Using Fing as a new way to detect smartphone presence

[kw123]

[edit] removed download link
should not show the index problems.. but not tested. did it on the fly on my laptop w/o testing

just try it.

thanks

Karl

[midd]

I tried. When I double click on it I get a pop up window saying" plugin install error. There is a problem with this plugin. If this error persists, contact the plugin developer."

Plus I get this error in my event log:


Error plugin "fingscan.indigoPlugin" is missing file: /Users/myuserfolder/Downloads/fingscan.indigoPlugin/Contents/Info.plist

No rush to fix it while you are away. 4.8.1 is working fine for the time being.

[kw123]

I guess, I messed up the directory inside the plugin..
I hope this one is correct.. again nothing tested..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rkquzmfigvqbt ... 4.zip?dl=0-4-10-4

[midd]

Looks to be ok. Thank You. Here's my log:

fingscan FINGSCAN--V 4.10.4 initializing will take ~ 2 minutes...
Trigger my phone
Trigger Val's phone home
fingscan loaded indigo data
fingscan FING initializing
fingscan FING initialized .. created new data waiting ~ 1 minute for stable operation
fingscan settings: iDevicesEnabled True
fingscan settings: inbetweenPingEnable False
fingscan settings: wifiRouter 0
fingscan settings: wait seconds between cycles 1
fingscan settings: password entered True
fingscan

fingscan printEvents: no EVENT defined


Aug 27, 2014, 8:46:56 AM
fingscan FINGSCAN initialized

[angel2014]

After updateing to Fingscan 4.10.4 I noticed, after 5-10 minutes, my Wifi is greyed out with and exclamation saying ALERT: No internet. Indigo Server Failed connection. After running the WIFI diagnostic tool, the result was my internet is fine and working properly the Wifi still remains Grey with an Exclamation Mark. I’ve deleted these 2 files:
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
… reboot.
The connection works fine at first but after a few minutes the problem persists.
After several attempts, I disabled the plugin Fingscan and reboot. Everything worked fine, and the WiFi connection that Indigo server.
Moral of the story now no longer use Fingscan, although I would be very helpful.

Can someone give me an explanation.
Thank’s

[kw123]

Will check. Is your mac hard wired or thru wifi?


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[kw123]

Could you manually start fing?
Open terminal
Sudo fing
Enter your pass word

Then check if it happens again

That would help the diagnostics
You can stop it with crtl c in the terminal.


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[evansgo]

Ah, I've just installed the latest version (looks very promising thanks!) and had similar loss of comms twice now, reboot cures it for 10 mins or so....

I must admit I thought it may have been the heat 35 deg C here today so just put a fan on the Mac! Mine is hardwired, but switching to WiFi does not work either once it is down its down. Will try your suggestions if / when it stops again.

[evansgo]

I'm new to the latest version but been using fingscan for a while and I wonder if this is the problem.

I saw the devices created, but not the variables, could this be because I already had them in my fingscan folder? In particular I have not had any luck with the events variables, I have set one up, enabled it and saved it but nothing actually seems to happen, I see no new variable to do anything with....

[kw123]

in the new version, the variables are sometimes only updated every minute , i.e. if you add a new device. The status change should happen immediately.

I kept the variables to support triggers etc you used before and to save data to a file, just in case something gets messed up you can restore the data(especially device names)..

I suggest to switch to use the devices to trigger. You should trigger on state "status" change.

Karl

[kw123]

I saw the devices created, but not the variables,

if you install the new version it might create the variables in a folder "ipDevices".

Check if they are there

[evansgo]

No I created a folder called ipDevices and moved all of the "old" variables into it just in case, but that made no difference

So just to ensure I understand it.

1. I don't need the old list of ipDevicexx variables any more?
2. A variable called Event 1 should have been created in folder ipDevices, once I set it all up, or have I completely misunderstood this?


I have been back to several of the older versions in case I had missed a change, but at no point have I have an Event variable created....

Thanks
Gareth

[evansgo]

Mac stopped network again, I'm going to go back a version and see if it is ok with that one. But I killed indigo and all the network processes one by one and it did not recover, only a reboot brought it back and a very slow reboot at that...

[kw123]

No variable event is created. Setup new trigger select fingscan as type. Then select event1 home or away. Before that configure event 1 in config. See also the PDF. It has a detailed walk thru with screen shots.


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[evansgo]

Doh!
Now I understand
Spent ages on this - was chasing down the wrong path. I thought that the screenshot was of the variables "New IP device on Network" etc and was expecting them to appear below it, it is so obvious now
Something very wrong though with the network side of it, as I am currently using the version V4.8.1 and no lockups, but go back to the latest one and it breaks the network to the point that I have to re-boot