This tutorial is a bit more complicated compared to the other one, and you will have to have some technical knowledge.

First things first, you should check to see if your router supports SNMP. My Asus Router does, but the “logging” option is very basic and it was quicker for me to install a custom firmware than to faff around with the default system.

 

Set up syslog

apt-get install rsyslog

nano /etc/rsyslog.conf
uncomment -- 
	$ModLoad imudp
	$UDPServerRun 514

	$ModLoad imtcp
	$InputTCPServerRun 514

touch /var/log/asusrouter.log
root@raspberrypi:~# nano /etc/rsyslog.d/made.conf

	$template NetworkLog, "/var/log/asusrouter.log"
	:fromhost-ip, isequal, "192.168.1.1" -?NetworkLog
	& ~

nano /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate
	add -- 
		/var/log/netgear.log {
        rotate 7
        size 500k
        notifempty
        compress
        postrotate
                invoke-rc.d rsyslog rotate > /dev/null
        endscript
	}

service rsyslog restart
nano /var/log/asusrouter.log

Set up OLED

apt-get install -y python-smbus
apt-get install -y i2c-tools
	Interfacing options
	Advanced options
Enable SPI and i2c

apt-get install build-essential python-dev python-pip python-imaging python-smbus git
pip install RPi.GPIO


cd /root/
git clone https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_SSD1306.git
cd Adafruit_Python_SSD1306
python setup.py install
clone https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_SSD1306.git
cd Adafruit_Python_SSD1306
python setup.py install

nano shapes.py
	disp = Adafruit_SSD1306.SSD1306_128_64(rst=RST, i2c_bus=1)

python shapes.py

ctrl-c to cancel

apt-get install screen

now if you want to run shapes and exit out of ssh, run screen python shapes.sy and hit ctrl a+d, to resume screen type screen -r and to close, ctrl-c.

If you type i2cdetect -y 1 and you get a "no such file or directory" error, do not despair

Set up SNMP

apt-get install snmp
apt-get install snmp-mibs-downloader
download-mibs

snmpget -v2c -c public 192.168.1.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.1
	In throughput

snmpget -v2c -c public 192.168.1.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.1
	Out throughput

The ending .1 might not be correct for you, use snmpwalk to determine what network adapter you should be looking for --

snmpwalk -v 1 -c public 192.168.1.1

nano /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
	# Map 'wordbug' community to the 'ConfigUser'
	# Map 'public' community to the 'AllUser'
	#       sec.name        source          community
	com2sec ConfigUser      default         wordbug
	com2sec AllUser         default         public
	# Map 'ConfigUser' to 'ConfigGroup' for SNMP Version 2c
	# Map 'AllUser' to 'AllGroup' for SNMP Version 2c
	#                       sec.model       sec.name
	group   ConfigGroup     v2c             ConfigUser
	group   AllGroup        v2c             AllUser
	# Define 'SystemView', which includes everything under .1.3.6.1.2.1.1 (or .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1)
	# Define 'AllView', which includes everything under .1
	#                       incl/excl       subtree
	view    SystemView      included        .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
	view    SystemView      included        .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1.1
	view    AllView         included        .1
	# Give 'ConfigGroup' read access to objects in the view 'SystemView'
	# Give 'AllGroup' read access to objects in the view 'AllView'
	#                       context model   level   prefix  read            write   notify
	access  ConfigGroup     ""      any     noauth  exact   SystemView      none    none
	access  AllGroup        ""      any     noauth  exact   AllView         none    none

service snmpd restart

The Python code to use a Raspberry Pi as a bandwidth monitor is below —

import subprocess
import time
import Adafruit_GPIO.SPI as SPI
import Adafruit_SSD1306
import Image
import ImageDraw
import ImageFont

# Raspberry Pi pin configuration:
RST = 24

# 128x64 display with hardware I2C:
disp = Adafruit_SSD1306.SSD1306_128_64(rst=RST)

# Initialize library.
disp.begin()

# Clear display.
disp.clear()
disp.display()

# Create blank image for drawing.
# Make sure to create image with mode '1' for 1-bit color.
width = disp.width
height = disp.height
image = Image.new('1', (width, height))

# Get drawing object to draw on image.
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)

# Load default font.
# font = ImageFont.load_default()
font = ImageFont.truetype('Ubuntu-M.ttf', 14)
fontsmall = ImageFont.truetype('Ubuntu-M.ttf', 10)
fontmedium = ImageFont.truetype('Ubuntu-M.ttf', 12)

#Display Image
disp.image(image)
disp.display()


#print 'Press Ctl-C to exit'

