From: Chuck Pelto <cbpelto-AT-pcisys.net>
Date: 11 May 2008 15:40:52 UTC   (09:40:52 AM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

Hi Michael,

On May 11, 2008, at 8:58 AM, <michael-AT-shed.com> wrote:

> Can you issue any commands at all ?

I can 'issue' commands, as they log going out. I cannot issue any
commands that actually work. Although the system says these commands
ARE being acknowledged.

An additional bit of information, the PIR sensors strewn around the
property ARE reporting activity, as they should. Didn't notice that
until we began getting about; e.g., opening doors to get the paper.

> Suspect some device clogging the electric mains...

No new devices, of an electric or electronic form, have been added to
the household in at least a month. The latest was a new DSL modem, as
the other had gone south on me over a month ago. The new one is an
ActionTec.

[OT Note: Interestingly enough, my paranoia has been twigged. I
prefer to have my primary server act as the DNS manager. And I
initially configured the modem to not offer that service. However,
looking at it later, IT had assumed the duties and ALL of my
computers had been reconfigured to recognize IT as opposed to my
server. Anyone else check their DNS management lately and found
things were not as they were originally configured?]

> As in something spewing noise that is causing the CM11
> to think that some other X10 device is trying to send
> at the same time...the CM11 is just trying to be polite.

None known.....

Regards,

Chuck

> Chuck said :
>
>> 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.
>
>