RE: Re: W800

["John B" <home-automation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mal,

> OK, the problem is a sockets related issue.  I used to bind
> my socket to INADDR_ANY, which works fine with the hub in
> xPLHal.  However, if I specify a ListenOnAddress in the
> registry, then I have to bind to that instead, but I don't
> get any messages from the hub in xPLHal (it's as if the
> xPLHal hub doesn't work with ListenOnAddresses)

I think there is an issue with your hub.

When your hub sends out packets to it's hub clients, it seems to be
broadcasting them to 255.255.255.255, rather than just sending them out
over the loopback address.

So one machine with your hub installed is flooding the network with
packets to ports 50000, 50001 etc.
(at least that's what Ethereal shows)

Hub clients (like the W800) should be binding to the loopback address.

The "ListenOn" and "ListenTo" registry stuff is only
used for the hub's
base port (3865).
All communication with hub clients should be via the loopback interface
- otherwise traffic will spill onto the local network.

Regards,

John