[Beta] VNSTAT on Merlin; CLI, UI and email data use monitoring (install script offline for now)

[elorimer]

Wanted to give this a try and install. What am I doing wrong?

jadmin@RT-AC86U-07F8:/tmp/home/root# curl --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MartineauUK/vnstat/main/vnstat-install.sh" -o "/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh" && chmod
755 "/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh" && /jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh install
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 14 100 14 0 0 93 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 105
/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh: line 1: 404:: not found
jadmin@RT-AC86U-07F8:/tmp/home/root#

not there no more. Read up a bit https://www.snbforums.com/threads/b...ript-offline-for-now.70091/page-5#post-664211

 

[dev_null]

Wanted to give this a try and install. What am I doing wrong?

jadmin@RT-AC86U-07F8:/tmp/home/root# curl --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MartineauUK/vnstat/main/vnstat-install.sh" -o "/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh" && chmod
755 "/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh" && /jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh install
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 14 100 14 0 0 93 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 105
/jffs/scripts/vnstat-install.sh: line 1: 404:: not found
jadmin@RT-AC86U-07F8:/tmp/home/root#

The install script is offline, I'm sorry to say. I've reached out to @Martineau to discuss.

 

[JohnD5000]

The install script is offline, I'm sorry to say. I've reached out to @Martineau to discuss.

OK, Thanks. Hopefully this will be resolved soon

 

[ech]

So I installed this by hand, following the instructions (I think) at the github site and I'm getting data, but while the graphs are showing info, I'm not sure it's right... since the graph is showing data that doesn't match the command line output, and I've only been running it for a little over 3 hours:

# vnstat --hours
eth0                                                                     13:18
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-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------->
  |  14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13   
                                                                              
h  rx (MiB)   tx (MiB)  ][  h  rx (MiB)   tx (MiB)  ][  h  rx (MiB)   tx (MiB)
14        0.0        0.0 ][ 22        0.0        0.0 ][ 06        0.0        0.0
15        0.0        0.0 ][ 23        0.0        0.0 ][ 07        0.0        0.0
16        0.0        0.0 ][ 00        0.0        0.0 ][ 08        0.0        0.0
17        0.0        0.0 ][ 01        0.0        0.0 ][ 09       19.7       19.9
18        0.0        0.0 ][ 02        0.0        0.0 ][ 10      375.9      391.8
19        0.0        0.0 ][ 03        0.0        0.0 ][ 11    1,176.9      401.0
20        0.0        0.0 ][ 04        0.0        0.0 ][ 12    3,025.6      240.4
21        0.0        0.0 ][ 05        0.0        0.0 ][ 13      544.9      444.1

I don't see where the data for hours 7 and 8 could've come from.

 

[dev_null]

So I installed this by hand, following the instructions (I think) at the github site and I'm getting data, but while the graphs are showing info, I'm not sure it's right... since the graph is showing data that doesn't match the command line output, and I've only been running it for a little over 3 hours:


I don't see where the data for hours 7 and 8 could've come from.

When vnstats launches initially, it doesn't seem to check the nvram time sync status, and so it may capture the initial few minutes of data under UTC. I've observed this effect most obviously when it's late EST and I reinstalled and it shows me data use for tomorrow (!). It should happen only on the initial collection (I haven't observed it after a reboot).

There is a setting in the vnstat.conf called TimeSyncWait which allows one to specify "how many minutes to wait during daemon startup for system clock to sync time if most recent database update appears to be in the future". But this doesn't apply to the initial boot because there is no data to reference.

 

[elorimer]

When vnstats launches initially, it doesn't seem to check the nvram time sync status,

But I think Entware doesn't launch until the time sync takes place--at least when set up under Diversion.

 

[ColinTaylor]

and I've only been running it for a little over 3 hours:

Your command line output is from 13:18 which suggests the data set begins at ~10:00. Your image is from 08:13 and shows the 24 hours prior to that point. So I'm guessing the image is showing old data that you collected prior to deleting and recreating the database at ~10:00.

 

[ech]

Your command line output is from 13:18 which suggests the data set begins at ~10:00. Your image is from 08:13 and shows the 24 hours prior to that point. So I'm guessing the image is showing old data that you collected prior to deleting and recreating the database at ~10:00.

