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status-devices [2024/03/02 22:10] – -condense Network Discover, Countdown timer hogwildstatus-devices [2024/05/07 02:17] – -format-remove one space before bullets hogwild
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 ====== Device List ====== ====== Device List ======
  
-\\ 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.+\\ The Device List menu 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 WiFi clients.
  
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-\\ **Interface:**  shows the interface on which the router sees the device. Since release 2021.3, this includes physical/logical interface name, and WiFi SSID.+\\ **Interface:**  shows the interface on which the router sees the device. Since release 2021.3, \\ this includes physical/logical interface name, and WiFi SSID.
  
-  * ''brX'' is a bridge representing the LAN. +  *''brX'' is a bridge representing the LAN. 
-  * ''ethX'' is an Ethernet physical interface.  +  *''ethX'' is an Ethernet physical interface.  
-    * This name might be used directly. +    *This name might be used directly. 
-    * This name might be used indirectly if a bridge, PPP, or VPN connection is associated with the interface. +    *The name may be used indirectly if a bridge, PPP, or VPN connection is associated with the interface. 
-  * ''vlanX'' is a virtual interface that will always be related to a physical interface.  +  *''vlanX'' is a virtual interface that will always be related to a physical interface.  
-    * For example, in the example above, vlan2 represents the WAN interface. +    *For example, in the example above, vlan2 represents the WAN interface. 
-  * ''wlX'' is a wireless radio interface.  +  *''wlX'' is a (main) wireless radio interface.  
-    * If you have Virtual Wireless set up, you'll probably have several of these. +    *If you have Virtual Wireless set up, you'll probably have several of these. 
-    * This will depend on the number of radios in your hardware. +    *This will depend on the number of radios in your hardware. 
-    * Virtual wireless interfaces will also appear here+    *Virtual wireless interfaces will also appear here. 
-    * Main wireless chipset interfaces are named as wlX+    *Virtual wireless interfaces are named as wlX.X . 
-    * Virtual wireless interfaces are named as wlX.X .+ 
 + \\
  
 WiFi-connected devices will appear under the interface name of the SSID to which they are connected . WiFi-connected devices will appear under the interface name of the SSID to which they are connected .
  
-Device names start at "0". The first WiFi adapter might be named "wl0". The second Ethernet adapter might be "eth1".+Device names start at "0". The first WiFi adapter might be named "wl0". The second might be "eth1".
  
 Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs). Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs).
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 Interface types include: Interface types include:
  
-  * Ethernet +  *Ethernet 
-  * WiFi (2.4GHz) +  *WiFi (2.4GHz) 
-  * WiFi (5GHz) +  *WiFi (5GHz) 
-  * Cellular 3G/4G/5G connection to ISP +  *Cellular/LTE 3G/4G/5G connection to ISP 
-  * PPPoE connection to ISP +  *PPPoE connection to ISP 
-  * Wireless client (to other router/AP) +  *Wireless client (to other router/AP) 
-  * Wireless bridge (to other router/AP) +  *Wireless bridge (to other router/AP) 
-  * PPTP client+  *PPTP client
  
  \\  \\
  
-WAN interfaces are shown with black and white inverted. A greyed-out power icon represents a device that is disconnected or off.+WAN interfaces are shown with black and white inverted. 
 + 
 +A greyed-out power icon represents a device that is disconnected or off.
  
-\\ **MAC Address: **This is the hardware address associated with the interface.+\\ **MAC Address: **is the hardware address associated with the interface.
  
-  * Clicking the MAC address opens a search to identify the hardware vendor, based on the device'OUI ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier|Organizationally Unique Identifier]]). +  * Clicking the MAC address opens a search to identify hardware vendor, based on the device OUI ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier|OUI]]). 
     * The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address.      * The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address. 
     * This function is useful only for factory-programmed MAC addresses.      * This function is useful only for factory-programmed MAC addresses. 
status-devices.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/02 17:33 by hogwild