and the output from the connect.py:
*teffi@rvwx*:*~ $* sudo python3 connect.py
(<AddressFamily.AF_INET: 2>, <SocketKind.SOCK_STREAM: 1>, 6, '',
('77.21.85.171', 1883))
ERROR: timed out
(<AddressFamily.AF_INET6: 10>, <SocketKind.SOCK_STREAM: 1>, 6, '',
('2a02:8108:9340:757c:efa5:3c2b:a158:b1d9', 1883, 0, 0))
ERROR: [Errno 101] Network is unreachable
On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM bell...@gmail.com <bellri...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Stefan,
> Here are a couple of more things you could try.
> First, try subscribing via mosquitto_sub to via the host name and the IPV4
> and IPV6 addresses.
> mosquitto_sub -v -t '#' -h wxvm.bz3gfkrlqtrsc3sv.myfritz.net
> mosquitto_sub -v -t '#' -h 77.21.85.171
> mosquitto_sub -v -t '#' -h 2a02:8108:9340:757c:efa5:3c2b:a158:b1d9
>
> You could also try to run the attached (python3 connect.py). If I have
> read the paho mqtt and socket code correctly, this should simulate what it
> does to establish a connection.
> rich
> On Tuesday 15 October 2024 at 05:11:52 UTC-4 Stefan Gliessmann wrote:
>
>> Hello Rich et al.,
>>
>> I was a bit busy exploring Spain and, so, did not do a lot of trouble
>> shooting on this issue ...
>>
>> Well - I still have the same issue:
>>
>> [image: Screenshot 2024-10-15 at 11.05.50.png]
>>
>> When I run the little socket info py, I get this:
>>
>> [image: Screenshot 2024-10-15 at 11.05.13.png]
>>
>> which looks good to me ... I am continued to be puzzled ...
>>
>> Please throw more stuff at me to see if anything might stick and we have
>> an inlay to the problem ...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Stefan
>>
>> On Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:28:55 AM UTC+2 bell...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, the fact that MBP is behind the router and connect via websockets
>>> (Belchertown) and MQTT (MQTT Explorer) could connect to your broker, makes
>>> it seem like it is something with the PI or pahoo mqtt.
>>> While not exact, this seems similar
>>> https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.python/issues/154
>>> I''d try running mosquitto_sub from the PI and MBP and see if it works
>>> on both.
>>> You could also try running the attached on both. From my understanding,
>>> it is used to get the IP to create the socket. I'm wondering if on the PI
>>> it is not returning a 'good' IP.
>>> I'm definitely not a network guy and I'm wading deep into pahoo mqtt and
>>> the the python socket module. So, yes, I am throwing stuff against the wall
>>> to see what will stick...
>>> rich
>>>
>>> On Tuesday 8 October 2024 at 16:45:36 UTC-4 Stefan Gliessmann wrote:
>>>
>>>> So your RV Router can publish to your MQTT broker? Is this some type of
>>>> built in functionality of the router?
>>>> - Yes, it is. The RV Router has a ton of features including GPS and
>>>> MQTT. For GPS I was able to configure "Modbus TCP Devices" (menu point of
>>>> the RV Router) to publish lat & long per MQTT under topic GPS.
>>>> This is the router that the PI is behind that cannot publish or
>>>> subscribe?
>>>> - Yes, the weewx PI is behind the RV Router (Teltonika RUTX11 is the
>>>> brand and model)
>>>> Are you running MQTT Explorer on the PI. If so, it appears that can
>>>> subscribe, correct?
>>>> - Ah, no! The MQTT Explorer runs on my MBP. My MBP is also "behind"
>>>> the RV Router and can connect to the home MQTT broker!
>>>> The browser is also runing on the PI, correct?
>>>> - Hmm, no ... You mean the web browser showing "Connected. Waiting
>>>> for data ..."? No, that is again on my MBP connected to a web host in the
>>>> cloud. There is - at least for me - no way to have a web server on the PI
>>>> behind the RV Router which does not get a static IP over 4G ... The PI ftps
>>>> to the remote (cloud) web server (the provider is strato.de - I use
>>>> the same for my "home" WeeWX).
>>>>
>>>> Next - probably tomorrow - I will try to VPN my RV Router to my home
>>>> router via WireGuard ... Maybe that will solve it temporarily (while I am
>>>> on holiday)!
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 9:58:11 PM UTC+2 bell...@gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A few of questions/clarifications
>>>>> So you RV Router can publish to your MQTT broker? Is this some type of
>>>>> built in functionality of the router?
>>>>> This is the router that the PI is behind that cannot publish or
>>>>> subscribe?
>>>>> Are you running MQTT Explorer on the PI. If so, it appears that can
>>>>> subscribe, correct?
>>>>> The browser is also runing on the PI, correct?
>>>>> Things are pointing to something in paho mqtt client, used by both
>>>>> MQTTSubscribe WeeWX-MQTT… Unfortunately I still don’t have any good ideas
>>>>> yet. I was really hoping that the IP address would work…
>>>>>
>>>>> Note, 1.6.1 is not the latest version. The version installed by apt is
>>>>> behind. The version is up to 2.1.0
>>>>> BUT, I would be very hesitant to upgrade to that. 2.0 introduced many
>>>>> breaking changes and many python clients broke. In theory 2.1.0 ‘fixes’
>>>>> this, but since I have updated all my MQTT clients to work with 2.x and
>>>>> 1.6, I cannot verify that.
>>>>> AND, I do not see anything in the release notes that leads me to think
>>>>> this would be fixed.
