Fritzbox WLAN Script SomeOneAtHome

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Re: iPhone Ping-Plugin

I found a way via fritz.box to hack and check if a device is present or not without ping. Works nice with iphone also. Magic thing is here soapclient. I start to investigate that to get WLAN device in sleep mode and it seems to work good. This php script need login and password setting then you can try to get it via yourscript.php IP. Add a shell presents device and with an interval you need.

EDIT:02.02.2017 This script is updated now and need a MACAddress!!! Login is not needed in this case. Important thing is that php is preinstalled.

EDIT: 28.05.2017 Script support now more then one fritz.box for use: yourscript.php macadress boxip1:boxip2:boxip3…
Important thing is that you separate by double point all different box ip addresses. If you use only one box please use only one box ip without double point is possible.

EDIT: 06.03.2018 Follow this Tutorial/HowTo https://forum.pimatic.org/topic/4201/reliably-check-iphone-presence-in-your-fritzbox-network-step-by-step-guide Thanks to @cherberg If you have support or further questions. Don’t hesitate and ask in this thread. Via HowTo you wouldn’t get help.

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
if(empty($argv[1])){
        die("MAC address missing");
}else{
        $mac = $argv[1];
}
if(empty($argv[2])){
        die("BOX IP or IPs  missing");
}else{
        $ipList = explode(":",$argv[2]);
}


function checkDevice($ip,$mac){
        $result = "";
        $uri = "urn:dslforum-org:service:Hosts:1";
        $location = "http://".$ip.":49000/upnp/control/hosts";
        $client = new SoapClient(
            null,
            array(
                'location'   => $location,
                'uri'        => $uri,
                'noroot'     => True,
                'login'      => "",
                'password'   => "",
                'connection_timeout' => 5
                )
        );
        try{
                $query = $client->GetSpecificHostEntry(new SoapParam($mac,'NewMACAddress'));
                $result = $query['NewActive'];
        }catch(SoapFault $fault){
                $result = 0;
        }
        return $result;

}

function checkAllDevices($ipList,$mac){
        $result = 0;
        foreach($ipList as $ip){
                $resultCheck = checkDevice($ip,$mac);
                if($resultCheck == 1){
                        $result = 1;
                }
        }
        return $result;
}

echo checkAllDevices($ipList,$mac);
?>

Hi there,

i have tryed the Script but its not working for me.

i use a Lumia 950 and a fritzbox 7490 with OS 6.60. The script can connect etc but my phone is still often unpresent.

here my Config for the Device, i check it on the the fritzbox GUI, it will also shown that the phone is offline

{
  "command": "/home/pi/someOneAtHome.php 192.168.178.20 1 0",
  "id": "test",
  "name": "WindowsPhone Fritzbox hack",
  "class": "ShellPresenceSensor",
  "interval": 150,
  "autoReset": false
}

is there a missmatch in my config? Or its just my crappy Windowsphone?

PS: is possible to set the Rule “if DEVICE is present and DEVICE wars not Absent for X minutes” ?

or can you change the script with “X Retrys?”

i play at mom with longer interval, because its the Phone is going off after a time and then it reconnects and goas off again.

do you have to call the script via interpreter?
"command": "php /home/pi/someOneAtHome.php 192.168.178.20 1 0"

Set interval higher at device settings and set in rules 5 minutes. Fritzbox don’t accept short interval questions and you get no answer. No answer means a zero as result and your phone is for pimatic not in network.

Its totally simple to check if your phone is in deep sleep. Don’t touch it and check via web interface network wlan stats if your phone is present. If you phone is present all the time but in deep sleep then all is fine and you must set better interval to check if the phone is available in network. This works well with iPhone and Android 6.0. Both go into deep sleep and with ping command you don’t get feedback from devices.

Otherwise check if that script send you any information. In this case interpreter will init in first line and my php script works like a bash script.

Did you try ever before to execute that script on command line?

Hello Leader 21,

Normally this command is not needed in this case. The interpreter will init in first line of my script.

