11: Configuring an Ethernet interface on a GW1000 router
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GW1000 Series User Manual
Issue: 2.3
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Web Field/UCI/Package Option
Description
Web: Name of the new interface
UCI: network.<if name>
Opt: config interface
Assigns a logical name to the interface. The network interface
section will assign this name (<if name>).
Type the name of the new interface.
Allowed characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _
Web: Protocol of the new interface
UCI: network.<if name>.proto
Opt: proto
Specifies what protocol the interface will operate on. Select
Static.
Web
Description
UCI
Static
Static configuration with fixed
address and netmask.
static
DHCP Client
Address and netmask are
assigned by DHCP.
dhcp
Unmanaged
Unspecified
none
IPv6-in-IPv4
(RFC4213)
Used with tunnel brokers.
IPv6-over-
IPv4
Stateless IPv6 over IPv4
transport.
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
protocol.
gre
IOT
IOT
iot
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol
l2tp
L2TPv3
L2TPv3 Tunnelling Protocol
l2tpv3
PPP
Point to Point Protocol
ppp
PPtP
Point to Point Tunnelling
Protocol
pptp
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet
pppoe
PPPoATM
PPP over ATM
pppoa
LTE/UMTS/
GPRS/EV-DO
CDMA, UMTS or GPRS
connection using an AT-style 3G
modem.
3g
PPP(PSTN-
Modem)
PPP v90 modem
pppmodem
Web: Create a bridge over multiple
interfaces
UCI: network.<if name>.type
Opt: type
If you select this option the new logical interface created will act
as a bridging interface between the chosen existing physical
interfaces.
Empty
Bridge
Configures a bridge over multiple
interfaces.
Web: Cover the following interface
UCI: network.<if name>.ifname
Opt: ifname
Physical interface name to assign to this logical interface. If
creating a bridge over multiple interfaces select two interfaces to
bridge. When using uci, seperate the interface names by a space
e.g. option ifname ‘eth2 eth3’.
Table 21: Information table for the create new interface page
Click Submit. The Interface configuration page appears. There are three sections:
Section
Description
Common Configuration
Configure the interface settings such as protocol, IP address, gateway, netmask,
custom DNS servers, MTU and firewall configuration.
IP-Aliases
Assigning multiple IP addresses to the interface.
DHCP Server
Configuring DHCP server settings for this interface.