Has anyone created a program to monitor the connection status? Alert when down.
ubergoober:
Node-Red does indeed work on windows Here's the installation page: http://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/installation.html
Go to flows.nodered.org and search up obi202 for a couple of example flows. The easy one is the scheduled reboot flow.
30 seconds should be easily achieved without causing any undue load on Obi infrastructure.
Now, what will monitor that node-red is up and running? :)
MrTom:
Quote from: SteveInWA on April 03, 2017, 10:21:37 pm
Thirty seconds? The server(s) at Obihai would have to ping every OBi device every few seconds to detect that quickly - a big waste of resources. It would also drive (normal) people crazy if it sent alerts for such brief outages. It does work; it just needs a longer outage to meet its threshold.
You know, there is this amazing invention known as voicemail, that can take a message when your phone can't be answered.
Hey there, numb nutts. Didn't you read my post?
"Which is why I'd want something more local to alert me at least within a 30 second time frame."
That's why I want something local ON MY NETWORK to give a quicker alert, instead of the 10-30? minute time frame from the PAID Premium Support "Notify".
It's only free for the first year of warranty.
From their ad:
To get OBi Notify, your OBi device must be an OBi200, OBi202 phone adapter or an OBi1000 series IP phone and it must be entitled to OBiTALK Premium Support. If you have OBiEXTRAs – a subscription service that provides advanced features on your OBi – you automatically get OBiTALK Premium Support (and OBi Notify) at no additional cost, for the duration of the OBiEXTRAs subscription.
Also, I already have an answering machine on the OBi, which is where I want my message to go. Not to some online Google Voicemail when a msg is missed and my machine is not beeping in the kitchen. Get real, gimp.
MrTom:
Quote from: ubergoober on April 04, 2017, 06:46:55 pm
Now, what will monitor that node-red is up and running? :)
Heh, ya. I do have a 24x7 media PC in the living room. It runs a clock on the front LCD while the computer is running. I look at the clock all the time. I love those old Antec Fusion cases. If the computer ceases to function I'll know soon enough. If the computer and the OBi both lock up, then oh well, that's technology for ya. :-\
EDIT: I tried to import the Schedule Reboot, but the item right after Set Schedule says "unknown: www-request".
EDIT2: I hate Linux command line crap. I think I found the install, "npm install node-red-contrib-http-request". But I also keep getting the error "no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\...\package.json". Did I mention I hate Linux command line crap?
ubergoober:
MrTom. You've behaved rudely. I think you went overboard with the previous poster and owe an apology. I regret I ever attempted to provide help to you. We live in a self serve world, so a forum like this where advice and knowledge is offered freely should be treasured, not abused. As for Obi Extras, I'm not a subscriber, and likely won't be, but when I look at how much money obi saves me, I don't begrudge them trying to make a living. If they don't, I don't save. So, when my warranty runs out, if it costs me $10/year to maintain good service, it's a small nick in the $700 annual savings I enjoy. Pardon me, if I proceed on the assumption that you're a smart guy and will figure something out on your own.
MrTom:
Quote from: ubergoober on April 06, 2017, 08:39:48 pm
MrTom. You've behaved rudely. I think you went overboard with the previous poster and owe an apology. I regret I ever attempted to provide help to you. We live in a self serve world, so a forum like this where advice and knowledge is offered freely should be treasured, not abused. As for Obi Extras, I'm not a subscriber, and likely won't be, but when I look at how much money obi saves me, I don't begrudge them trying to make a living. If they don't, I don't save. So, when my warranty runs out, if it costs me $10/year to maintain good service, it's a small nick in the $700 annual savings I enjoy. Pardon me, if I proceed on the assumption that you're a smart guy and will figure something out on your own.
Woops. Too much sauce.
If I play around with Node-RED some more I'll post my Flow.
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