I can't imagine why the WAF is so low.

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Thanks for the info Hek. I'm glad to hear it's working successfully for others...and my attempts aren't futile.

Perhaps I didn't wait long enough to have the sensor node find a new parent. I'll try it again and see what happens after 20 attempts.

I explicitly set the "id_parent" within the Vera interface to see if I could force the sensor node to connect to the relay node. It's one of those things where I didn't expect it to work, but gave it a shot anyway for lack of any better ideas.

I've tried everything I can think of to get the sensor nodes to talk to the relay node with no luck.

Since this thread has become more about relay node troubleshooting and less about documentation I'll move to the following thread:

http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/132/relaying-node#922

I'm having the same issue using a controller with auto IDs.

I've placed a relay node in a reliable location with a binary switch attached. The binary switch allows me to verify that the relay node is connecting to the gateway reliably. I have a sensor node in a location that cannot reach the gateway directly but is only one meter away from the relay node. The sensor node still cannot connect (ack timeout). I've tried rebooting the sensor node, re-including the sensor node, and explicitly setting the sensor node's parent ID to the ID of the relay node.

Is anyone using a relay node successfully?

Any insight or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. My wife has become quite attached to our Faraday's Cage, so I don't expect we'll be moving anytime soon.

It appears my issues may be related to radio interference or something else. I moved the Ethernet gateway next to my formerly distant sensors and I'm still getting flaky behavior. This weekend I'll shut down all nearby wireless devices (WiFi bridge, AP, and other sensors) and/or start swapping out hardware and see if the situation improves.

I'm happy to assist in relay node testing as well. I'll put an internal antenna radio on my gateway to reduce its strength, fire up my "Mobile MySensors Testing Mule (tm)", pack a lunch, and head off into the distance to strongly encourage it to use the relay node. If there's anything else you'd like me to check let me know.

Is there a way to determine if the sensor nodes are attaching to a relay node rather than to the gateway directly?

If a child node is attaching to a relay node, is the child's parent ID the relay node ID, rather than the gateway ID?

Should I see attached child nodes listed on the relay node?

What is the fetch function on the relay node used for? My relay node seems to always say "fetching..." and does not list any child nodes. Does this indicate a problem?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I'm trying to resolve an issue with what appears to be intermittent connectivity to some sensor nodes connecting directly to the gateway. I've used the antenna version of the radio on both ends along with the decoupling capacitors. When I move the sensor nodes closer to the gateway they work reliably. I've now installed a relay node in the middle (with antenna and capacitor) and would like to make sure the sensor nodes are using it. I've seen no indication that they are, but I'm making assumptions that the parent ID on the sensors would be the relay ID and/or the relay node would list the child sensors.

Thanks for the assistance. I'm continually impressed with how comprehensive the plug-in is. I'm looking forward to getting past this hurdle and on to making some very cool stuff!

Where would I find the documentation for setting up relay nodes? I've searched but haven't yet been able to find anything that outlines the steps. Specifically, I'm wanting to know the sequence of steps in order to connect the child nodes to the relay node. For example, do I set the parent ID of the children to the ID of the relay node manually?, when do I use the fetch function?, etc.

Thanks,

Robert