Rainmeter 4.5.2 Having issues with NetIn NetOut after update

[Sh8dyDan]

Having issues with the update to 4.5.2.

NetIn and NetOut are not working correctly.

I also did a fresh install and reset statics.

4.5.0 Works great.

4.5.2 Does not report NetIn and NetOut correctly. And it appears to switch the interface index numbers. WiFi meter is displaying Ethernet NetIn stats and Ethernet is displaying Wifi NetIn stats. Totals for Wi-Fi are blank.

I've attached the skin am using. It's something I created.

In the Variables.inc file under Network you can input your index numbers for your network interfaces. See this link to find them https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?t=12248.

Thank you.
Dan

[jsmorley]

The "index" numbers are obtained a bit differently in 4.5.2 than they were in earlier versions.

I strongly recommend that you set SysInfoData=Best on all SysInfo and NetIn/NetOut measures accessing network stuff. If you set DynamicVariables=1 on the measures, the meaning of "Best" will automatically change when you switch between ethernet and wifi.

If you really want to use the index numbers, you can get the current correct ones by opening Powershell, and pasting in:

Get-NetAdapter -Name * -IncludeHidden | format-list -property "Name", "InterfaceDescription", "InterfaceIndex"

However, I warn that those numbers can be changed by Windows at any time.

[Brian]

That guide is really out of date. We have since added the "Best" option for NET measures, which is probably what you want to use.
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/net/#Interface

Also, from Rainmeter version 4.5.1 on, we also change what the "numeric" value references. Before this version, the numbered option for "Interface" referenced the position in the array of interfaces Windows returned. Now, it references the actual "interface index", which is now reported in the "debug" messages when Rainmeter starts.

You can also use the name of the interface as well.

So your "Interface" option could looks something like one of these:

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; The recommended way to get your "active" interface
Interface=Best

; "7" represents the "interface index", not the 7th position in the array.
Interface=7

; The name of the interface
Interface=Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller

If you look at the "Debug" messages when Rainmeter starts, you will see new information that will help you decide. It could look like this:

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DBUG (23:00:47.031) :  20: Name: Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller
DBUG (23:00:47.031) :      Alias: Ethernet
DBUG (23:00:47.031) :      GUID: {46B3CC5E-85FB-4AF8-9F42-2602C1D87C7E}
DBUG (23:00:47.031) :      Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=Yes, Filter=No
DBUG (23:00:47.031) :      IfIndex=7, State=Connected, Status=Up(1)

So the "Interface" for this entry should be Interface=7, not "20"

I hope that clears some things up. We usually do not like to sacrifice backwards compatibility, but it did not make sense for the SysInfo measure and the NET measures to have different meanings for the same interface.

-Brian

[SilverAzide]

That posting, Finding your Network Interface (NIC) for Rainmeter, is from 2012 and now contains incorrect information for the current version of Rainmeter. Should it be removed/edited to note this to prevent confusion? There are probably a thousand similar posts, so maybe it is not worth fixing.

[Sh8dyDan]

Thanks for the reply Brian and JSMorley.

In my skin, I show both Wi-Fi and Ethernet as separate meters in the same panel.

Screenshot 2021-09-15 211451.jpg

Sh8dyStatsHWiNFO_1.1.8.rmskin

With what you told me. I adapted existing code to keep the info current if it changes within Windows.
-Measure to find Network Interfaces and store as a Variable
-Measure to find Network Interfaces Index and store as a Variable

Is this a good solution?


Also should I convert my

[MeasureSysInfo]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo

To the new

[MeasureSysInfo]
Measure=SysInfo

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[----------WAN-IP----------]

[MeasureWANIP]
Measure=WebParser
URL=http://icanhazip.com/
RegExp=(?siU)^(.*)$
StringIndex=1


[----------WiFi-Interface----------]

[MeasureWiFiInterface]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=powershell.exe
Parameter="-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Class MSFT_NetAdapter -Filter 'InterfaceType = 71 and Virtual = False' -Namespace root\StandardCimv2 | Sort -Property InterfaceDescription | Select -First 1).InterfaceDescription""
OutputType=ANSI
State=Hide
Timeout=10000
Substitute="#CRLF#":""
IfMatch=^.+$
IfMatchAction=[!Log "Found wireless adapter: [MeasureWiFiInterface]" Notice]
FinishAction=[!SetVariable WirelessInterface [MeasureWiFiInterface]][!WriteKeyValue Variables WirelessInterface "[MeasureWiFiInterface]" "#@#Variables.inc"][!Log "Wireless interface autoconfig completed, restarting!" Notice]