#functions
def getSnmpData (oid):
	
	try:
		data = subprocess.check_output("snmpget -v2c -c public 192.168.1.1 " + oid, shell = True)
	except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
		data = e
	else:
		data = "unhandled error"
	return data;

def getSnmpInt (oid):

	try:
		data = subprocess.check_output("snmpget -v2c -c public 192.168.1.1 " + oid, shell = True)
		data = data.split()
		data = data.pop()
	except:
		data = "0"
	return int(data)

def getSnmpPIData (PIoid):

        try:
                PIdata = subprocess.check_output("snmpget -v2c -c public 127.0.0.1 " + PIoid, shell = True)
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as f:
                PIdata = f
        else:
                PIdata = "unhandled error"
        return PIdata;

def getSnmpPIInt (PIoid):

        try:
                PIdata = subprocess.check_output("snmpget -v2c -c public 127.0.0.1 " + PIoid, shell = True)
                PIdata = PIdata.split()
                PIdata = PIdata.pop()
        except:
                PIdata = "0"
        return int(PIdata)

def drawBar (x, barHeight):
	# parameters are x, y, end x, end y 
	# draw.rectangle ((x, height - barHeight, x + 10, height -1), outline=255, fill=255)
	draw.rectangle ((x, 32 - barHeight, x + 10, height - 32), outline=255, fill=255)

def drawBarLOW (x, barLOWHeight):
        # parameters are x, y, end x, end y
        draw.rectangle ((x, 32 + barLOWHeight, x + 10, height - 32), outline=255, fill=255)

def textRate (rate):
	rate = rate * 8 / 1000
	if rate < 1000:
		result = str(round(rate,1)) + 'k'
	else:
		result = str(round(rate/1000,1)) + 'm'
	return result

#defines
# oidInWan = '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.11' #32bit
oidInWan = '1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.11'
# oidOutWan = '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.11' #32bit
oidOutWan = '1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.11'
# oidInPI = '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.3' #32bit
oidInPI = '1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.3'
# oidOutPI = '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.3' #32bit
oidOutPI = '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.3'


lastInBytes = getSnmpInt (oidInWan);
lastOutBytes = getSnmpInt (oidOutWan);
lastPIInBytes = getSnmpPIInt (oidInPI);
lastPIOutBytes = getSnmpPIInt (oidOutPI);
lastTime = time.time()

maxRateIn = 86000000
maxRateOut = 24000000
PImaxRateIn = 50000000
PImaxRateOut = 24000000

#timed array vars
timerTime = time.time()
highestSpeedIn = 0
highestSpeedOut = 0
PIhighestSpeedIn = 0
PIhighestSpeedOut = 0
speedArrayIn = []
speedArrayOut = []
PIspeedArrayIn = []
PIspeedArrayOut = []
inMax = 0
outMax = 0
PIinMax = 0
PIoutMax = 0

while (1):
	time.sleep(2)
	draw.rectangle((0, 0, width, height), outline=0, fill=0)
	
	now = time.time()
	elapsed = now - lastTime
	lastTime = now
	
	#calculate rates in and out
	inBytes = getSnmpInt (oidInWan)
	currInBytes = (inBytes - lastInBytes) / elapsed
	lastInBytes = inBytes

	outBytes = getSnmpInt (oidOutWan)
	currOutBytes = (outBytes - lastOutBytes) / elapsed
	lastOutBytes = outBytes
	
	PIinBytes = getSnmpPIInt (oidInPI)
	currPIInBytes = (PIinBytes - lastPIInBytes) / elapsed
	lastPIInBytes = PIinBytes
	
	PIoutBytes = getSnmpPIInt (oidOutPI)
        currPIOutBytes = (PIoutBytes - lastPIOutBytes) / elapsed
        lastPIOutBytes = PIoutBytes


	# currPIinBytes = 'dog '
	#max rate last 24 hours calculations

	if currInBytes > highestSpeedIn:
		highestSpeedIn = currInBytes
	if currOutBytes > highestSpeedOut:
		highestSpeedOut = currOutBytes
	if currPIInBytes > PIhighestSpeedIn:
		PIhighestSpeedIn = currPIInBytes
	if currPIOutBytes > PIhighestSpeedOut:
		PIhighestSpeedOut = currPIOutBytes

	if now > timerTime + 3600:
		print '-----------------------------------------------------------------  time expired'
		timerTime = now

		speedArrayIn.append (highestSpeedIn)
		if len (speedArrayIn) > 23:
			del speedArrayIn[0]
		inMax = max(speedArrayIn)

		speedArrayOut.append (highestSpeedOut)
                if len (speedArrayOut) > 23:
                        del speedArrayOut[0]
		outMax = max(speedArrayOut)

		highestSpeedIn = 0
		highestSpeedOut = 0

		PIspeedArrayIn.append (PIhighestSpeedIn)
                if len (PIspeedArrayIn) > 23:
                        del PIspeedArrayIn[0]
                PIinMax = max(PIspeedArrayIn)

