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faq [2023/05/07 23:07] – [Device Support] -grammar hogwild | faq [2023/06/04 23:02] – [Netgear R-series] -added link to Installing FT HOWTO hogwild | ||
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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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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 it might represent Ethernet of WiFi | ||
- | * wlX: Identified a physical wireless interface and it's often associated to an eth reference | ||
- | * 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 | ||
- | NOTE: Things like additional SSID (Virtual Wireless) would create sub-interfaces so it's not uncommon to see interfaces called e.g. wl0.2, which represents the second alias on the first WiFi chipset. | ||
===== 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 " | ||
- | - The presence of content in the /www folder. Check this by issuing the command "ls -l /www" . | + | - The presence of content in the "/www" |
- The httpd daemon is running. Check this by typing "ps | grep [h]ttpd" | - The httpd daemon is running. Check this by typing "ps | grep [h]ttpd" | ||
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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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+ | After you' | ||