netwatch.py/README.md

NetWatch.py - Turnkey Network Dashboard

Requirements

• nmap

Installation

Install python-nmap and netaddr either via pip or via the below instructions:

cd python-nmap-0.3.4
sudo python setup.py install
cd ..
cd netaddr-0.7.10
sudo python setup.py install
cd ..
chmod +x netwatch.py

Running

• Manually:

./netwatch.py

• Automatically login on a Raspberry Pi:

sudo nano /etc/inittab

• Navigate to the following line in inittab
  • 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 tty1
• Add a # at the beginning of the line to comment it out
  • #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 tty1
• Add the following line just below the commented line

1:2345:respawn:/bin/login -f pi tty1 </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1

• This will run the login program with pi user and without any authentication

• Save and Exit.

  • Press Ctrl+X to exit nano editor followed by Y to save the file and then press Enter to confirm the filename.

• Reboot the pi and it will boot straight on to the shell prompt pi@raspberrypi without prompting you to enter username or password.

• Run automatically after login:

echo '~/netwatch.py/netwatch.py' > ~/.bash_profile