                PIspeedArrayOut.append (PIhighestSpeedOut)
                if len (PIspeedArrayOut) > 23:
                        del PIspeedArrayOut[0]
                PIoutMax = max(PIspeedArrayOut)

                PIhighestSpeedIn = 0
                PIhighestSpeedOut = 0

		#test output
		# for inSpd in speedArrayIn:
		 # print '--- ' + str(inSpd)
		# print 'inMax ' + str(inMax)

	#adjust these in each loop in case we find a faster speed
	inMax = max(inMax, highestSpeedIn)
	outMax = max(outMax, highestSpeedOut)
	PIinMax = max(PIinMax, PIhighestSpeedIn)
        PIoutMax = max(PIoutMax, PIhighestSpeedOut)

	#print str(now) + '    ' + str(timerTime)
	# print 'In: ' + textRate(currInBytes) + '\tOut: ' + textRate(currOutBytes) + '\tElapsed ' + str(round(elapsed,2)) + '\t\tInMax ' + textRate(inMax) + '\tOutMax ' + textRate(outMax)
	# print 'PIIn: ' + textRate(currPIInBytes) + '\tPIOut: ' + textRate(currPIOutBytes) + '\tElapsed ' + str(round(elapsed,2)) + '\t\tPIInMax ' + textRate(PIinMax) + '\tPIOutMax ' + textRate(PIoutMax)
	# print 'Hi In ' + str(highestSpeedIn) + '   Hi Out ' + str(highestSpeedOut)
	# print 'PIHi In ' + str(PIhighestSpeedIn) + '   PIHi Out ' + str(PIhighestSpeedOut)

	#draw graph
	inHeight = 0.0
	outHeight = 0.0
	PIinHeight = 0.0
	PIoutHeight = 0.0

	if currInBytes > 0:	
		inHeight = float(currInBytes * height / inMax)  #was maxRateIn
	
	if currOutBytes > 0:
		outHeight = float(currOutBytes * height / outMax)  

	if currPIInBytes > 0:
		PIinHeight = float(currPIInBytes * height / PIinMax)
	
	if currPIOutBytes > 0:
                PIoutHeight = float(currPIOutBytes * height / PIoutMax)

	drawBar (0, inHeight)
	drawBar (14, PIinHeight)
	drawBarLOW (0, outHeight)
	drawBarLOW (14, PIoutHeight)

	#write rates
	draw.text((31,24), textRate(currInBytes), font=font, fill=255)
        draw.text((76,24), textRate(currOutBytes), font=font, fill=255)
	
	draw.text((31,36), textRate(currPIInBytes), font=font, fill=255)
	draw.text((76,36), textRate(currPIOutBytes), font=font, fill=255)


	
	#max rates
	draw.text((31,0), textRate(inMax), font=fontsmall, fill=255)
	draw.text((76,0), textRate(outMax), font=fontsmall, fill=255)

	draw.text((31,11), textRate(PIinMax), font=fontsmall, fill=255)
        draw.text((76,11), textRate(PIoutMax), font=fontsmall, fill=255)


	from urllib2 import urlopen
	my_ip = urlopen('http://ip.42.pl/raw').read()


	cmd = "top -bn1 | grep load | awk '{printf \"CPU: %.2f\", $(NF-2)}'"
	MemUsage = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell = True )
	

	my_ipp = str(MemUsage)

	myword = my_ip
		
	draw.text((31,54), myword, font=fontsmall, fill=255)

	# import json
	# import urllib2

	# url="http://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice/GBP.json"
	
	# jsonURL=urllib2.urlopen(url)

	# jsonObject=json.load(jsonURL)

	# print jsonObject['bpi']['GBP']['code']
	# print jsonObject['bpi']['GBP']['rate']

	# draw.text((31,54), jsonObject['bpi']['GBP']['rate'], font=fontsmall, fill=255)

	disp.image(image)
	disp.display()

I’ve also added some python code to check your IP and to check the current bitcoin value. I have commented out the bitcoin, and plan to implement this another way.

Eventually I would like to have a bandwidth monitor and a bitcoin value checker on two separate buffers, and to then flip between the two buffers every ten seconds. This would not only be easier to read as I’d effectively double the screen space, but it would also lower the chance of getting screen burn (some people call it screen stamping.)

Make sure you download the adequate fonts and put them in the same directory as your python file. From there, run python nameofyourfile.py and ctrl + c to close.

For the OLED, I bought mine from Ebay. Make sure you get the wiring correct, sometimes the pins are in a different place.

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