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Mario
nlbwmon looks nice but it shows some weird data on my setup. Values are many times lower that real traffic. No idea why traffic is not counted properly.
In other hand, collectd data are accurate but rrd graphs are not really what I'd like to see. Maybe there are some charts that use collectd data? Or just an idea to some side project :)
anonym
after installing I get "403 Forbidden error nginx/1.17.7" when I go to http://192.168.0.1/bandwidthd

How do I fix it?
anonym
1. Find where your nginx config file is located. Mine was at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
2. Either in the nginx.conf file directly or in an include file included by nginx.conf there will be a server block.
i.e. server {
}

3. In this server block make sure this line exists:
index index.php index.html;

4. Restart the nginx process:
service nginx restart (for older system V )
anonym
I looked for bandwidthd and luci-app-nlbwmon and I can't seem to find either of them on the package list in Luci. I think that's what the other person was talking about maybe? Help would be greatly appreciated as I'm a bit new to OpenWRT and Luci
Bernhard
Have you done an "Update List" in Software before searching?
anonym
Yes, I tried that. The button doesn't show up in the GUI under software for me (like this for example: https://forum.openwrt.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8b8d4310799f3f7d97a19654e51a3bf7894f1a3c.png), so I did it through the terminal. It said it updated the lists, but I don't notice any differences.

The packages are still not showing up. Thank you for your reply.
anonym
Any other ideas by chance? Maybe I'm missing something?
Bernhard
Does OpenWrt show the correct time and date in the overview? Have you tried logging into the router via SSH and installing the package from the command line using the opkg update && opkg install luci-app-nlbwmon command?
If none of these: It looks like there is something wrong with your installation?
Maybe a sysupgrade or a new flash firmware image can fix the setup?
anonym
Thank you for this, the screenshots are especially useful when comparing options.

Do you have, or plan to make, an updated version for 2023?
Bernhard
Thank you for your feedback. The mentioned options do not have an expiration date, so they are still valid in 2023 ;-) Do you miss something special? As I discover new possibilities I will add them and update the article from time to time.