So everything was fine with my system until last Thursday - one of my caregivers attempted to turn on the lights with my RemoteLinc and it didn't work. I checked the log and, while I was napping, the following had appeared (and no, no power outages, no rewindsring, etc. Just a nap.)
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2017-05-11 17:54:32.722 Error unknown command bytes received FD 00 (ignoring)
2017-05-11 17:55:04.821 Error PowerLinc not responding -- attempting reset
2017-05-11 17:55:05.081 Power Failure possible power failure
2017-05-11 17:55:08.437 Interface Failure lost connection with interface
(No idea what that first line means - I searched my logs and nothing similar has happened at least in the past month.)
Since then, I'm getting the error message that the PowerLinc can't be found, make sure it's plugged in, etc. I can still use my Hue Lights plugin via the client and my Echo Dot (which is part of the reason I haven't acted faster), but my powerline-connected devices are unreachable, one of which is fairly important for safety , so I do need to get this sorted.
So far I've tried resetting the modem (no beeps or lights, although when this happened a few months ago it cleared up with no beeps or lights either), changing the USB connection, and (of course) restarting the Mac. I know there's probably an order I should be doing these things in, but I'm not sure what it is!
I don't mind buying a new PowerLinc if necessary - this one is at least 6 years old - but I want to rule out any other possible issues before I do. So: where do I start, and what should I be looking for?