Unclear how to get rx/rx rates for local (nearest) node

[tomchiverton]

#sudo ./plc/plcstat -t -i wlan0 -p 34:E8:94:D7:22:22 -s 0x00
 P/L NET TEI ------ MAC ------ ------ BDA ------  TX  RX CHIPSET FIRMWARE
 LOC STA 002 98:DA:C4:C4:BF:BC 3C:A9:F4:14:2C:58 n/a n/a QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS
 REM STA 003 34:E8:94:D7:22:22 54:80:28:57:D9:1E 116 095 QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS
 REM CCO 005 34:E8:94:D7:1E:44 04:81:9B:CE:8A:20 258 348 QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS

Nothing I try seems to get the tx/rx rates for the "LOC" node.

[sagittarius06]

I use this script myhomeplug.sh if it helps.

Usage: sudo myhomeplug.sh myinterface

#!/bin/bash
# Script to query a Powerline (HomePlug) network using open-plc-utils
# Network interface configurable via argument (default: enp2s0)
# Dependencies: open-plc-utils (plctool for QCA7420, like TP-Link TL-PA411)

# ANSI colors for the terminal
BLUE='\e[1;34m'
GREEN='\e[1;32m'
CYAN='\e[1;36m'
RESET='\e[0m'

# Network interface: argument or default to enp2s0
PLC="${1:-enp2s0}"

# Check if the interface exists
if ! ip link show "$PLC" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo -e "${BLUE}Error: interface $PLC does not exist on this system.${RESET}"
    exit 1
fi

echo -e "${BLUE}=================================================================================${RESET}"
echo -e "Ethernet interface used: ${GREEN}$PLC${RESET}"
echo -e "${BLUE}=================================================================================${RESET}"
echo

# Step 1: Identify the local adapter (CCO or STA)
echo -e "${CYAN}Details of the local HomePlug adapter connected to this PC:${RESET}"
echo
MAC=$(plctool -i "$PLC" -qr | awk '{print $2}')
if [ -z "$MAC" ]; then
    echo -e "${BLUE}Error: unable to determine the MAC address of the local adapter.${RESET}"
    exit 1
fi

# Display network info of the local adapter
plctool -i "$PLC" -qm "$MAC" > temp_network.txt
plctool -i "$PLC" -qI "$MAC" > temp_info.txt  # For NET and USR
CHIPSET=$(plctool -i "$PLC" -qr "$MAC" | awk '{print $3}')
echo "MAC Address: $MAC"
echo "Chipset: $CHIPSET"
echo "Network Name: $(grep 'NET' temp_info.txt | cut -d ' ' -f2-)"
echo "Adapter Name: $(grep 'USR' temp_info.txt | cut -d ' ' -f2-)"
echo "Role: $(grep 'ROLE' temp_network.txt | awk '{print $3}') ($(grep 'ROLE' temp_network.txt | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '()'))"
echo "TEI: $(grep 'TEI' temp_network.txt | head -1 | awk '{print $3}')"
echo "NID: $(grep 'NID' temp_network.txt | awk '{print $3}')"
echo "SNID: $(grep 'SNID' temp_network.txt | awk '{print $3}')"
echo "Detected Stations: $(grep 'STATIONS' temp_network.txt | awk '{print $3}')"
echo

# Step 2: List other adapters in the network
echo -e "${BLUE}=================================================================================${RESET}"
echo -e "${CYAN}Details of other HomePlug adapters in the network:${RESET}"
echo "(Adapters in power-saving mode are not displayed)"
echo

