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00,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * Xvfb :100 &
02,12,22,32,42,52 * * * * export DISPLAY=:100 && firefox-esr --new-tab URL_TO_nettest.html >/dev/null 2>&1
04,14,24,34,44,54 * * * * export DISPLAY=:100 && firefox-esr --new-tab URL_TO_speedworker.html >/dev/null 2>&1
06,16,26,36,46,56 * * * * export DISPLAY=:100 && firefox-esr --new-tab URL_TO_boomerang.html >/dev/null 2>&1
08,18,28,38,48,58 * * * * /home/pi/wireless.py >> ~/cron.log 2>&1
05,15,25,35,45,55 * * * * /home/pi/twping_parser.py >> ~/cron.log 2>&1 |
You have to modify the following parts of the crontab in lines 2-4:
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You should put the URL or IP address of the WTS in which the NetTest, speedtest and boomerang JS scripts are injected. Details about the configuration of the WiFiMon testtools are included in the WiFiMon Test Server (WTS) installation documentation. Following the assumptions/notations of the WTS guide, examples of the URLs for NetTest, speedtest and boomerang respectively are (i) https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/measurements/nettest.html, (ii) https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/measurements/speedworker.html and (iii) https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/measurements/boomerang.html.
Furthermore, open the terminal (as user "root") and enter the command: crontab -e. Add the following lines:
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03,13,23,33,43,53 * * * * python3 wireless.py
07,17,27,37,47,57 * * * * python3 twping_parser.py |
Line 1 Line 5 of the crontab is related to the streaming of wireless network interface metrics to the WiFiMon Analysis Server (WAS). Optionally, the intervals of the WHP measurements could be altered by appropriately configuring the crontab so that measurement are more or less frequent. The configuration of the crontab config given above sets up 10-minute intervals between the measurements of each test tool in a way in which there are no overlapping measurements.
Line 6 2 of the crontab is related to the streaming of TWAMP measurement results to the WiFiMon Analysis Server (WAS).
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