EasyTether setup questions

Technical Support for Routers
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I am following the steps here: EasyTether - GL.iNet Docs to set up EasyTether on my Spitz 750 and android phone (paid for Pro version).

I have followed the steps and it looks like tethering is functioning. I can connect another device and do speed tests, access internet, etc.

Question 1: on the router Admin/Internet page there is no indication that Tethering is actually happening. Is this the expected behavior? Or should I see the Tether info active, as when I connect a tethered device manually, through this page?

Question 2: at the bottom of the setup pages referenced in the link above there is a last section ‘Interface Priority’. And it discusses setting these values:

option metric 10 wan (Ethernet)
option metric 20 wwan (Wi-Fi Repeater)
option metric 30 easytether (EasyTether)

To what ‘config interface’ should I add these lines? There are several ‘config interfaces’, and I do see one for easytether →

config interface ‘easytether’
option proto ‘dhcp’
option metric ‘30’
option ifname ‘tap-easytether’

So could someone please clarify the location (which config interface) addition of the option metric values listed in the installation web link above?

Thanks!

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The UI does not consider easytethering interface. So you cannot see it.

The metric value means priority of connection if you have multiple connection. A lower value means prior.

I think this is correct interface

config interface 'easytether'
option proto 'dhcp'
option metric '30'
option ifname 'tap-easytether'
3

When using EasyTether, do I also need to set the custom TTL rules in the Firewall? Something like this?

Aug 30, 2021
#start TTL rules
iptables -t mangle -I POSTROUTING -j TTL --ttl-set 64
iptables -t mangle -I PREROUTING -j TTL --ttl-set 64
ip6tables -t mangle -A POSTROUTING -o wwan0 -j HL --hl-set 65
ip6tables -t mangle -I PREROUTING -i wwan0 -j HL --hl-set 65
#end TTL rules

4

Sorry I don’t know. If default ttl is working you do not need to change it.