the naming convention of virtual wireless interfaces.
-For WiFi-connected devices, the SSID to which they are will appear under the interface name.
+On WiFi-connected devices, the SSID they are connected to will appear under the interface name.
-In FreshTomato/Linux, device names start at 0. The first Wi-Fi adapter might be named "wl0". The second Ethernet adapter might be named "eth1". Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs).
+In FreshTomato, device names start at 0. The first WiFi adapter might be named "wl0". The second Ethernet adapter might be named "eth1". Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs).
 \\ **Media**: In this column, an icon represents the interface on which the device is connected and its connection status. Interface types include:
   * Ethernet
-  * Wi-Fi (2.4GHz)
+  * WiFi (2.4GHz)
-  * Wi-Fi (5GHz)
+  * WiFi (5GHz)
   * Cellular 3G/4G/5G connection to ISP
   * PPPoE connection to ISP
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   * Clicking on the MAC address opens a web search to try to identify the hardware vendor based on the device's OUI ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier|Organizationally Unique Identifier]]). The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address. This function is useful only for hardware default (factory-programmed) MAC addresses and will not work as expected with manually-configured MAC addresses as they can be arbitrarily assigned.
-  * [SL] stands for //Static Lease// and is a shortcut to the [[:dhcp_reservation|DHCP Reservation]] page, where you can assign a static IP reservation to the MAC address. From there, you can also enable static ARP mapping to the MAC address if desired to protect against [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_spoofing|ARP spoofing]] by ticking the **Bound to** checkbox.
+  * [DR] is for //DHCP Reservation// and is a shortcut to the [[:dhcp_reservation|DHCP Reservation]] page, where you can assign a DHCP Reservation to the MAC address. From there, you can also enable static ARP mapping to the MAC address if desired to protect against [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_spoofing|ARP spoofing]] by ticking the **Bound to** checkbox.
   * [BWL] is a shortcut to the [[:bandwidth_limiter|Bandwidth Limiter]] menu for the specified device, where you can limit the bandwidth of the device associated with this MAC address.
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 **TX/RX Rate** is the current transmit/receive link speeds between the router and the wireless client device. It is normal for these numbers to go up and down based on the activity level of the client device and the quality/distance of the signal.
-**Lease** displays the time remaining before the DHCP lease expires. If you hover over the lease time, a link appears which allows you to delete the current DHCP lease from the database, and deauthorize the device (if it's connected via WiFi). This can be useful when creating static IP reservations, to cause connected devices to refresh their previously automatically assigned IP to the new, manually reserved one:
+**Lease** displays the time remaining before the DHCP lease expires. The lease time text is also a hyperlink; clicking on it allows you to delete the current DHCP lease from the database, and deauthorize the device (if it's connected via WiFi). This can be useful when creating static IP reservations, to cause connected devices to refresh their previously automatically assigned IP to the new, manually reserved one:
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