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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]] | + | * Check your device is supported by FreshTomato on the [[hardware_compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] \\ page. Read the HW revision and Notes columns there. |
| - | * Overall, the installation process is quite safe. Depending on your hardware, \\ there are recovery procedures if things don't go as planned. However, you are responsible for \\ any risks involved in upgrading your device to FreshTomato. | + | * 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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