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These are some of the common questions I get about YAMon. I'll be adding more entries to this list over time.

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Filter the list: All General Setup Install Router Reports Errors

  • How do I `flash` my router? What firmware variants support YAMon?
  • Can I purchase a router that is ready to run YAMon?
  • How do I update my firmware?
  • OK, I flashed my router, now how do I connect to it?
  • What Linux commands do I need to know?
  • Do I need a USB drive connected to my router?
  • Recommendations regarding USB drives
  • How should I format my USB drive?
  • How do I configure USB support in DD-WRT?
  • How do I configure USB support in OpenWrt/LEDE?
  • How do I install YAMon?
  • How do I configure YAMon with `setup.sh`?
  • Install: Downloads are failing during install
  • Install: Do you want run setup in Basic(*) or Advanced mode?
  • Install: Which firmware variant is running on your router?
  • Install: What is your ISP bill roll-over date?
  • Install: Does your data plan have a cap?
  • Install: Does your ISP offer `Bonus Data`?
  • HELP!!! I've got problems
  • Can I run YAMon without an Internet connection?
  • My reports don't work...
  • I'm getting the `uh-oh` screen when I open the reports
  • Tell me more about the YAMon reports
  • Where do my settings get stored?
  • Why are there JS & CSS files hosted at usage-monitoring.com?
  • Can I change the look of the reports at all?
  • How do I define groups for my users & devices?
  • How do I customize the names and owners of the devices on my network?
  • How do I change or delete a group in my reports?
  • Can I delete a device from the reports?
  • Can I share my settings across different browsers & devices?
  • Can I export the customizations I've made to my devices and groups?
  • Can I get alerts from YAMon if things change on my network?
  • Why doesn't the `This text will go away...` message go away?
  • I'm seeing script error messages on my router
  • Why am I getting a blank page for my reports?
  • Some of my symlinks are incorrect?!?
  • I'm getting an `ls: unrecognized option: e` error message when I start YAMon
  • Why am I getting `The variable '_scriptVersion' is not defined!` message?
  • Why am I getting the `Error #4 reading the hourly data file... SyntaxError: Unexpected token }` message?
  • Can I incorporate data from my ISP into the reports?
  • Can you add my ISP to the list?
  • YAMon's totals differ from the router's... why?
  • How do you setup the FTP options?
  • I get a `uniq: not found` error
  • I get a missing parameters message when I launch YAMon
  • Why do I get the donation nag screen iwhen I open my reports?
  • I have gaps in my monthly reports?!?
  • How do I roll-back to an earlier version of YAMon
  • Why do I get `write error: Function not implemented` messages in my PuTTY window
  • How do I get IPv6 data into my reports?
  • Why are some of my IP addresses marked `(dup)`?
  • Why are there links to external sites in the reports?
  • Can I clear bad report dates from the table on the Summaries tab?
  • How do I setup a bridge in YAMon?
  • Why is there a device named `No Matching MAC` in my reports?
  • Why is there a device named `Incomplete-#` in my reports?
  • Why are YAMon's totals so different from the routers?
  • How can I check to see if the files on my router are up-to-date?
  • How do I completely remove YAMon?
  • How can I reduce the load on my server?
  • Other
  • YAMon aliases
  • What's new?
  • Some tweaks in the reports...
  • How is YAMon `funded`?
  • Can I filter the contents of the Active Connections table?
  • To do list...
  • How do I clear the LocalStorage variables
  • Blocking devices at certain times

Yes - you should have a USB port on your router.  It is the easiest and fasted way to set things up (trust me!).

Some users without a USB port on their router have told me that they've made things work using a `CIFS Automount` partition... (but I have not) - see the Administration tab in the DD-WRT GUI.
If you choose to forge ahead without a USB drive plugged into your router, YOYO.  I do not know how to make this work.  If you figure it out then let me know and I'll post your step-by-step instructions here.


See also: 



What Linux commands do I need to know?Recommendations regarding USB drives

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