Asus WRT total transferred data amount resets when reach 4GB

[daha76]

The problem

I have latest Hassio running in docker on RPi 3B+. I added AsusWRT integration but when I streaming/downloading the amount of transferred data can show maximum of 4GB and then it starts form 0. Looks like counter overflow.

Environment

arch | armv7l dev | false docker | true hassio | true os_name | Linux python_version | 3.7.6 timezone | Europe/Bratislava version | 0.104.3 virtualenv | false mode | storage resources | 0 views | 4

Problem-relevant configuration.yaml

asuswrt:
  host: 192.168.1.1
  username: admin
  password: !secret asus_router
  sensors:
    - upload
    - download
    - upload_speed
    - download_speed

Additional information

Link to the download sensor stats https://drive.google.com/open?id=10Nq5VoGWbOcAzAS7jLQm-ZlzfWGRuRQ9

[probot-home-assistant[bot]]

Hey there @kennedyshead, mind taking a look at this issue as its been labeled with a integration (asuswrt) you are listed as a codeowner for? Thanks!

[TheRogueZeta]

More information and history in #18643 that got closed due to inactivity.

[daha76]

Hmmm thanks for the info. As there is no solution, it looks like nobody cares. My router reports proper amount of transferred data and because there is a 4.3GB max value it looks like counter overflow. This overflow can be a risky or can cause memory leaks.

[kennedyshead]

I care about this, Its just that I have not found the solution yet ;)

[daha76]

Ok, THX ;-) Just a wrong assumption as the previous thread was closed because of inactivity. Sorry.

[wtzb]

Also able to reproduce this issue.

[robertormpc]

Im having the same issue, when the download and upload counter reaches 4.3gb it individually resets. I have Home assistant 109.6 and asuswrt to the latest version 3.0.0.4.385_20490 - router RT-AC88U.

I would love to have a proper meter for this.

Not sure if it helps, but at the post https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/18643#issuecomment-443043759 looks like @arigit found a workaround. Im not technically capable to perform it with such overview guidelines though. I holp there's a solution to this.

All the best,

[mwunderling]

Throwing my hat in the ring as I care about this as well. Having the same issue as the other commenters. This renders the upload/download sensor data meaningless. Would hugely appreciate any commentary whether a fix may be available "soonish" or if a viable workaround like using a template counter is possible.

[brunokelo]

I have the same problem.

[CoreyVidal]

I care about this. There's 2 threads I've been following for years now:

#18643 and #19002

Any ideas?

[automaton82]

I also have this problem. It appears the library aioasuswrt the following to get the RX / TX amounts:

_RX_COMMAND = 'cat /sys/class/net/{}/statistics/rx_bytes'
_TX_COMMAND = 'cat /sys/class/net/{}/statistics/tx_bytes'

The problem is that file is not accurate, and there doesn't seem to be any other way to get an accurate value out of it.

So at this point I think there's no way to solve this unless HA starts maintaining historical data for this, which is probably not ideal.

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[daha76]

It looks like nobody willing to fix this...

[ildar170975]

ASUS AC66U, ASUS AC68U - same problem:

[BaQs]

I suppose this issue is similart to what you could see in snmp: when the counter is "too high", it resets to zero. and does not increment itself.

[ildar170975]

It may depend on type of variable used to calculate traffic: if it is 32bit integer then the max value is 2^32=4294967296 which may be presented as ~4.3 (which is not actually right).

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[CoreyVidal]

This should not be closed.

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[mattmoo]

Would be good to see a solution.

[mattmoo]

Maybe one day this will be fixed, until then I added some sensors using the integration platform that seem to work okay.

- platform: integration 
  source: sensor.asuswrt_upload_speed
  name: asuswrt_upload_integral_total_mbit
  unit_time: s
  round: 0
  method: left
  
- platform: template 
  sensors:
    asuswrt_upload_integral_total_gb:
      friendly_name: "Upload total"
      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.asuswrt_upload_integral_total_mbit')|float / 8192) | round(1) }}" 
      unit_of_measurement: GB

      
- platform: integration 
  source: sensor.asuswrt_download_speed
  name: asuswrt_download_integral_total_mbit
  unit_time: s
  round: 0
  method: left

- platform: template 
  sensors:
    asuswrt_download_integral_total_gb:
      friendly_name: "Download total"
      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.asuswrt_download_integral_total_mbit')|float / 8192) | round(1) }}" 
      unit_of_measurement: GB

[ildar170975]

unit: Mbit

There is no such an option is the docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/integration/

float / 8000

I think it is better to use 8192

[mattmoo]

unit: Mbit

There is no such an option is the docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/integration/

Yes it is unnecessary, although that value is probably only consumed by the template sensor.

float / 8000

I think it is better to use 8192

You're probably right, although the error from the integration might well be larger than that.

I'll edit it.

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[ildar170975]

2021.12.8 - the issue is still present

[befantasy]

I thinks it's not a problem. It shoud be a “reset mechanisms” that prevent the value of counter goes too big. So, you should define a new sensor with a time window limatation by using "Statistics integration". For example: "Data transferred last hours", "Data transferred last day".

You can use the State Characteristic "change or total" to define a new number source sensor which record the increasement between the oldest and newest measurement stored.

[reference] https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/ https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/core/entity/sensor/#long-term-statistics

[iprak]

@befantasy I am unable to implement statistics sensors. Can you share your definitions?

[befantasy]

@befantasy I am unable to implement statistics sensors. Can you share your definitions?

Finally, I chose utility meter integration + apexcharts-card frontend to solve this problem. It's more flexible.

home assistant configuration.yaml

utility_meter:
  hourly_upload:
    source: sensor.asuswrt_upload
    name: Hourly upload
    cycle: hourly

  hourly_download:
    source: sensor.asuswrt_download
    name: Hourly download
    cycle: hourly

apexcharts-card

type: custom:apexcharts-card
update_interval: 2m
stacked: false
graph_span: 13h
span:
  end: hour
hours_12: false
header:
  show: true
  title: 网络流量
  show_states: false
  colorize_states: true
series:
  - entity: sensor.hourly_upload
    name: 上传
    type: column
    color: '#3397da'
    opacity: 0.6
    group_by:
      func: max
      duration: 1h
    show:
      legend_value: false
  - entity: sensor.hourly_download
    name: 下载
    type: column
    color: '#7b4a8d'
    opacity: 0.6
    group_by:
      func: max
      duration: 1h
    show:
      legend_value: false
apex_config:
  chart:
    height: 200px

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