network module does not work with tun device #1986
Description
Describe the issue
I use the network module for my ethernet, my wifi and my vpn. Both ethernet and wifi work fine. However, the tun interface is not displayed and there is no information about errors in the log. The configurations (below) are identical except for the name of the interface.
Expected behavior:
The network module should work with my tun device.
Actual behavior:
It doesn't appear in my bar.
Was it working before?
I just started using polybar.
To Reproduce
A minimal but complete config with which the problem occurs:
[colors]
background = #222
background-alt = #444
foreground = #dfdfdf
foreground-alt = #555
primary = #ffb52a
secondary = #e60053
alert = #bd2c40
[bar/main]
width = 100%
height = 27
radius = 6.0
fixed-center = false
background = ${colors.background}
foreground = ${colors.foreground}
line-size = 3
line-color = #f00
border-size = 4
border-color = #00000000
padding-left = 0
padding-right = 2
module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 2
font-0 = Roboto Mono:pixelsize=12;1
modules-left =
modules-center = wlan eth vpn
modules-right =
cursor-click = pointer
cursor-scroll = ns-resize
[module/vpn]
type = internal/network
interface = tun0
interval = 3.0
label-connected = %local_ip%
label-disconnected = N/A
format-connected-prefix = "vpn: "
format-disconnected-prefix = "vpn: "
[module/wlan]
type = internal/network
interface = wlp4s0
interval = 3.0
label-connected = %local_ip%
label-disconnected = N/A
format-connected-prefix = "wlan: "
format-disconnected-prefix = "wlan: "
[module/eth]
type = internal/network
interface = enp0s31f6
interval = 3.0
label-connected = %local_ip%
label-disconnected = N/A
format-connected-prefix = "eth: "
format-disconnected-prefix = "eth: "
[settings]
screenchange-reload = true
[global/wm]
margin-top = 5
margin-bottom = 5
List any other steps needed to reproduce the issue besides starting polybar with the config you posted above.
Output of ip route:
$ ip route
10.56.0.0/16 dev tun0 proto kernel scope link src 10.56.0.3
10.172.64.0/18 dev wlp4s0 proto kernel scope link src 10.172.115.163 metric 600
172.24.0.0/16 dev enp0s31f6 proto kernel scope link src 172.24.179.221 metric 100
Polybar Log
Post everything polybar outputs to the terminal when you run it and the issue occurs below
* Parsing config file: /home/g3n35i5/.config/polybar/config.ini
* Loaded monitor eDP-1 (1920x1080+1433+1080)
* Bar geometry: 1920x35+1433+1080; Borders: 4,4,4,4
* Starting application
* Starting module/eth
* Starting module/vpn
* Starting module/wlan
* Entering event loop (thread-id=1)
* Eventqueue worker (thread-id=5)
* Configured DPI = 96x96
* Loaded font "Roboto Mono:pixelsize=12" (name=DejaVu Sans, offset=1, file=/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf)
* Bar window: 0x0800002
* Disabling tray manager (reason: missing `tray-position`)
* module/wlan: Rebuilding cache
* module/eth: Rebuilding cache
* module/vpn: Rebuilding cache
* Redrawing bar window
* module/wlan: Rebuilding cache
* module/eth: Rebuilding cache
* module/vpn: Rebuilding cache
* module/wlan: Rebuilding cache
* module/eth: Rebuilding cache
* module/vpn: Rebuilding cache
Screenshots
Environment:
- WM: i3wm
- Distro: ArchLinux (Linux 5.4.8-arch1-1 x86_64)
- Output of
polybar -vvv:
polybar 3.4.2
Features: +alsa +curl +i3 +mpd +network(libnl) +pulseaudio +xkeyboard
X extensions: +randr (+monitors) +composite +xkb +xrm +xcursor
Build type: Release
Compiler: /usr/bin/c++
Compiler flags: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -O3 -DNDEBUG
Linker flags: -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now
Additional context
Maybe this is a similar issue, but at least the label is displayed there: #1877