13: Configuring an Ethernet interface on a GW1000 router
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GW1000 Series User Manual
Issue: 1.9
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13.3.2.2
Common configuration: advanced settings
Figure 51: The Ethernet connection advanced settings page
Web Field/UCI/Package Option
Description
Web: Bring up on boot
UCI: network.<if name>.auto
Opt: auto
Enables the interface to connect automatically on boot up.
0
Disabled.
1
Enabled.
Web: Monitor interface state
UCI: network.<if name>.monitored
Opt: monitored
Enabled if status of interface is presented on Monitoring platform.
0
Disabled.
1
Enabled.
Web: Override MAC address
UCI: network.<if name>.macaddr
Opt: macaddr
Override the MAC address assigned to this interface. Must be in
the form: hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh, where h is a hexadecimal number.
Web: Override MTU
UCI: network.<if name>.mtu
Opt: mtu
Defines the value to override the default MTU on this interface.
1500
1500 bytes
Range
Web: Use gateway metric
UCI: network.<if name>.metric
Opt: metric
Specifies the default route metric to use for this interface
(optional).
0
Range
Web: Dependant Interfaces
UCI: network.[..x..].dependants
Opt: dependants
Lists interfaces that are dependant on this parent interface.
Dependant interfaces will go down when parent interface is down
and will start or restart when parent interface starts.
Separate multiple interfaces by a space when using UCI.
Example:
option dependants ‘PPPADSL MOBILE’
This replaces the following previous options in child interfaces.
gre
option local_interface
lt2p
option src_ipaddr
iot
option wan1 wan2
6in4 option ipaddr
6to4 option ipaddr
Table 24: Information table for common configuration advanced settings