Thanks! I have  loop_on_init = 1 right now per the documentation. I will 
change it to "True" to give that a shot. I"m a bit lost with the rest of 
your response, but I'll look into that more. Thank you!

On Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:32:36 PM UTC-5 vince wrote:

> At the top of weewx.conf add "loop_on_init = True" to have it try 
> basically continually.   Until 5.1 comes out you'll need to grab an updated 
> weewxd.py and overwrite your existing 5.x copy of that file so the option 
> works.   The latest version is at 
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weewx/weewx/master/src/weewxd.py if you 
> want to grab it sooner rather than later.
>
> Worked for me here vs. the ecowitt driver under similar circumstances when 
> I needed to take my network offline for a bit to update firmware on the 
> network gear....
>
> On Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 12:56:58 PM UTC-7 p q wrote:
>
>> Here's a dumb suggestion. I'm sure there will be smarter answers. Restart 
>> weewx every day at 2am with a cron job whether it needs it or not.
>>
>> On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 12:45 PM Ben W. <proofof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> Every so often, my home network (through eero) will upgrade causing 
>>> devices to go offline/lose connection for a few minutes.
>>>
>>> The last two times my eero/network was updated in the early morning, 
>>> WeeWx stopped when the connection was lost (expected). I cannot find how to 
>>> set WeeWx to restart once the network is available again.
>>>
>>> The log from the most recent upgrade around 02:41 on the 15th:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.restx: PWSWeather: 
>>> Published record 2024-05-15 02:40:00 CDT (1715758800)
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: 
>>> Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.38 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: 
>>> Generated 17 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.21 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 
>>> files to /var/www/html/weewx
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: 
>>> Generated 6 files for report SmartphoneReport in 0.02 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: 
>>> Generated 6 images for report SmartphoneReport in 0.05 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 
>>> files to /var/www/html/weewx/smartphone
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: 
>>> Generated 1 files for report MobileReport in 0.01 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: 
>>> Generated 4 images for report MobileReport in 0.03 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 
>>> files to /var/www/html/weewx/mobile
>>> May 15 02:40:24 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: 
>>> Generated 13 files for report StandardReport in 0.22 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:25 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: 
>>> Generated 12 images for report StandardReport in 0.11 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:25 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 
>>> files to /var/www/html/weewx
>>> May 15 02:40:25 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: 
>>> Generated 12 files for report Belchertown in 0.38 seconds
>>> May 15 02:40:25 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 3 
>>> files to /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Failed to 
>>> obtain response to command 'CMD_GW1000_LIVEDATA' after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Unable to 
>>> obtain live sensor data
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.engine: Main loop 
>>> exiting. Shutting engine down.
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.engine: Shutting down 
>>> StdReport thread
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Failed to 
>>> obtain response to command 'CMD_GW1000_LIVEDATA' after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:41:06 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Unable to 
>>> obtain live sensor data
>>> May 15 02:41:07 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO user.gw1000: GatewayCollector 
>>> thread has been terminated
>>> May 15 02:41:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Unable to shut 
>>> down GatewayCollector thread
>>> May 15 02:41:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL __main__: Caught 
>>> WeeWxIOError: Failed to obtain response to command 'CMD_GW1000_LIVEDATA' 
>>> after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:41:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL __main__:     **** 
>>>  Waiting 60.0 seconds then retrying...
>>> May 15 02:41:27 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Failed to 
>>> obtain response to command 'CMD_GW1000_LIVEDATA' after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:41:27 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Unable to 
>>> obtain live sensor data
>>> May 15 02:42:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO __main__: retrying...
>>> May 15 02:42:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO weewx.engine: Loading station 
>>> type GW1000 (user.gw1000)
>>> May 15 02:42:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO user.gw1000: GatewayDriver: 
>>> version is 0.6.1
>>> May 15 02:42:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO user.gw1000:      device 
>>> address is 192.168.7.206:45000
>>> May 15 02:42:17 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: INFO user.gw1000:      poll 
>>> interval is 20 seconds
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR user.gw1000: Failed to 
>>> obtain response to command 'CMD_READ_STATION_MAC' after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: ERROR weewx.engine: Import of 
>>> driver failed: Failed to obtain response to command 'CMD_READ_STATION_MAC' 
>>> after 3 attempts (<class 'user.gw1000.GWIOError'>)
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     **** 
>>>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 115, in setupStation
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    self.console = loader_function(config_dict, self)
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 1907, in loader
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    return GatewayDriver(**config_dict[DRIVER_NAME])
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 2523, in __init__
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    super(GatewayDriver, self).__init__(**stn_dict)
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 1156, in __init__
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    self.collector = GatewayCollector(ip_address=self.ip_address,
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 2818, in __init__
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    self.device = GatewayDevice(ip_address=ip_address, port=port,
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 6240, in __init__
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    self.api = GatewayApi(ip_address=ip_address,
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 4981, in __init__
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    self.mac = self.get_mac_address()
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 5416, in get_mac_address
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    response = self.send_cmd_with_retries('CMD_READ_STATION_MAC')
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>  File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py", line 5670, in send_cmd_with_retries
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     ****   
>>>    raise GWIOError(_msg)
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL weewx.engine:     **** 
>>>  user.gw1000.GWIOError: Failed to obtain response to command 
>>> 'CMD_READ_STATION_MAC' after 3 attempts
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL __main__: Unable to load 
>>> driver: Failed to obtain response to command 'CMD_READ_STATION_MAC' after 3 
>>> attempts
>>> May 15 02:42:39 rpi5  weewxd[101529]: CRITICAL __main__:     **** 
>>>  Exiting...
>>> May 15 02:42:40 rpi5  systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process exited, 
>>> code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION
>>> May 15 02:42:40 rpi5  systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with result 
>>> 'exit-code'.
>>> May 15 02:42:40 rpi5  systemd[1]: weewx.service: Consumed 2h 32min 
>>> 7.226s CPU time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It took me three days to realize it wasn't running. I'm back online now 
>>> but would like to avoid those gaps going forward.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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