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Version: 7.25

detect-internet

interface/detect-internet​

Type: Settings Directory

Settings of Detect Internet, which gives each interface of detect-interface-list a state (see state) from its link, the routes through it and whether cloud.mikrotik.com answers on UDP port 30000 through it, and adds the interfaces to the LAN, WAN and internet interface lists set here. See Detect Internet.

ArgumentTypeDescription
detect-interface-listenumInterface list whose interfaces Detect Internet watches. none turns Detect Internet off. Default: none.
lan-interface-listenumInterface list that gets the interfaces in the lan state as dynamic members, with the comment LAN detected. Default: none.
wan-interface-listenumInterface list that gets the interfaces in the wan state as dynamic members, with the comment WAN detected. Default: none.
internet-interface-listenumInterface list that gets the interfaces in the internet state as dynamic members, with the comment INTERNET detected. Default: none.
request-intervaltimeSets how often the router checks the cloud: it sends its UDP message to cloud.mikrotik.com at half of this interval, about every minute with 2m. With the default, an internet interface falls back to wan after about 4 minutes without an answer. Range: 1m..1d. Default: 2m.