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| faq [2024/10/22 17:12] – [How Do I Choose a Build? (build naming scheme)] hogwild | faq [2024/10/23 19:58] (current) – [The Web Interface (GUI) is Slow / not Responding] hogwild | ||
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| //Q: I'm new to FreshTomato. Where should I start?// | //Q: I'm new to FreshTomato. Where should I start?// | ||
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| - | * Go the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page and verify your device is supported by FreshTomato. \\ Read the HW revision and Notes columns there. | + | * Check your device is supported by FreshTomato on the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] |
| - | * Overall, the installation process is fairly | + | * Overall, the installation process is quite safe. Depending on your hardware, \\ there are recovery procedures if things don't go as planned. However, you' |
| - | * Use an Ethernet connection between | + | * Use an Ethernet connection between |
| - | * Read and follow the [[firmware_basics_procedures|Installing FreshTomato]] section. This guides you through | + | * Read and follow the [[firmware_basics_procedures|Installing FreshTomato]] section. This guides you through \\ the steps needed to install FreshTomato. |
| * There' | * There' | ||
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| * Fork name: FreshTomato. \\ | * Fork name: FreshTomato. \\ | ||
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| \\ This can become a complex topic rather quickly. In general, there will be physical interfaces, such as " | \\ This can become a complex topic rather quickly. In general, there will be physical interfaces, such as " | ||
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| - | * wlX: is a physical wireless interface. It is often associated with an " | + | |
| - | * brX: is a logical interface. It bridges | + | |
| - | * vlanX: identifies a VLAN (a logical separation). | + | * wlX - is a physical wireless interface. It is often associated |
| - | * tunXX: is an OpenVPN interface. (for example, tun13 = client3, tun21 = server1). | + | * brX- is a logical interface |
| - | * tinc: is a logical tunnel interface used by tinc VPN technology. | + | * vlanX - identifies a VLAN (a logical separation). |
| - | * wg0: is an interface used by Wireguard. | + | * tunXX - is an OpenVPN interface. |
| + | * tinc - is a logical tunnel interface used by the tinc function. | ||
| + | * wg0 - is an interface used by the Wireguard | ||
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| - | Some structures, like additional SSIDs (Virtual Wireless LANs) will create sub-interfaces. Thus, it's common to see interfaces with periods in them. For example, wl0.2 would represent the second alias of the first WiFi radio. | + | Some structures, like additional SSIDs (Virtual Wireless LANs) will create sub-interfaces. Thus, it's common to see interfaces with periods in them. For example, |
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| (See [[https:// | (See [[https:// | ||
| - | BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX/Linux utilities into a single small executable. It provides minimal replacements for most utilities you find in GNU coreutils, util-linux, etcetera. Generally, BusyBox utilities have fewer options than their GNU equivalents. However, the options included provide the expected functionality and behave much like their GNU equivalents. | + | BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX/Linux utilities into a single small executable. It provides minimal replacements for most utilities you find in GNU coreutils, util-linux, etcetera. |
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| + | Generally, BusyBox utilities have fewer options than their GNU equivalents. However, the options included provide the expected functionality and behave much like their GNU equivalents. | ||
| Read more at: [[https:// | Read more at: [[https:// | ||
| - | ===== The Web Interface (GUI) is Slow or not Responding ===== | + | ===== The Web Interface (GUI) is Slow / not Responding ===== |
| //Q: The GUI is slow. Is this normal?// | //Q: The GUI is slow. Is this normal?// | ||
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| To resolve these issues, please do the following: | To resolve these issues, please do the following: | ||
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| - Try a different browser. | - Try a different browser. | ||
| - | - Rarely, multiple copies of FreshTomato' | + | - Rarely, multiple copies of the web interface certificate |
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| If the GUI is completely unresponsive, | If the GUI is completely unresponsive, | ||
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| - CPU utilization. You can check this by running the " | - CPU utilization. You can check this by running the " | ||
| - | - The presence of content in the "/ | + | - The presence of content in the "/ |
| - | - 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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