[----------WiFi-Interface-Index----------]

[MeasureWiFiInterfaceIndex]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=powershell.exe
Parameter="-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Class MSFT_NetAdapter -Filter 'InterfaceType = 71 and Virtual = False' -Namespace root\StandardCimv2 | Sort -Property InterfaceIndex | Select -First 1).InterfaceIndex""
OutputType=ANSI
State=Hide
Timeout=10000
Substitute="#CRLF#":""
IfMatch=^.+$
IfMatchAction=[!Log "Found wireless interface index: [MeasureWiFiInterfaceIndex]" Notice]
FinishAction=[!SetVariable WirelessInterfaceIndex [MeasureWiFiInterfaceIndex]][!WriteKeyValue Variables WirelessInterfaceIndex "[MeasureWiFiInterfaceIndex]" "#@#Variables.inc"][!Log "Wireless interface index autoconfig completed, restarting!" Notice]


[----------Ethernet-Interface----------]

[MeasureEthernetInterface]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=powershell.exe
Parameter="-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Class MSFT_NetAdapter -Filter 'InterfaceType = 6 and Virtual = False' -Namespace root\StandardCimv2 | Sort -Property InterfaceDescription | Select -First 1).InterfaceDescription""
OutputType=ANSI
State=Hide
Timeout=10000
Substitute="#CRLF#":""
IfMatch=^.+$
IfMatchAction=[!Log "Found ethernet adapter: [MeasureEthernetInterface]" Notice]
FinishAction=[!SetVariable EthernetInterface [MeasureEthernetInterface]][!WriteKeyValue Variables EthernetInterface "[MeasureEthernetInterface]" "#@#Variables.inc"][!Log "Ethernet interface autoconfig completed, restarting!" Notice]


[----------Ethernet-Interface-Index----------]

[MeasureEthernetInterfaceIndex]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=powershell.exe
Parameter="-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Class MSFT_NetAdapter -Filter 'InterfaceType = 6 and Virtual = False' -Namespace root\StandardCimv2 | Sort -Property InterfaceIndex | Select -First 1).InterfaceIndex""
OutputType=ANSI
State=Hide
Timeout=10000
Substitute="#CRLF#":""
IfMatch=^.+$
IfMatchAction=[!Log "Found ethernet interface index: [MeasureEthernetInterfaceIndex]" Notice]
FinishAction=[!SetVariable EthernetInterfaceIndex [MeasureEthernetInterfaceIndex]][!WriteKeyValue Variables EthernetInterfaceIndex "[MeasureEthernetInterfaceIndex]" "#@#Variables.inc"][!Log "Network interface index autoconfig completed, restarting!" Notice]


[----------WiFi-IP----------]

[MeasureWiFiIP]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo
SysInfoType=IP_ADDRESS
SysInfoData=#WirelessInterface#


[----------Ethernet-IP----------]

[MeasureEthernetIP]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo
SysInfoType=IP_ADDRESS
SysInfoData=#EthernetInterface#


[----------WiFi-Download-Speed----------]

[MeasureWiFiNetIn]
Measure=NetIn
Interface=#WirelessInterfaceIndex#
UseBits=1
AverageSize=3


[----------WiFi-Upload-Speed----------]

[MeasureWiFiNetOut]
Measure=NetOut
Interface=#WirelessInterfaceIndex#
UseBits=1
AverageSize=3

[----------Wi-Fi-Download-Total----------]

[MeasureWiFiNetInTotal]
Measure=NetIn
Cumulative=1
Interface=#WirelessInterfaceIndex#


[----------Wi-Fi-Upload-Total----------]

[MeasureWiFiNetOutTotal]
Measure=NetOut
Cumulative=1
Interface=#WirelessInterfaceIndex#


[----------Ethernet-Download-Speed----------]

[MeasureEthernetNetIn]
Measure=NetIn
Interface=#EthernetInterfaceIndex#
UseBits=1
AverageSize=3


[----------Ethernet-Upload-Speed----------]

