The below table has keys, descriptions and Fritz!Box configurations I've observed them on.
This makes it easier to estimate what interface you want to specify with --cap_interface.
The table has been assembled by observing various --show_interfaces outputs.
| Key | English | Deutsch | 7360 124 | 7490 124 | 7490 171 | 7490 178 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-ath0 | ath0 | ath0 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-ath1 | ath1 | ath1 | X | X | X | |
| 1-eth0 | eth0 | eth0 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-eth1 | eth1 | eth1 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-eth2 | eth2 | eth2 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-eth3 | eth3 | eth3 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-guest | guest | guest | X | X | X | X |
| 1-guest4 | guest4 | guest4 | X | X | ||
| 1-guest5 | guest5 | guest5 | X | X | ||
| 1-guest_ct1 | guest_ct1 | guest_ct1 | X | |||
| 1-guest_st1 | guest_st1 | guest_st1 | X | |||
| 1-lan | lan | lan | X | X | X | X |
| 1-ptm_vr9 | ptm_vr9 | ptm_vr9 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-tunl0 | tunl0 | tunl0 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-wasp | wasp | wasp | X | X | X | |
| 1-wifi0 | wifi0 | wifi0 | X | X | X | X |
| 1-wifi1 | wifi1 | wifi1 | X | X | X | |
| 1-wlan | wlan | wlan | X | X | X | |
| 1-wlan_guest | wlan_guest | wlan_guest | X | X | ||
| 2-1 | 1. Internet connection | 1. Internetverbindung | X | X | X | X |
| 3-0 | Routing interface | Routing-Schnittstelle | X | X | X | |
| 3-17 | Interface 0 ('internet') | Schnittstelle 0 ('internet') | X | X | X | |
| 3-18 | Interface 1 ('iptv') | Schnittstelle 1 ('iptv') | X | X | ||
| 4-128 | WLAN Management Traffic - Interface 0 | WLAN Management Traffic - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | X | X |
| 4-129 | HW (2.4 GHz, wifi0) - Interface 0 | HW (2.4 GHz, wifi0) - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | X | X |
| 4-131 | AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Interface 0 | AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | X | X |
| 4-132 | AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Interface 1 | AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Schnittstelle 1 | X | X | X | X |
| 4-137 | AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Interface 0 | AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | X | |
| 4-138 | AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Interface 1 | AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Schnittstelle 1 | X | X | X | |
| 4-141 | Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Interface 0 | Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | ||
| 4-142 | Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Interface 1 | Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Schnittstelle 1 | X | X | ||
| 4-143 | Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Interface 0 | Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Schnittstelle 0 | X | X | ||
| 4-144 | Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Interface 1 | Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Schnittstelle 1 | X | X | ||
| 5-161 | usb1 | usb1 | X | X | X | X |
| 5-162 | usb2 | usb2 | X | X | X | X |
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| 7360 124 | Fritz!Box 7360 manually setup: switch on LAN als doing VoIP |
| 7490 124 | Fritz!Box 7490 manually setup: router on fiber network |
| 7490 171 | Fritz!Box 7490 manually setup: router on fiber network also doing VoIP |
| 7490 178 | Fritz!Box 7490 xs4all default configuration: router on fiber network also doing VoIP |
Notes/explanation on some of these interfaces I've found or deducted. ??? or empty means I still need more information.
| Key | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1-ath0 | WLAN0: First physical Atheros WLAN controller | |
| 1-ath1 | WLAN1: Second physical Atheros WLAN controller | |
| 1-eth0 | LAN1: First physical Ethernet controller | |
| 1-eth1 | LAN2: First physical Ethernet controller | |
| 1-eth2 | LAN3: Third physical Ethernet controller | |
| 1-eth3 | LAN4: Fourth physical Ethernet controller | |
| 1-guest | ??? LAN bridge for guest access | |
| 1-guest4 | ??? | |
| 1-guest5 | ??? | |
| 1-guest_ct1 | l2tp client tunnel | |
| 1-guest_st1 | l2tp LAN2LAN server tunnel | |
| 1-lan | LAN bridge for regular access | all LAN traffic |
| 1-ptm_vr9 | PPPoE connection | |
| 1-tunl0 | ??? | |
| 1-wasp | ??? | |
| 1-wifi0 | ??? | |
| 1-wifi1 | ??? | |
| 1-wlan | WLAN bridge for regular access | |
| 1-wlan_guest | WLAN bridge for guest access | |
| 2-1 | Only when configured as router | on Fritz!Box 7360 in switch mode it never seems to show traffic |
| 3-0 | ??? Routing interface | |
| 3-17 | ??? Interface 0 ('internet') | |
| 3-18 | ??? Interface 1 ('iptv') | |
| 4-128 | ??? WLAN Management Traffic - Interface 0 | |
| 4-129 | ??? HW (2.4 GHz, wifi0) - Interface 0 | |
| 4-131 | ??? AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Interface 0 | |
| 4-132 | ??? AP (2.4 GHz, ath0) - Interface 1 | |
| 4-137 | ??? AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Interface 0 | |
| 4-138 | ??? AP2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, ath1) - Interface 1 | |
| 4-141 | ??? Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Interface 0 | |
| 4-142 | ??? Guest (2.4 GHz, guest4) - Interface 1 | |
| 4-143 | ??? Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Interface 0 | |
| 4-144 | ??? Guest2 (2.4 + 5 GHz, guest5) - Interface 1 | |
| 5-161 | ??? usb1 | |
| 5-162 | ??? usb2 |