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EdgeRouter - How to Disable IPv4 Offloading (Hardware Acceleration)
Overview
Readers will learn how to disable the IPv4 offloading features on an EdgeRouter.
NOTES & REQUIREMENTS:
Applicable to the latest EdgeOS firmware on all EdgeRouter models. Please see the Related Articles below for more information.
Device used in this article:
Disable IPv4 Hardware Offloading
CLI: Access the Command Line Interface.You can do this using the CLI button in the GUI or by using a program such as PuTTY.
1. Before making any changes, verify the current state of the various offloading settings.
show ubnt offload
IP offload module : loaded
IPv4
forwarding: enabled
vlan : disabled
pppoe : disabled
gre : disabled
IPv6
forwarding: disabled
vlan : disabled
pppoe : disabled
IPSec offload module: not loaded
Traffic Analysis :
export : disabled
dpi : disabled
version : 1.354
2. Disable the IPv4 traffic offloading.
configure set system offload ipv4 forwarding disable commit ; save
NOTE: IPv4 forwarding must be enabled in order to use the other (VLAN, PPPoE, GRE) offloading features.
Related Articles
EdgeRouter - Beginners Guide to EdgeRouter
EdgeRouter - Access the CLI from the Web UI
EdgeRouter - Hardware Offloading
Intro to Networking - How to Establish a Connection Using SSH
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