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      estaa
      last edited by

      I get this response whenever i try to start bandwidthd…

      Please start bandwidthd to populate this directory.

      How do I go about this coz I cant see the bandwidthd graphs

      Help please.
      bandwidthd1.jpg.png
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        phil.davis
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        I would be worth looking at this thread: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,49165.30.html
        and this GitHub change: https://github.com/phil-davis/pfsense-packages/commit/c918257082611cc9d9e9f9987a0a317d629885d7
        If you are on 2.1-RELEASE full install, that information might help you. I need to test a few permutations of 2.1 32 and 64 bit full installs to see what is really needed. My production systems are all nanoBSD CF card!

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          markn62
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          Is BandwidthD listed in Status, Services?  If so, is the service running?

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            estaa
            last edited by

            I get this response whenever i try to start bandwidthd…

            Please start bandwidthd to populate this directory.

            How do I go about this coz I cant see the bandwidthd graphs

            Help please.

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              markn62
              last edited by

              Difficult to help with repeated questions and no answers.

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                phil.davis
                last edited by

                1. What pfSense version are you running? (2.0.n or 2.1)
                2. 32 or 64 bit?
                3. full install or nanoBSD on a CF card?
                4. Status->Services - does it show bandwidthd is running?
                5. System Log - what bandwidthd messages are there?

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                  The_Librarian
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                  Apologies for resurrecting this thread.

                  I have the same issue as the OP, however, I'm able to add a few extra details and information :

                  pfSense version :

                  2.1-RELEASE (i386)
                  built on Wed Sep 11 18:16:22 EDT 2013
                  FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p11

                  2. 32-bit version

                  3. Full install (running as a virtual machine)

                  4. Status - Services do show bandwidthd is running

                  5. System log - the last few messages I have from bandwidthd is

                  
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Monitoring subnet 192.168.0.0 with netmask 192.168.0.0
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Monitoring subnet 192.168.48.0 with netmask 192.168.48.0
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Monitoring subnet 192.168.80.0 with netmask 192.168.80.0
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Opening em3
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Opening em3
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Opening em3
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Opening em3
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
Mar 6 10:43:03	kernel: em3: promiscuous mode enabled
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet
Mar 6 10:43:03	bandwidthd: Packet Encoding: Ethernet

                  I must add that it did work for about 4 to 5 hours before stopping. Now I only get the "has nothing to graph" message.  >:(

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