grep "station->MAC" temp_network.txt | awk '{print $3}' > maclist.txt
while read -r REMOTE_MAC; do
    if [ "$REMOTE_MAC" != "$MAC" ]; then
        echo -e "${BLUE}----------------------------------------${RESET}"
        plctool -i "$PLC" -qm "$REMOTE_MAC" > temp_remote.txt
        plctool -i "$PLC" -qI "$REMOTE_MAC" > temp_remote_info.txt  # For NET and USR
        REMOTE_CHIPSET=$(plctool -i "$PLC" -qr "$REMOTE_MAC" | awk '{print $3}')
        echo "MAC Address: $REMOTE_MAC"
        echo "Chipset: $REMOTE_CHIPSET"
        echo "Network Name: $(grep 'NET' temp_remote_info.txt | cut -d ' ' -f2-)"
        echo "Adapter Name: $(grep 'USR' temp_remote_info.txt | cut -d ' ' -f2-)"
        echo "Role: $(grep 'ROLE' temp_remote.txt | awk '{print $3}') ($(grep 'ROLE' temp_remote.txt | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '()'))"
        echo "TEI: $(grep 'TEI' temp_remote.txt | head -1 | awk '{print $3}')"
        TX=$(grep -A4 "station->MAC = $MAC" temp_remote.txt | grep 'AvgPHYDR_TX' | grep -o '[0-9]\+')
        RX=$(grep -A4 "station->MAC = $MAC" temp_remote.txt | grep 'AvgPHYDR_RX' | grep -o '[0-9]\+')
        BDA=$(grep -A4 "station->MAC = $MAC" temp_remote.txt | grep 'BDA' | awk '{print $3}')
        echo "TX Rate (to CCO): ${TX:-N/A} Mbps"
        echo "RX Rate (from CCO): ${RX:-N/A} Mbps"
        echo "BDA: ${BDA:-N/A}"
        echo
    fi
done < maclist.txt

# Cleanup
rm -f temp_network.txt temp_info.txt temp_remote.txt temp_remote_info.txt maclist.txt

echo -e "${BLUE}=================================================================================${RESET}"
echo -e "${CYAN}Useful Abbreviations:${RESET}"
echo "  BDA: Bridged Destination Address"
echo "  CCo: Central Coordinator"
echo "  NID: Network Identifier"
echo "  NMK: Network Membership Key"
echo "  SNID: Short Network Identifier"
echo "  STA: Station"
echo "  TEI: Terminal Equipment Identifier"
echo "For more details, see the open-plc-utils doc or http://www.homeplug.org/"
echo
exit 0

[tomchiverton]

That's nice, but like plcstat -t -i br0 it doesn't list rates for the nearest device:

This means you have run the monitor in two places and merge the results.

# sudo bin/myhomeplug.sh br0

Details of the local HomePlug adapter connected to this PC:

MAC Address: 98:DA:C4:C4:BF:BC
Chipset: QCA7500
Network Name: Qualcomm Atheros Enabled Network
Adapter Name: tpver_863112_170509_902
Role: 0x00 (STA)
TEI: 2
NID: 0F:F3:08:20:99:FF:0E
0
SNID: 0
Detected Stations: 3

=================================================================================
Details of other HomePlug adapters in the network:
(Adapters in power-saving mode are not displayed)

----------------------------------------
MAC Address: 34:E8:94:D7:1E:44
Chipset: QCA7500
Network Name: Qualcomm Atheros Enabled Network
Adapter Name: tpver_801132_170607_902
Role: 0x02 (CCO)
TEI: 1
TX Rate (to CCO): 288 Mbps
RX Rate (from CCO): 390 Mbps
BDA: D8:3A:DD:DD:2F:04

# plcstat -t -i br0 
 P/L NET TEI ------ MAC ------ ------ BDA ------  TX  RX CHIPSET FIRMWARE
 LOC STA 002 98:DA:C4:C4:BF:BC D8:3A:DD:DD:2F:04 n/a n/a QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS
 REM CCO 001 34:E8:94:D7:1E:44 D4:24:DD:10:E0:34 383 290 QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS
 REM STA 004 34:E8:94:D7:22:22 54:80:28:57:D9:1E 049 046 QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.2.3.32-00-20161104-CS
 REM STA 021 C0:06:C3:21:FF:F5 90:02:18:6D:E0:48 260 167 QCA7500 MAC-QCA7550-2.7.0.44-02-20190123-CS