Remote monitoring using iOS?

[stephenw10]

You could do something crude, as I have in the past.
Create a file called, say. istatd.sh in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and put in it:

#!/bin/sh
#
#File to start istatd until a proper package is created.

/usr/local/bin/istatd -c /usr/local/etc/istat.conf -d

Set the file permissions so it can be executed. Cross your fingers and reboot.  ;)

Steve

[Mellowlynx]

I googled and found this :)

"Executing commands at boot time"

The hidden config.xml option <shellcmd>will run the command specified towards the end of the boot process.
Above the line, add a line such as the following:

<shellcmd>mycommand -a -b -c 123</shellcmd>

Where "mycommand -a -b -c 123" is the command to run. You can add multiple <shellcmd>lines to execute multiple commands. Save your changes and restore the modified configuration.</shellcmd></shellcmd>

(source: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Executing_commands_at_boot_time)

Did that, rebooted and YAY, it works :)

BIG thanks for your help! :)

[stephenw10]

Good call that's a better way to do it. Don't know why I didn't suggest that.  ::)

Screenshots (from your phone) to encourage others to try it?

Steve

[Mellowlynx]

Working on that :)

Here is a iPhone 5 screenshot

And here a iPad one

[stephenw10]

Nice.  :)

Steve