I had not used vnstat prior to today. And the timestamps were probably messed up somewhat due to TZ not being set in my command line nor the startup script for vnstat. I've added the TZ setting now and appear to be getting reasonable data currently. Still don't know where the original "extra" data came from, but it wasn't from running vnstat previously.

 

[QuikSilver]

What's the easiest and cleanest way to remove the script and start over if needed?

For context I have two versions mounted.....Version 0.0.1 (alpha) and another version 0.9.1 (beta). Would like to either remove them both to start over or just remove the outdated alpha. Thanks!

Edit: Fixed, apparently rebooting it fixed the duplicate mounting version issues.

 

[dev_null]

What's the easiest and cleanest way to remove the script and start over if needed?

For context I have two versions mounted.....Version 0.0.1 (alpha) and another version 0.9.1 (beta). Would like to either remove them both to start over or just remove the outdated alpha. Thanks!

Edit: Fixed, apparently rebooting it fixed the duplicate mounting version issues.

It's a good question nonetheless. For others desiring to remove, these steps should do it:

1. Delete the scripts associated with vnstat in the /jffs/scripts and /jffs/add-ons directories.
2. Remove the cron jobs (cru d job-name) - the job name is either vnstat_daily or vnstat_update
3. Remove the associated Entware packages (opkg remove package-name)
4. Reboot

 

[Rassal]

I am following this from Day1 and really look into getting this. But, i would like to know if at some point you'll have an integration into AMTM to get it installed/removed/updated?

 

[JohnD5000]

I am following this from Day1 and really look into getting this. But, i would like to know if at some point you'll have an integration into AMTM to get it installed/removed/updated?

Wouldn't that be up to the developer of amtm to decide to include it, not the developer of vnstat?

 

[QuikSilver]

Wouldn't that be up to the developer of amtm to decide to include it, not the developer of vnstat?

Its up to both as @thelonelycoder has a standard that has to be met before he allows any scripts to be incorporated.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Its up to both as @thelonelycoder has a standard that has to be met before he allows any scripts to be incorporated.

@dev_null and I had a little chat a while ago

 

[dev_null]

@dev_null and I had a little chat a while ago

After which I may have to eat a bit of crow, since my early comments were, um, seemingly premature...

Just need to get the script back (working on that as we speak). Well, teaching myself as we speak.

 

[Khadanja]

@dev_null Does this work if VLAN tagging? Currently traffic analyzer doesn't work for daily and monthly usage with VLAN tagging. If I disable it and put another modem to connect to ISP first and use Asus as only as AP then traffic analyzer works but I prefer not to do that.

 

[Khadanja]

Why does CLI show all interfaces and not just the default. nvram get wan0_ifname shows vlan10 but why it shows all interfaces? Also looks like in my case data is going through br0 & eth2?

 

[Jack Yaz]

Why does CLI show all interfaces and not just the default. nvram get wan0_ifname shows vlan10 but why it shows all interfaces? Also looks like in my case data is going through br0 & eth2?

Looks like you might have misconfigured the interface in /opt/etc/vnstat.conf

 

[Khadanja]

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Looks like you might have misconfigured the interface in /opt/etc/vnstat.conf

I put vlan10 there but if you look at the stats page, vlan10 is not showing much traffic although nvram get wan0_ifname shows vlan10.

 

[dev_null]

@dev_null Does this work if VLAN tagging? Currently traffic analyzer doesn't work for daily and monthly usage with VLAN tagging. If I disable it and put another modem to connect to ISP first and use Asus as only as AP then traffic analyzer works but I prefer not to do that.

I don't see a specific flag for VLAN in the vnstat documentation. Not to say it can't but it would seem to need to be associated with an interface. At least that's appears to be how this version of vnstat works.

Why does CLI show all interfaces and not just the default. nvram get wan0_ifname shows vlan10 but why it shows all interfaces? Also looks like in my case data is going through br0 & eth2?

As Jack says, this would seem to be a configuration issue. The conf file should specify the primary iface. Can you describe your setup/connection?