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- | * You are in the right place. | + | * You' |
- | * Verify whether your device is supported by your router via the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page. Pay attention to the HW revision column and the notes. | + | * Go the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page and verify check whether your device is supported by FreshTomato. Read the HW revision column and the notes column. |
- | * Overall, the installation process is relatively safe. Depending on your hardware, there are a recovery procedures to try if things don't go as planned. However, please know that you are fully responsible for any risks involved in upgrading your device to FreshTomato. | + | * Overall, the installation process is relatively safe. Depending on your hardware, there are recovery procedures to try if things don't go as planned. However, please know that you are fully responsible for any risks involved in upgrading your device to FreshTomato. |
* You need to have an Ethernet connection between your client device and a LAN port on the router. | * You need to have an Ethernet connection between your client device and a LAN port on the router. | ||
* You must read and follow the [[firmware_basics_procedures|Installing FreshTomato]] section. This will guide you through all the steps needed. | * You must read and follow the [[firmware_basics_procedures|Installing FreshTomato]] section. This will guide you through all the steps needed. | ||
+ | * There is a lot of information on this wiki. Not all of it is where you might expect to find it. Take a good look around. | ||
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\\ A: FreshTomato supports a variety of devices. See the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page for more details. Keep a close eye on CPU speed, Ethernet port speed and WiFi speed. | \\ A: FreshTomato supports a variety of devices. See the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page for more details. Keep a close eye on CPU speed, Ethernet port speed and WiFi speed. | ||
- | Until recently, it would not have been possible to create new releases that support 802.11ax or newer WiFi standards. However, since Broadcom has released some details about their wireless drivers, FreshTomato developers are currently //in the planning stages// of writing firmware for at least one model with 802.11ax. Traditionally, | + | Until recently, it would not have been possible to create new releases that support 802.11ax or newer WiFi standards. However, since Broadcom has released some details about their wireless drivers, FreshTomato developers are currently //in the planning stages// of writing firmware for at least one model that supports the 802.11ax |
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The other subfolders such as K26RT-AC and K26RT-N contain dedicated builds, meant for specific router models. Unless you're experienced, | The other subfolders such as K26RT-AC and K26RT-N contain dedicated builds, meant for specific router models. Unless you're experienced, | ||
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+ | If you have a Netgear R-series router with Netgear firmware installed, you must first flash with one of the " | ||
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===== Device Name Defaults ===== | ===== Device Name Defaults ===== | ||
- | //Q: What are the common device names used to represent router interfaces/ | + | //Q: What are some common device names used to represent router interfaces/ |
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- | This might get quickly | + | |
+ | * ethX: is a physical interface. It can be used to represent Ethernet of WiFi interfaces. | ||
+ | * wlX: identifies a physical wireless interface. It is often associated with an eth reference. | ||
+ | * brX: is a logical interface. It bridges together two physical interfaces. | ||
+ | * vlanX: identifies a VLAN (a logical separation). | ||
+ | * tunXX: is an OpenVPN interface. (for example, tun13 = client3, tun21 = server1) | ||
+ | * tinc: is a logical tunnel interface used by tinc VPN technology. | ||
+ | * wg0: is an interface used by Wireguard. | ||
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+ | Some structures, like additional SSIDs (Virtual Wireless) will create sub-interfaces. For this reason, it's common to see interfaces with periods in them. For example, wl0.2 would represent the second alias of the first WiFi radio. | ||
- | * ethX: It's a physical interface | ||
- | * wlX: Identified a physical wireless interface | ||
- | * brX: Logical interface it bridges together physical interfaces. | ||
- | * vlanX: Identifies a VLAN (logical separation) | ||
- | * tunXX: it's an OpenVPN interface. e.g. tun13 = client3, tun21 = server1 | ||
- | * tinc: logical tunnel interface used by the tinc VPN technology | ||
- | * wg0: is the interface used by Wireguard | ||
===== Log Location Default ===== | ===== Log Location Default ===== | ||
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Read more at: [[https:// | Read more at: [[https:// | ||
- | ===== GUI is Slow or not Responding ===== | + | ===== The Web Interface (GUI) is Slow or not Responding ===== |
//Q: The GUI is slow. Is this normal?// | //Q: The GUI is slow. Is this normal?// | ||
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- Rarely, you might have multiple copies of FreshTomato' | - Rarely, you might have multiple copies of FreshTomato' | ||
- | If the GUI is completely unresponsive, | + | If the GUI is completely unresponsive, |
- CPU utilization. You can check this by running the " | - CPU utilization. You can check this by running the " | ||
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- | If you have the Original Netgear firmware installed, use these files to install FreshTomato | + | If you have the Original Netgear firmware installed, |
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