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    • lohphatL Offline
      lohphat
      last edited by lohphat

      Because my SG-3100 is out in the open the flashing blue LED is distracting, so I simply entered a cron entry to turn the LED off after 20 minutes post-startup.

      */20 	* 	* 	* 	* 	root 	/usr/sbin/gpioctl 2 duty 0
      

      SG-3100 25.07-RELEASE (arm) | Avahi (2.2_7) | ntopng (6.2.0) | openvpn-client-export (1.9.5) | pfBlockerNG-devel (3.2.7) | System_Patches (2.2.21_2)

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        tjsober
        last edited by tjsober

        I just set up my new SG-3100 and all seems to be working fine. The right side diamond LED slowly flashes. However when I go to Diagnostics - Halt System and the system shuts down, I lose my connection as expected but the LED continues to slow-blink. I was expecting it to shut off. Is this normal?

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          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate @tjsober
          last edited by

          @tjsober said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

          I just set up my new SG-3100 and all seems to be working fine. The right side diamond LED slowly flashes. However when I go to Diagnostics - Halt System and the system shuts down, I lose my connection as expected but the LED continues to slow-blink. I was expecting it to shut off. Is this normal?

          There is an issue we're addressing on 2.4.4 where the OS is not completely halting on shutdown that may be related. The fix is partially in snapshots now but should be completely done shortly.

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            msf2000 @jimp
            last edited by

            I observe the same behavior of the last blue LED.... system shutdown does not stop the LED slow flashing. As a workround, i use ssh to shutdown if needed, which allows me to see when the OS is actually halted.

            I agree with @tjsober that it would be helpful if the last blue LED went dark once the system was properly halted. Perhaps this is something the watchdog timer can do?

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              msf2000 @wgstarks
              last edited by

              @wgstarks

              Got a working tcsh shell script. It updates the left LED to green, amber, red, or blue, depending on the gateway status of the WAN port. Should be easy to customize.

              #!/bin/tcsh
              #
              # This script updates the SG-3100 device's first LED with gateway status
              #
              #   php /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback gatewaystatus
              #
              set gw = `/usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback gatewaystatus | grep WAN `
              set gwping = `echo $gw | awk '{ ORS="  "; print $6 }' `
              set gwstatus = `echo $gw | awk '{ ORS="  "; print $7 }' `
              
              # based on gwstatus, set color of first LED
              # led a  -  led b  -  led c
              # 6 7 8  -  3 4 5  -  0 1 2 
              
              switch ($gwstatus)
              case "none":
              case "Online": 
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 0
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 128
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
                  breaksw
              case "down": 
              case "Offline":
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 128
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 0
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
                  breaksw
              case "highloss":
              case "loss": 
              case "highdelay":
              case "delay":
              case "Warning": 
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 128
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 32
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
                  breaksw
              default:
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 0
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 0
                  /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 128
              endsw
              
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              • wgstarksW Offline
                wgstarks
                last edited by

                @msf2000 said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                @wgstarks
                Got a working tcsh shell script.

                How/where should I install this? Needs to run at boot I'm guessing?

                Box: SG-4200

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                  msf2000 @wgstarks
                  last edited by

                  @wgstarks

                  Yes, upload the shell script as a file. (Root's home directory is fine.) Then, install the "Cron" package. Add the shell script as a cron job to run every minute.

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                  • wgstarksW Offline
                    wgstarks @msf2000
                    last edited by

                    @msf2000
                    Thanks. Looks like it's working.

                    Box: SG-4200

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                      dpasadis @wgstarks
                      last edited by

                      @wgstarks It would be great if the lights could serve 2 purposes:
                      (1) show boot status during a power-on or reboot (like they do now)
                      (2) show network activity on 3 network segments the rest of the time (WAN, LAN, OPT1)

                      If #2 was implemented, a glance at the firewall would tell us a lot about what's going on. It would be greatly appreciated.

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                      • wgstarksW Offline
                        wgstarks @dpasadis
                        last edited by

                        @dpasadis said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                        @wgstarks It would be great if the lights could serve 2 purposes:
                        (1) show boot status during a power-on or reboot (like they do now)
                        (2) show network activity on 3 network segments the rest of the time (WAN, LAN, OPT1)

                        If #2 was implemented, a glance at the firewall would tell us a lot about what's going on. It would be greatly appreciated.

                        This isn’t my code. It was provided by @msf2000.

                        Box: SG-4200

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                          msf2000 @dpasadis
                          last edited by

                          @dpasadis

                          1. You could install the "ShellCmd" package and have the LED script run on bootup, if you'd like.
                          2. Just rotate the device 180 degrees, and you'll see the network traffic. ;)

                          The script I wrote was more for users to see that the firewall is working, instead of power-cycling the pfsense unnecessarily when their internet is slow.

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                            dpasadis
                            last edited by

                            Thanks msf2000. I appreciate your contribution.

                            I like your first suggestion (and your second for different reasons).

                            I've done a lot of work on operating systems, including Unix/Linux, so I might be able to figure out #1 without spending a crazy amount of time on it. If I get a good result, I'll share it here.

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                            • Mr_AJM Offline
                              Mr_AJ
                              last edited by

                              Cool thread!

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                                z4xh
                                last edited by

                                I wrote some more comprehensive documentation on my blog, which explains the timings in more depth. https://www.zacharyschneider.ca/blog/post/2019/12/customizing-leds-netgate-sg-3100

                                Hope it helps!

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                                  jchonchi
                                  last edited by

                                  I took some of the information in this article and wrote a script that sets the LED colors based on network interface state and bandwidth usage.

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                                    KnowbuddyYuno @jchonchi
                                    last edited by

                                    @jchonchi Sounds useful. Does the script work as intended?

                                    I'm a complete moron when it comes to coding, so my risk tolerance is near zero.

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                                      styxl @jchonchi
                                      last edited by

                                      @jchonchi i am using the script, works like charm. Thanks

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                                      • jchonigJ Offline
                                        jchonig
                                        last edited by jchonig

                                        Very helpful thread.

                                        I re-wrote msf2000s script as a sh script and generalized it a bit.

                                        I use the left (circult) and middle (square) LEDs to monitor my two WAN connections.

                                        I also toned it down a bit so I don't need sunblock.

                                        You can find it here

                                        Thanks

                                        Jeff

                                        SG-4100
                                        SG-2100
                                        SG-1100

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                                          bldnightowl @msf2000
                                          last edited by

                                          @msf2000 This was working for a long time in 2.4.5 -- but doesn't seem to anymore in 21.02.

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                                            wgstarks @bldnightowl
                                            last edited by

                                            @bldnightowl said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                                            @msf2000 This was working for a long time in 2.4.5 -- but doesn't seem to anymore in 21.02.

                                            After reading the release notes I’m guessing this is the reason-

                                            
                                            Several abandoned and deprecated packages have been removed, including:
                                            
                                            OpenBGPD (use FRR instead)
                                            Quagga OSPF (use FRR instead)
                                            routed
                                            blinkled
                                            gwled
                                            
                                            

                                            Box: SG-4200

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