[MeasureEthernetNetOut]
Measure=NetOut
Interface=#EthernetInterfaceIndex#
UseBits=1
AverageSize=3


[----------Ethernet-Download-Total----------]

[MeasureEthernetNetInTotal]
Measure=NetIn
Cumulative=1
Interface=#EthernetInterfaceIndex#


[----------Ethernet-Upload-Total----------]

[MeasureEthernetNetOutTotal]
Measure=NetOut
Cumulative=1
Interface=#EthernetInterfaceIndex#


[----------Meters----------]


[---------WAN-IP----------]

[MeterWANIP]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWANIP
Text="%1"


[----------WiFi-IP----------]

[MeterWiFiIP]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWiFiIP
Text="%1"


[----------Wi-Fi-Upload-Speed----------]

[MeterWiFiUp]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text
X=130
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWiFiNetOut
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
UseBits=1
Text=▲ %1b/s


[----------Wi-Fi-Download-Speed----------]

[MeterWiFiDown]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWiFiNetIn
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
UseBits=1
Text=▼ %1b/s


[----------WiFi-Upload-Total----------]

[MeterWiFiUpTotal]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text
X=130
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWiFiNetOutTotal
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
Text=▲ %1B


[----------WiFi-Download-Total----------]

[MeterWiFiDownTotal]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureWiFiNetInTotal
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
Text=▼ %1B


[----------Ethernet-IP----------]

[MeterEthernetIP]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureEthernetIP
Text="%1"


[----------Ethernet-Transfer-Speed-Label----------]

[MeterEthernetTransferLabel]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text | Left
Y=147
Text=Speed


[----------Ethernet-Upload-Speed----------]

[MeterEthernetUp]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text
X=130
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureEthernetNetOut
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
UseBits=1
Text=▲ %1b/s


[----------Ethernet-Download-Speed----------]

[MeterEthernetDown]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureEthernetNetIn
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
UseBits=1
Text=▼ %1b/s


[----------Ethernet-Upload-Total----------]

[MeterEthernetUpTotal]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text
X=130
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureEthernetNetOutTotal
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
Text=▲ %1B


[----------Ethernet-Download-Total----------]

[MeterEthernetDownTotal]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=Text | Right
Y=0r
MeasureName=MeasureEthernetNetInTotal
NumOfDecimals=1
AutoScale=1
Text=▼ %1B

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[Variables]

;----------NETWORK----------

WirelessInterface=Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
WirelessInterfaceIndex=20
EthernetInterface=Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller
EthernetInterfaceIndex=12

[SilverAzide]

With what you told me. I adapted existing code to keep the info current if it changes within Windows.
-Measure to find Network Interfaces and store as a Variable
-Measure to find Network Interfaces Index and store as a Variable

Is this a good solution?

Not exactly. There is a much simpler solution. Since you are already grabbing the interface adapter's NAME, don't bother with the interface INDEX anymore. It is completely unnecessary. You can use the name in every place you would use the index, so there is no need for both. As a bonus, the name is valid for as long as that adapter is present in your machine, whereas the indexes change all the time and at the drop of a hat, so they are highly unreliable. I'd recommend never using them.

[SilverAzide]

Also, you have a logic flaw in your PowerShell commands. Your code to grab the adapter name grabs all adapters of a particular type, sorts them by name, then grabs the first one in the list. Your code to grab the adapter index grabs all adapters of a particular type, sorts them by index, then grabs the first. That can easily cause the adapter with a particular name to be mismatched with its index if you have more than one adapter of a particular type. For better results, you should sort the lists using the same order; for even better results, you should use a single PS command to grab both values along with a WebParser to parse them so you don't need two commands; and for the best results of all, ditch the whole index thing and just use names.

[jsmorley]

That posting, Finding your Network Interface (NIC) for Rainmeter, is from 2012 and now contains incorrect information for the current version of Rainmeter. Should it be removed/edited to note this to prevent confusion? There are probably a thousand similar posts, so maybe it is not worth fixing.

I have removed that thread. I will be posting a new version shortly.

[CodeCode]

I have removed that thread. I will be posting a new version shortly.

Looking forward to that. My new project will be managing this stuff in the background - or as much as possible, that is.

[jsmorley]

Looking forward to that. My new project will be managing this stuff in the background - or as much as possible, that is.

https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=38440&p=197748#p197748