MQTT wont connect

[ljalves]

MQTT wont connect

[Linearburn]

it may be a bug Mine does connect it just don't reflect it in the webpage

I just started using this and never could get MQTT to connect either. There was no network traffic at all to the MQTT server. I finally remembered I had it in static IP mode and went back to DHCP. It worked fine in DHCP mode, but will not work at all if you have a static IP on the switch.

[ljalves]

If the device is setup with a static IP, MQTT doesn't connect??

That is correct. I never could get any of the plugs/switches to work in static IP mode. I could access the switch directly from the MQTT server so it did have good connectivity, and the web page and so forth worked. I just ended up assigning an IP from my router but it was really confusing at first. Thanks for publishing this awesome software though, it works great otherwise!

[ljalves]

Please try with latest fw: https://github.com/ljalves/hfeasy/releases/tag/0v8
I think the issue was related to the DNS server (that you were not setting when using static ip, right?)

Anyway, it should work now.

[ljalves]

Whenever you can, please confirm if this is fixed on the latest release.

Thanks for working on this and especially a huge thanks for adding LWT. I had kind of hacked that in to my builds, it's a very nice feature!
Unfortunately I still can't get it to connect to the MQTT server. I did actually have a DNS server in there as it required one. I can go to the web pages directly from the MQTT server so it should be able to connect OK. I just don't see any MQTT traffic at all. I'm confused why it would not work but the HTTP does.

Just thought I would add the MQTT light just flashes in a slow on/off pattern.

Just an FYI with the new release. I put the wall switch back on DHCP and was just changing the MQTT topics to get it working better. When I hit apply, it took it a very long time, then just returned 404 errors, even on iweb.html. I power cycled it but it seems totally dead now. Fortunately, I do already have serial port hookups soldered in so can recover it easier.

My apologies for writing too soon, I was able to get it back using power button to go in recovery mode. It's all fine again now! :) :) :)

[ljalves]

Test fix with:
0v10 'beta' release: HFEASY_UPGRADE.zip

It's working great with the release 0v10! Thanks for fixing that!!! :)