Help me I am stuck!!! (Solved)

[LeoS]

Those look like communications between plugins and HS3 server.

Your tablet should show up with its private ip (192.168.x.x? 172.16.x.x? 10.x.x.x?) if your connection was successful.

[tonlof]

Tonlof told me to activate the debugger on tasker where it shows info. When I click on the (On) event and changed the device number to my reference number, I would press the play button and it will show the correct username, password, and hs connection to tell me that this was correct. For some reason I just checked my HS3 Log and this is what I have:

May-21 11:36:41 PM Plug-In Finished initializing plug-in Tasker Plugin

May-21 11:36:41 PM Warning A call was made to retrieve a global variable (WanIP) but there are none defined in the system.

May-21 11:36:40 PM Tasker Plugin Checking for devices owned by Tasker Plugin

May-21 11:36:40 PM Tasker Plugin 0 triggers were loaded from HomeSeer.

May-21 11:36:40 PM Tasker Plugin InitIO called, plug-in is being initialized...

May-21 11:36:40 PM Ref: 41

May-21 11:36:40 PM Ref: 36

May-21 11:36:40 PM Info Plugin Tasker Plugin has connected. IP:127.0.0.1:65122

May-21 11:36:40 PM Tasker Plugin Running time limeted beta. Ending in 39 days

May-21 11:36:39 PM Plug-In Finished initializing plug-in HSTouch Server

May-21 11:36:39 PM Info Plugin HSTouch Server has connected. IP:127.0.0.1:65118

Why did these ports change?

Hi Steve, this is only the startup log for the plugin. Each HS3 plugin make a tcp connection to homeseer so do not be misled by this port.

[tonlof]

Yes, seems so.

How are you testing the connection?

One thing that this plugin is sorely lacking is a way to quickly test the connection. I was doubly confused at the time because i've never used Tasker nor JSON either.

I hoped the latest tasker files would solve this with auto connection test at the end of the setup procedur.
Tasker plugin does not use json on the communication.

[tonlof]

1. Make sure you are connected on same router as hs3 from the device.
2. Run Setup Connection, is DynDns or MyHomeSeer (Active?)
3. Select DynDns / Static IP
4. Enter your external IP or dns name that you have redirect in the router.
5. Tick or Untick depending on SSL or not.
6. Enter username & Password that you have setup in HS3 user panel.
7. Save, you should not get a popup with information if the connection fail or succeed.
8. "Setup Home Network" should start automatic, if not run it manually.
9. Enter your local ip to homeseer. Be sure to enter correct port if different than 80 or 443 (ssl)
10. Tick or Untick depending on SSL or not.
11. Press Load SSID name, check that you got your routers name that are connected to HS3.
12. Press save
13. You should now got an popup with success connection or failed.

What android version is your non working android device running on?

[LeoS]

I hoped the latest tasker files would solve this with auto connection test at the end of the setup procedur.

Ahh good to hear that!

Tasker plugin does not use json on the communication.

Does it have its own port? AFAIK I just have my HS3's ssl port portforwarded on my router and this plugin works.

[tonlof]

Does it have its own port? AFAIK I just have my HS3's ssl port portforwarded on my router and this plugin works.

Correct, I use same webserver as HS3 but with own subpages that decode and handle the commands by the tasker plugin.

[tonlof]

There is few configuration files under tasker folder that you can check.
Please report back to me, please rename sensitive data.

connection_method.dat
hs3_connection.dat
myhs_connection.dat
ssid.dat

Ex. My looks like.

connection_method.dat
direct

hs3_connection.dat
Tony
myusername
mypassword
tonlof.--------.com
on

myhs_connection.dat (Empty file)

ssid.dat
Skynet
192.168.2.10
on

[skozin]

1. Make sure you are connected on same router as hs3 from the device.
2. Run Setup Connection, is DynDns or MyHomeSeer (Active?)
3. Select DynDns / Static IP
4. Enter your external IP or dns name that you have redirect in the router.
5. Tick or Untick depending on SSL or not.
6. Enter username & Password that you have setup in HS3 user panel.
7. Save, you should not get a popup with information if the connection fail or succeed.
8. "Setup Home Network" should start automatic, if not run it manually.
9. Enter your local ip to homeseer. Be sure to enter correct port if different than 80 or 443 (ssl)
10. Tick or Untick depending on SSL or not.
11. Press Load SSID name, check that you got your routers name that are connected to HS3.
12. Press save
13. You should now got an popup with success connection or failed.