#!/usr/bin/php

@Swen said in Fritzbox WLAN Script SomeOneAtHome:

Set interval higher at device settings and set in rules 5 minutes. Fritzbox don’t accept short interval questions and you get no answer. No answer means a zero as result and your phone is for pimatic not in network.

okay short interval works fine with my fritzbox

Its totally simple to check if your phone is in deep sleep. Don’t touch it and check via web interface network wlan stats if your phone is present. If you phone is present all the time but in deep sleep then all is fine and you must set better interval to check if the phone is available in network. This works well with iPhone and Android 6.0. Both go into deep sleep and with ping command you don’t get feedback from devices.

i already check it like this, i use a ping from PC to the Phone (to check when its goes to sleep) and if pimatic says its off i check it over “fritz.box” and there is the Phone offline too. So your script works fine but my Phone disconect the connection in a random interval for ~ 10-25sec and reconnects. That means its works solong if the pimatic not hit the “offlinetime”, its just like a gambling.

Otherwise check if that script send you any information. In this case interpreter will init in first line and my php script works like a bash script.

My soultion to get over the peaks is follow:

• One Sensor with your Script with a Interval of 1min
• a Dummyswitch “SomeOneAtHome”

Two Rules for checking if you are home:

At Home = yes —> If Mobilephone is present than switch SomeOneAthome on
At home = no --> if Mobilephone is absent for 5min than switch SomeOneAthome off

Now you can create the rules what you want and it dosent matter if pimatic hits the “offlinetime” because after the offlinetime he will just set the Dummyswitch to on but the switch is already on so nothing changes.

For example:

if SomeOneAtHome on than … switch on … heating … or what you want

Totally simple. There are two ways!

A) you can make a counter rule that counts a variable up and if it has enough counts then you can say it’s true.

Modifying of my script that my script make a second check or third check later if you get a negative feedback.

If you want I will develop something within the next few days and can show you an example. At the moment my time is less.

@Swen said in Fritzbox WLAN Script SomeOneAtHome:

Totally simple. There are two ways!

A) you can make a counter rule that counts a variable up and if it has enough counts then you can say it’s true.

Modifying of my script that my script make a second check or third check later if you get a negative feedback.

If you want I will develop something within the next few days and can show you an example. At the moment my time is less.

You dont need to, the Solution in my Post works fine for me. i want this option for Heating so if my handy is at home turn heating on, if my handy is not at home set heating to eco, that will now works fine with my Dummyswitch and the two rules

But if you want you can make a Loop with a Couter and Retrys in the Script, i will test it for you if you want.

Well done! Glad to hear that someone can use my script for his own needs.

Hi there,

after i installed and setup Nginx as Revers proxy server with SSL, the script will not work anymore, it shows everytime my phone is offline, i think its a problem with the PHP execution from “/home/pi”. Can someone help me to get it working again?

Did you get an error via console execute?

nope, i checked it in this moment via the Console i get “0”

pi@Leetwerkberry:~ $ php /home/pi/someOneAtHome.php 192.168.178.20. 1 0
0pi@Leetwerkberry:~ $ php /home/pi/someOneAtHome.php 192.168.178.20. 1 0
0pi@Leetwerkberry:~ $

it has worked already fine… but do day a must restart my PI and my Fritzbox and after this is will not work o.O

oh there wars a “.” to mutch but same result … everytime “0”, i tryed it also wtih my Repeater (both the Devices are Visable in my Fritzbox as online in Wlan) and the Repeater gets “1”.

Now im totally confused.

if you have at first line:

#!/usr/bin/php

You will init php bash withit.

Then you only need this via console:

/home/pi/someOneAtHome.php 192.168.178.20

Without a point at the end and without 1 or 0

The result of this will be 1 or 0.

Create a Shell Presence Sensor device exactly with this and it will work. Don’t ask to much, that can result a 0 cause the box is busy in the meanwhile…

i fixed it… i disconnected the Phone from WLAN, Delete it in the Fritzbox, connected the Phone via WLan 2,4ghz. It works, changed it back to 5Ghz it also works again… i have no idea why its not working after a Restart from the Fritzbox but now it works fine again. Mabye a Bug in the Fritzbox or something like that.

Yep, fritz box is in some cases curios… Reboots will fix often some stupid things…

Hi there,

i got yesterday the Fritzbox Update 6.80, now the Script is not working anymore

I restartet the Fritzbox and checked it with multiple Devices over the Console, everytime got “0”.

Have you the same Problem?

Updated and no problems.

Thx for the reply…its super strange again…with 2,4ghz it works…i delete the phone from the box (lg g4) and restarted the fritzbox …same 2,4ghz works, 5ghz not present…oO

My phone is present and works with 5GHz. No issue with my LG G4.