Subsections

1.1 DSLTOOL - DSL modem data recording and graphical display

1.1.1 Description

The package DSLTOOL records data from a DSL modem by the help to the 'collectd' daemon and stores it in a rrd databases. The Web-GUI of the fli4l router allows to display the generated graphs.
Among others the following data will be recorded and displayed:

1.1.2 Supported DSL modems

At this time only the DSL modems listed in DSLTOOL_MODEM are supported.

If your DSL modem is not supported, please send an eMail to check if supporting this modem type is possible.

To test the features of the DSL tools without having a supported DSL modem, it is possible to set DSLTOOL_MODEM to 'demo-adsl' or 'demo-vdsl' mode.

1.1.3 Configuration of the DSLTOOL package

The configuration is made, as of all fli4l packages, by adjusting the file
path/fli4l-3.10.3/<config>/dsltool.txt to meet your own demands.

OPT_DSLTOOL

The setting 'no' deactivates OPT_DSLTOOL completely. There will be no changes made on the fli4l boot medium or the archive opt.img. OPT_DSLTOOL does not overwrite other parts of the fli4l installation. To activate OPT_DSLTOOL set the variable OPT_DSLTOOL to 'yes'..

DSLTOOL_RRD

The setting 'yes' activates the data recording with the collectd daemon from the RRDTOOL package. The RRDTOOL package must be activated with OPT_RRDTOOL='yes' and the option RRDTOOL_UNIXSOCK='yes' must be set.

DSLTOOL_MODEM

Selects the DSL modem type. The variable can be set to the following values:

speedtouch
Thomson Speedtouch

ALCATEL/Thomson 5x6 and 7x6 modems/router with firmware version 5.x and 6.x

ar7
TI AR7

Modems/router based on Texas Instruments AR7 chipset family

bc63
Broadcom bc63xx

Modems/router based on Broadcom bc63xx chipset

conexant
Conexant

Modems/router based on Conexant chipset

vigor
Vigor Vigor

Vigor modems

vinax
Infineon Vinax

Modems/router based on Infineon/Lantiq Vinax chipset

demo-adsl
demo-vdsl
Demo modem (gives sample values)

In demo mode the variables DSLTOOL_HOST, DSLTOOL_USER and DSLTOOL_PASS are not evaluated but may not be empty.

DSLTOOL_HOST

Hostname or IP Address of the DSL modem.

Example:

    DSLTOOL_HOST='192.168.1.254'


Attention

, a network route to the DSL modem must be configured.

E.g. set IP_NET_3='192.168.1.1/24' and IP_NET_3_DEV='eth3' in base.txt. It is not sufficient to set PPPOE_ETH='eth3' only in dsl.txt. Don't forget to adapt the firewall rules to allow communication with the DSL modem.

DSLTOOL_USER

The user name for the telnet login to the DSL modem.

Example:

    DSLTOOL_USER='Admin'

DSLTOOL_PASS

The password for the telnet login to the DSL modem.

Example:

    DSLTOOL_PASS='Admin'

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