What android version is your non working android device running on?

I am using Android 4.0.4

I have done all this before and it says successful. I have saved it by exiting tasker. Then I test it and it doesn't work. I try to imput the data again and notice that the ip address line is not the number I put in previously. Is this done by default?

Steve

[tonlof]

I am using Android 4.0.4

I have done all this before and it says successful. I have saved it by exiting tasker. Then I test it and it doesn't work. I try to imput the data again and notice that the ip address line is not the number I put in previously. Is this done by default?

Steve

It there a ipaddress that does not belong to you? Please check the .dat in previous post.

[skozin]

I will when I get home. Since it is a .dat file, can I open it up using a .txt file?

Thanks,
Steve

[tonlof]

I will when I get home. Since it is a .dat file, can I open it up using a .txt file?

Thanks,
Steve

If you don't have an file editor this will work https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop

[skozin]

There is few configuration files under tasker folder that you can check.
Please report back to me, please rename sensitive data.

connection_method.dat
hs3_connection.dat
myhs_connection.dat
ssid.dat

Ex. My looks like.

connection_method.dat
direct

hs3_connection.dat
Tony
myusername
mypassword
tonlof.--------.com
on

myhs_connection.dat (Empty file)

ssid.dat
Skynet
192.168.2.10
on

connection_method.dat
direct

hs3_connection.dat
joshtablet
S____@comcast.net
mypassword
_________.no-ip.biz:8080
off

myhs_connection.dat
Android
s__________@comcast.net
______(mypassword)
connected2.homeseer.com
on

ssid.dat
MyWifi (hidden)
192.168.2.4:80
on

The last ip address port in ssid.dat is incorrect. It should be 8080 but it will not save it on my tasker file on my tablet.

I see that on hs3connection.dat my 4th line is off where yours is on. Does that need to be changed?

Hope that helps.

Steve

[tonlof]

connection_method.dat
direct

hs3_connection.dat
joshtablet
S____@comcast.net
mypassword
_________.no-ip.biz:8080
off

myhs_connection.dat
Android
s__________@comcast.net
______(mypassword)
connected2.homeseer.com
on

ssid.dat
MyWifi (hidden)
192.168.2.4:80
on

The last ip address port in ssid.dat is incorrect. It should be 8080 but it will not save it on my tasker file on my tablet.

I see that on hs3connection.dat my 4th line is off where yours is on. Does that need to be changed?

Hope that helps.

Steve

Hi Steve, I see that you have same logins on both myhs and direct connection. Are you sure that you have a user name with a emailaddress in Web/HSTouch User Settings? If so try with a username without special characters.

Yes you can try to edit the file directly and change the port.
The dat files also says that you are connecting on SSL so make 100% sure that your port 8080 is used for ssl in homeseer.Normal ssl port is 443.
If you use standardport, there is no need to enter them but if you use own port they have be in the url.

So if you want to connect without SSL on port 8080 inside your local network.
Change to below.
ssid.dat
MyWifi (hidden)
192.168.2.4:8080
off

[skozin]

Tony:

I tried what you said and still no good. I even uninstalled Tasker and reinstalled it. I also added a new user in HS. Named it josh with a password of josh. gave it normal and local rights.

I tried that and still nothing.

What next?

The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 using Androin 4.0.4.

FYI, my cell phone connects no problem via wifi or 4g cell. I even tried to copy the info from the 4 files to be exactly as my phone, but that did not work.

Thanks,
Steve

[tonlof]

Tony:

I tried what you said and still no good. I even uninstalled Tasker and reinstalled it. I also added a new user in HS. Named it josh with a password of josh. gave it normal and local rights.

I tried that and still nothing.

What next?

The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 using Androin 4.0.4.

FYI, my cell phone connects no problem via wifi or 4g cell. I even tried to copy the info from the 4 files to be exactly as my phone, but that did not work.

Thanks,
Steve

Hi Steve, can you compare all the files with the files on your working Device?