From: Chuck <xtension4osx-AT-mac.com>
Date: 11 May 2008 13:49:47 UTC   (07:49:47 AM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

Is there any place around that you can get 2 live chickens? You will
also need tongue of newt and 4 bats eyes. Then get a big pot and a
sharp knife. The full moon is still a ways off........

Sorry about your situation. I know just how frustrating it can be.

I suggest shutting down the server, unplug the CM11a and leave it
like that for about 30 minutes, then plug in the CM11a and restart
the machine.

Sometimes there is no figuring out what has happened.

You might check the lines and see if there is anything that went bad
and is dumping a lot of noise into the system. This can happen and is
the reason that I have a filter and power strip in everything not
X10. It makes the system much more reliable.

My recent problem with my new room just went away. All of a sudden
everything started working.

Also never trust the Ack. It will tell you all kinds of things and
none of it will be correct. I have had burnt out lights and it gets
an Ack telling me that all is fine. It is worthless and should not be
trusted for anything that I can see.

Chuck

On May 11, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:

> This morning I awoke to the sound of running water. Not that that
> is a disaster, as in a broken water pipe, rather the sprinkler
> system was still on, when it should have been of.
>
> So I went to the server closet and told the sprinkler controlling
> unit to turn off from the Master List. However, instead of the
> immediate response of Ack OFF, there was a 15 second delay for the
> Ack. And, unfortunately, the water did not turn off. Multiple
> attempts to achieve the desired state failed.
>
> Tests of other units had the same result; delayed Ack and failure
> to function properly.
>
> I tried reseting the Communications link via the Preferences. I
> tried restarting the machine. I swapped out my CM11A with the back-
> up CM11A.
>
> No joy.
>
> There have been no known power surges.
>
> Other 'environmental considerations': I have a whole-house power
> surge on the main. I also have a filter/blocker to prevent my
> signals getting out and other signals getting in.
>
> What's going on? What can I do to correct it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chuck