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When testing the new router were you testing from within your network or from another internet connection? I'm assuming that you are using a dynamic dns service. What I have seen with some routers is that when testing the newly created port forwarding the following happens. You enter (on your network) http://mydynamicaddr.dyndns.org:port and it fails. The reason is something that I believe is called NAT Traversal or loopback. The mydynamicaddr.dyndns.org resolves to your WAN IP address which is being forwarded to an internal address on your network. Some routers realize this and the traffic never actually leaves your network, with other it can become confused or the router blocks the traffic. The clue is from an external connection it works, but of course you haven't tried that yet because the first thing you try (from your own network) doesn't work and you think (understandably) no point trying anything external if the internal doesn't even work. On some routers where I've had problems I've found a "Nat Traversal" option that is unchecked by default. Of course this could be completely unrelated to your issues but thought I would share just is case because with my camera software this is something that I've seem more than a few times.

The command I'm using is: /vl/FR/api.jsp?sn=0013xxxxxxxx&token=xxxxxxxx&action=14 I think I need a second bunny too, it's just a shame they don't breed like real rabbits

That's funny I might have to try that That is exactly what I am using, I used the site years ago with some early home automation and was pleased to see the site was still available. As you said the results are very good.

Update: I'm mainly using the Bunny to announce things (garage door open, you have mail, car approaching etc) and response time has been very good with 1-2 seconds being typical. I was playing with using the the lights and ear position to communicate things but have stuck to the audio announcements for now. My latest addition is adding "Bunny Sleep" and "Wake Bunny" programs which are triggered by IR comments using the Harmony remote. This is useful to easily turn off the announcements if you don't want to be disturbed. The Bunny already has the option to program weekday and weekend wake and sleep time but these programs give me an easy way of overriding those. Anyone else with any Bunny experiences? I have to say the Network module has given my ISY99 a new lease of life and it was already one of my best/favorite home automation purchases.

Now running 2.7.4 Alpha with the the option not to encode URL and the bunny is working well. I've starting with fairly basic stuff and it is proving very effective. The bunny now announces when the garage door is open which was so easy to do with the Jim's instructions and the Network Module. What I like is that the bunny is always there. Looking forward to getting some RFID stamps to allow me to use the bunny as an input device as well as an output device.

Hi Jim, So I was having lots of fun playing outside the ISY network module getting the bunny to do all sorts of things, but when I try using the network module I get the following error. [-140008]HTTP Client request failed[Net Module Rule: 2:404] I noticed the ? is translated to %3F in actual window but couldn't see any other problems or difference to my other network resources (My other network resources to move my cameras are still working fine). Any ideas?

I had the same concern, I ordered from J&R (via Amazon) and it was $99 for Nabaztagtag, I was concerned after I ordered because I saw another one for $149. Mine arrived yesterday morning and it is the Nabaztag:tag and I think the difference is the Nabaztag:tag has the RFID reader. On the Violet site they only list the Nabaztagtag and they are $99. So mine is part number NA-TRL-002 and is listed as Nabaztag:tag and does have the RFID reader and micophone on it's belly.

What exactly were they licensing? I thought they published their APIs http://wiki.wunderground.com/index.php/API_-_XML On a related note, is there any way of knowing what attributes are available for a particular Weatherbug station before purchasing the module? I was interested in light levels but couldn't work out if it wasn't available for the stations I was looking at or whether it just isn't shown on the website. thanks, Brian

OK. I’m ordering one now On the BDLCAM piece, I liked the idea of using the RFIDs to send message to the ISY and because BDLCAM is already a basic webserver with a public address I thought I would add some code there to avoid needing another webserver. Thanks again, Brian

Hi Jim, This is great, I was looking for ways of communicating alerts such as car approaching etc and this seems a great solutions. A couple of questions: 1) How reliable has it been? I remember when they first came out there were lots of complaints about the servers. 2) What sort of delays do you see with the communications given that they all go via violet.net I'm going to add the proxy code to my BDLCAM program so I don't need another webserver. Using the ISY network module I already have the code working to move the cameras to point at the drive and capturing stills when cars approach so this would be a great addition. Best regards, Brian

Just wanted to say that I continue to be impressed with my ISY99. Just for kicks this evening I thought I would try accessing the HTML pages from my wife's Nokia N82 phone and not only does it work like a charm but the layout fits nicely on the screen and given the simplicity of the screen it is very responsive.