MMM-NetworkScanner

Mykle1

thanks fir help. Stupid question - how?

You can delete your existing MMM-NetworkScanner folder, seeing as it’s not working for you. Then go here, where you’ll find previous versions:
https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-NetworkScanner/commits/master

I am using late January or earlier February. I can’t remember which and I’m not with my Pi right now. Note: I am using only IP addresses, not MAC addresses, but it works perfectly for me

zdenek

@Mykle1 thanks. Module starts, but “residents” doesn’t work for me.

MMM-NetworkScanner is scanning for ip addresses
Recived payload: [ { ipAddress: ‘192.168.1.11’,
name: ‘Mobile’,
icon: ‘server’,
online: true,
lastSeen: ‘2017-04-28T12:50:02.107Z’ } ]

So, device is online, but in Raspberry is “NO DEVICE ONLINE”

in config is:
residents: “Mobile”,

if I turn on “show unknow”, it lists about 10 devices in my net, include MAC belongs to 192.168.1.11

one more thing - the time of “last seen” (lastSeen: ‘2017-04-28T12:50:02.107Z’) is 2 hours lower compared to system time. It’s cause of time zone+winter/summer time. How to avoid the thime difference?

Mykle1

@zdenek said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

Module starts, but “residents” doesn’t work for me.

residents: [] belong inside the array. That is why residents: "Mobile", won’t work. However, I don’t fill the
residents:array at all, leaving it simply as, residents: [] See my config entry:

{
			disabled: f,
        		module: 'MMM-NetworkScanner',
        		position: 'top_left', 
        		config: {
			debug: false,
            		devices: [
                    	{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.2", name: "Dove", icon: "medkit"},
			{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.15", name: "BabyJesus", icon: "futbol-o"},
                    	{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.8", name: "BottlePop", icon: "globe"},
                    	{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.11", name: "Donna", icon: "venus"},
			{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.10", name: "Nikki", icon: "coffee"},
			{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.7", name: "Jason", icon: "fire-extinguisher"},
			{ ipAddress: "192.168.1.18", name: "MJD", icon: "child"}
                		],
            		showUnknown: false,
            		showOffline: true,
			showLastSeen: false,
            		keepAlive: 1200, // in seconds (20 min)
            		updateInterval: 30, // in seconds
            		residents: []
		}        
 		},

and the result:

I don’t know about your time issue, sorry.

zdenek

@Mykle1 You are the best! Thanks. Finally it works. The problem was with the array. But see home page of module https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-NetworkScanner - there is an example config and there is
residents: “Mobile”,
The only difference is that I’ve 1st icon and then name
The time difference i’ve to check. Thanks a lot
BTW, Hot to format text as code? If I tried the icon it place ```, than row
//my code
and again the same three signs. I tried to add row between the weird signs, but it’s normal text
Thanks

Mykle1

@zdenek said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

The only difference is that I’ve 1st icon and then name

Yes, I’ve changed mine to suit my liking.

BTW, Hot to format text as code?

To display code, wrap it in one back tick character (for inline code) or three back ticks (for code blocks).Note that the back tick character isn’t the same as the single quote — ’ — mark; the back tick is located on the same key as the ~ on most keyboards.

zdenek

@Mykle1 great, thanks. The last (I hope) question is about CSS - I would like to have online devices not white, but let say green. Or just “icon” to have green. Or just Name of device. (depends, what is easier) And the offline keep grey. Do you know, how to do that? Thanks

Mykle1

@zdenek

I see you started another topic and are getting assistance there. :thumbsup_tone1:

zdenek

@Mykle1 yep, sorry

Mykle1

@zdenek said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

@Mykle1 yep, sorry

No worries. I’m glad you are getting the help you need.

Peace

zeular

Hi
I’ve been playing a bit with this now and my phones come and go all the time, I have tested keepAlive from 120 - 1200 and updateInterval at 10.
My server that runs 24/7 also disappears sometimes (connected with cable).
I’ve added everything with macAddress, IP doesn’t work for me…

Mykle1

@zeular said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

doesn’t work for me…

Go up about 8 or 9 posts from here and you’ll see what I recommended to someone about using an earlier version.

zeular

@Mykle1 Aha, I thought the latest would work now.
I’m now testing a version from early February, seems to work but I must have “showOffline: true” otherwise “No device online”.

Mykle1

@zeular said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

“showOffline: true” otherwise “No device online”.

I use “showOffline: true” (see post above) so I don’t see that.

zdenek

@Mykle1 for me it works also weird. For my iPhone (7, latest iOS) and Samsung (Android - don´t knwo which version, but the latest supported by phone) it works perfect. But for iPhone (5S, lates iOS) of my wife it works “randomly”. When is she is at home, module sometimes detects her phone, sometimes not. Sometimes it works, but after some time it makes her phone oflline even she still at home, iPhone on wifi (if I run any app detecting devices in the same network - Fing on my iPhone - it detects her iP5S). Any idea?

zeular

@zdenek @Mykle1 For me, it’s the same error on iPhone and Android. I think the phones turn off WiFi or use some energy saving mode because they log on and off all the time when they are passive/inactive, When I keep the screen ON, they are visible all the time. Therefore, the “KeepAlive” is a “must have”.
Now that I use early Februray, it works better, the phones only log off sometimes when inactive.

But I would really like to hide devices that are not logged in, so you can add other friends and family who do not need to be visible all the time.

Mykle1

@zeular said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

But I would really like to hide devices that are not logged in, so you can > add other friends and family who do not need to be visible all the time.

I would like that, too, but that is out of my hands. You could post an option request to the author. I understand he is away at the moment. Or, better still, you could fork the repo and develop that feature yourself. Then send a pull request to the author and he might add it permanently to the module.

Mykle1

@zdenek said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

Any idea?

I think @zeular is right when he said, " I think the phones turn off WiFi or use some energy saving mode because they log on and off all the time when they are passive/inactive, When I keep the screen ON, they are visible all the time. Therefore, the “KeepAlive” is a “must have”.

So, try increasing the “KeepAlive” value

zdenek

@Mykle1 I also agree with @zeular but to increase KeepAlive (actually I´ve 5 minutes) will not give me accurate information. If person leaves, the system will give me wrong info for longer time). And as I said - weird is that to run Fing o iPad/iPhone and MyNet on Mac detects iPhone of my wife even module says she is offline. This module is perfect for me - when I came home I can immediately check, who is at home (I´ve quiet more kids than it´s common, so will be nice to know, who of them is at home) - so to get it works as good as possible is what I want…

zeular

@Mykle1 said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

@zeular said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

But I would really like to hide devices that are not logged in, so you can > add other friends and family who do not need to be visible all the time.

I would like that, too, but that is out of my hands. You could post an option request to the author. I understand he is away at the moment. Or, better still, you could fork the repo and develop that feature yourself. Then send a pull request to the author and he might add it permanently to the module.

I wish a could develop it my self… But I’m too bad at this. :)

Mykle1

@zdenek said in MMM-NetworkScanner:

so to get it works as good as possible is what I want…

Well, knowing what we know about the phones, you could try disabling the power-saving feature on them so that their wifi doesn’t drop off the network. This way NetworkScanner won’t “lose” them, theoretically. However, you’ll likely see huge battery loss on the phones.