From 2b3fe7a218b24bbc4c74d3574d139707ca8a857e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: belliash Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:15:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update description --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1bde77f..fc7a4a8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ # WAN Monitor & Failover Connection Manager +The wanmonitor package is an agent script that makes Multi-WAN configuration simple, +easy to use and manageable. It comes complete with failover setup supporting many +types of internet connections, including PPPoE and mobile connections. The uci +configuration file /etc/config/wanmonitor is provided as part of the wanmonitorpackage. + +The WanMonitor provides the following capabilities: +* provides outbound WAN traffic failover connection setup +* monitors primary link by checking interface status and repeated ping tests +* automatically routes outbound traffic to secondary WAN interface if primary is down +* automatically routes outbound traffic back to primary interface when it is available again +* easy to use and manageable configuration via single file +* up to 2 physical interfaces for easy load-balancing setups + # Configuration