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      Perry
      last edited by

      if your .conf looks like this

      Subnets to collect statistics on.  Traffic that

      matches none of these subnets will be ignored.

      Syntax is either IP Subnet Mask or CIDR

      subnet 10.255.0.0/24

      Device to listen on

      Bandwidthd listens on the first device it detects

      by default.  Run "bandwidthd -l" for a list of

      devices.

      dev "rl0"
      dev "xl0"

      try deleting the xl0 line
      save and restart service

      /Perry
      doc.pfsense.org

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        Jonb
        last edited by

        This file was automatically generated by the pfSense

        package management system.  Changing this file

        will lead to it being overwritten again when

        the package manage resyncs.

        ####################################################

        Bandwidthd.conf

        Commented out options are here to provide

        documentation and represent defaults

        Subnets to collect statistics on.  Traffic that

        matches none of these subnets will be ignored.

        Syntax is either IP Subnet Mask or CIDR

        subnet 10.255.0.0/24

        Device to listen on

        Bandwidthd listens on the first device it detects

        by default.  Run "bandwidthd -l" for a list of

        devices.

        dev "rl0"

        ###################################################

        Options that don't usually get changed

        An interval is 2.5 minutes, this is how many

        intervals to skip before doing a graphing run

        Graph cutoff is how many k must be transfered by an

        ip before we bother to graph it

        #Put interface in promiscuous mode to score to traffic
        #that may not be routing through the host machine.

        #Log data to cdf file htdocs/log.cdf
        output_cdf true

        #Read back the cdf file on startup
        recover_cdf true

        #Libpcap format filter string used to control what bandwidthd see's
        #Please always include "ip" in the string to avoid strange problems

        #Draw Graphs - This default to true to graph the traffic bandwidthd is recording
        #Usually set this to false if you only want cdf output or
        #you are using the database output option.  Bandwidthd will use very little
        #ram and cpu if this is set to false.

        #Set META REFRESH seconds (default 150, use 0 to disable).

        This is strange because sometimes when you click access bandwidthd it doesn't load up anything. Then other time it will load but just say no details have been collected.

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          mgefox
          last edited by

          I have been testing bandwidthd and come to the following, for whatever it is worth.

          If I install Pfsense with xl0=wan and xl1=lan, bandwidthd will listen to wan.
          If I install Pfsense with xl0=lan and xl1=wan, bandwidthd will listen to wan. (Can be seen in system logs.)
          No logging of  in either case.

          However, if I go to interfaces assign and swap interfaces there, it works like a dream. But if I change any settings and save, bandwidthd goes back to listen to wan and stops logging.

          I tried to set the interface in the configfile with no luck. I did notice a notice stating that it will chose the first interface it seas, and that this is set in the startup script an will override the configfile.

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            jahonix
            last edited by

            Same behavior over here.

            I run pfSense with 3 NICs (Realtek…) with rl0 being LAN and rl1 assigned to WAN. rl2 is currently unassigned.

            A checkbox on the config page to tell bandwithd the port to listen on would be really helpful.

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              sullrich
              last edited by

              See the original thread.  There are many bugs in bandwidthd.

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                Omega
                last edited by

                As i posted yesterday IN the original thread before it was deleted, I cannot get the latest package to install.

                It just hangs on this step:

                "Executing custom_php_install_command()…"

                As i said, im not sure if its just me, but i could install the old package fine and i just thought id let you know.

                Cheers,

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                  sullrich
                  last edited by

                  @Omega:

                  As i posted yesterday IN the original thread before it was deleted, I cannot get the latest package to install.

                  It just hangs on this step:

                  "Executing custom_php_install_command()…"

                  As i said, im not sure if its just me, but i could install the old package fine and i just thought id let you know.

                  Cheers,

                  Upgrade to the latest snapshot.  I cannot reproduce this issue here.

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                    LawnMowerGuy1
                    last edited by

                    I have the same problem. It hangs on custom_php_install_command()

                    Heres the logs:
                    Feb 19 21:47:13 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for bandwidthd.
                    Feb 19 21:47:15 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: You should specify a interface for bandwidthd to listen on. exiting.

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                      sullrich
                      last edited by

                      @LawnMowerGuy1:

                      I have the same problem. It hangs on custom_php_install_command()

                      Heres the logs:
                      Feb 19 21:47:13 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for bandwidthd.
                      Feb 19 21:47:15 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: You should specify a interface for bandwidthd to listen on. exiting.

                      Update to the latest snapshot.

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                        sullrich
                        last edited by

                        Fixed a few installation issues as well.  Please try again

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                          LawnMowerGuy1
                          last edited by

                          Warning: fopen(/usr/local/bandwidthd/etc/bandwidthd.conf): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/pkg/bandwidthd.inc on line 172

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                            Omega
                            last edited by

                            Im still getting the "No Data to Graph Error" i was getting prior to the update. (though the updated version does install now again).

                            Log shows this:

                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Opening rl0
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Opening rl0
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.3.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.3.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Opening rl0
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.1.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.1.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: Opening rl0
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.2.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping
                            Feb 19 21:24:19 bandwidthd: log.2.0.cdf is corrupted, skipping

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                              LawnMowerGuy1
                              last edited by

                              I did:
                              mkdir /usr/local/bandwidthd
                              mkdir /usr/local/bandwidthd/etc
                              touch /usr/local/bandwidthd/etc/bandwidthd.conf

                              Now it installs.

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                                Jonb
                                last edited by

                                I have done an update so I will test it when I get home.

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                                  sullrich
                                  last edited by

                                  @LawnMowerGuy1:

                                  I did:
                                  mkdir /usr/local/bandwidthd
                                  mkdir /usr/local/bandwidthd/etc
                                  touch /usr/local/bandwidthd/etc/bandwidthd.conf

                                  Now it installs.

                                  That should not be needed.  The FreeBSD package has all of this in it..

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                                    Jonb
                                    last edited by

                                    Now I get a blank screen ??????

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