Hub lights

[#1]

Be good if it was like this
Red light no connection
Amber light syncing up
Green light internet online

[#2]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Thanks for your feedback.

[#3]

@Gandalf that's good maybe you could pass it on to the relevant team. Will it be able to modify on the hub one or most likely in the future?
Hub dim light enabled now. is good feature on the router settings.

[#4]

And how about a router display showing 

• current download speed in Mbps 
• Current upload speed in Mbps 
• averages of the Above

cant see that it would be that hard to do in this day and age  v

if you were able to devise a future router to do this then an awful lot of time would be saved dealing with customers saying their broadband wasn't fast enough , because the evidence of connectivity would be immediately visible to the customer and all efforts could then be directed to finding the actual cause of the problem. 

[#5]

@runhare - Something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016WGT7DQ

Mmm, maybe not.

[#6]

@Anonymous

Or this. ? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Touch-Dual-Core-Processor-UK-P5/dp/B00Y86CMA8/ref=sr_1_53?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1514638892&sr=1-53

i can't be sure it displays connection speed information and the visual appearance & design is frankly awful,

but the concept is worth developing. 

[#7]

That's one ugly bit of kit @runhare. I wonder if there is a way to do this using SNMP, some code, an LCD screen and a Pi?

Could make an interesting project.

Rather than take this thread further off topic, the answer to the above is Yes, it can be done, and it doesn't need a Pi with LCD to do it either (but would look really neat if finished off with a project box). All that is needed is that your device supports SNMP and of course provides the information you want via the OIDs. You'll then need a way of getting this information and Python is a good a way as any so maybe using this library for example.

[#8]

Nice project for your 'spare' time @Anonymous     When can we expect a prototype?

[#9]

@MauriceC, this one is on my todo list no question about that, but I wouldn’t hold your breath for a prototype, unless you look good in blue!