>>>>> rich
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday 8 October 2024 at 15:37:06 UTC-4 Stefan Gliessmann wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Continuing to find some more details/hints/breadcrumbs ...
>>>>>> For MQTT.Subscribe I used the IP of the broker which gets resolved
>>>>>> via ping. Still not reachable.
>>>>>> Then I set MQTT.Subcribe enable = false to see if the other client
>>>>>> can connect to the same broker. and ... no ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *ERROR user.mqtt: Failed to connect to MQTT server
>>>>>> (mqtt://teffi:x...@wxvm.bz3gfkrlqtrsc3sv.myfritz.net:1883/
>>>>>> <http://teffi:x...@wxvm.bz3gfkrlqtrsc3sv.myfritz.net:1883/>): [Errno 101]
>>>>>> Network is unreachable*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *ERROR weewx.restx: MQTT: Failed to publish record 2024-10-08
>>>>>> 21:18:25 CEST (1728415105): MQTT client not available*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So it seems to be a "port 1883 issue", but where? Pi, the RV router,
>>>>>> the home router, the VM on which the broker runs? (But why would it work
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> Germany just fine ...?)
>>>>>> Can the internet provider limit port 1883?
>>>>>> The SIM card in the RV router is from Vodafone Germany ...
>>>>>> In the meantime, I rebooted the ubuntu box with my home weewx on
>>>>>> which also my MQTT broker resides, too. Still "Errno 101"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That the MQTT broker works at home and receives the GPS topic from my
>>>>>> RV router and republishes them under RVGPS can be seen below (for
>>>>>> real-time
>>>>>> weather data, the topic would be RV:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [image: Screenshot 2024-10-08 at 21.27.31.png]
>>>>>> On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 8:50:38 PM UTC+2 Stefan Gliessmann
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi gents -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did not know that they are using different clients, but I knew the
>>>>>>> difference in the port numbers 1883 vs 9001 ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My raspbi runs python3-paho-mqtt is already the newest version
>>>>>>> (1.6.1-1).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I started with restarting weewx, then mosquitto, then the Raspberry
>>>>>>> Pi and just for good measure also the internet router ... nothing
>>>>>>> resolved
>>>>>>> the issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the meantime I arrived in Spain and I have still the same issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My GPS router is the Teltonika RUTX11 which runs BusyBox v1.34.1 The
>>>>>>> GPS coordinates are read from a GPS receiver connected to the router and
>>>>>>> send via "Modbus TCP Devices" to my home MQTT broker under the topic
>>>>>>> RVGPS
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> I will now start enabling log = true & debug = 1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the input so far - I will keep you posted ...
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:28 AM bell...@gmail.com <bell...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is another interesting data point. A couple of things to note.
>>>>>>>> 1. The connections are using two different protocols. Belchertown
>>>>>>>> is connecting over websockets and MQTTSubscribe is connecting over
>>>>>>>> MQTT.
>>>>>>>> 2. It is two different MQTT clients. Belchertown is using a
>>>>>>>> javascript client while MQTTSubscribe uses a python client.
>>>>>>>> So, it appears that the javascript client/websockets can handle the
>>>>>>>> network change and the paho mqtt client/mqtt client cannot. Now to
>>>>>>>> figure
>>>>>>>> out why…
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Out of curiosity, what version of the paho mqtt client are you
>>>>>>>> using?
>>>>>>>> rich
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Monday 7 October 2024 at 15:42:20 UTC-4 Stefan Gliessmann wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Interestingly, rv.stegli.de sees the web socket of my home MQTT
>>>>>>>>> broker ...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [image: Screenshot 2024-10-07 at 21.39.47.png]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:25:34 PM UTC+2 Stefan Gliessmann
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Vince!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am puzzled what it could be blocking here in France compared
>>>>>>>>>> when it worked just fine in Germany. (rv.stegli.de shows the
>>>>>>>>>> last data before crossing over to France).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:20:34 PM UTC+2 vince wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I can subscribe to your data from the USA too so you must have
>>>>>>>>>>> some kind of networking thing going on that is preventing port 1883
>>>>>>>>>>> in from
>>>>>>>>>>> wherever you are.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 12:08:40 PM UTC-7 Stefan
>>>>>>>>>>> Gliessmann wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I can ping it and it gets resolved correctly ...
>>>>>>>>>>>> My internet router in my RV forwards the GPS coordinates per
>>>>>>>>>>>> MQTT to my home broker correctly, too ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:06:15 PM UTC+2 vince wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can ping that FQDN from the USA if that matters.....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 11:51:31 AM UTC-7 Stefan
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gliessmann wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am running a mobile WeeWX station in my RV. I use MQTT to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provide real-time weather data from the basic ecowitt gateway. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> augment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the weather data via MQTT every 5 min or so with data from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenWeather.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Additionally, I share my GPS coordinates and a calculated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> altitude.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WeeWX runs on a raspberry pi in my RV. Internet is provided
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by an internet router via 4G mobile phone network.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All this worked great as long as I was in Germany. The moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I crossed boarder to France and the mobile phone network
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> switches to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other country, I receive this error:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ""*ERROR user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) Failed to connect to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wxvm.bz3gfkrlqtrsc3sv.myfritz.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://wxvm.bz3gfkrlqtrsc3sv.myfritz.net> at 1883. '[Errno 101]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Network is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unreachable'*""
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am a bit puzzled why my home MQTT broker's port cannot be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reached ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any clue how I can trouble shoot this?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you guys in advance knowing that this isn't a core
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WeeWX problem :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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