I'm running HA with HAOS on a Proxmoxe with Thread over Ethernet connected to SLZB-6M.
Every few hours my OTBR Add-On stops with " mDNS ended with exit code 4 (signal 0)..." in the log file.
It does not start automatically, but I can press the start button in the OBTR add-on and everything works again for some time.
In the meantime I have changed the OBTR Add-On configuration to 115 kB - from 460 kB. I will observe if that helps.
#OTBR Add-On Stops working (does not crash)
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Update: Now with the reduceed Baud rate (115kB) it worked now 24 hours without stopping. I hope that will continue...
glacial shuttle
RCP (the serial protocol used for Thread) is not meant to be sent over ethernet. We have placed some warnings about that in the docs for a reason. Connect it over USB.
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@glacial shuttle Many thanks. I wasn't aware that I configured RCP over ethernet by following the the guide at smlight (https://smlight.tech/manual/slzb-06/guide/thread-matter/) . Is a connection of the stick via ethernet at all possible? - if ye,s what have I done wrongly ( I simply added an IP address to theconfig of the add-on and selected an arbitrary USB device as recommended in the guide) ?
glacial shuttle
It isn't recommended by us at all - we even asked SMLight to add a disclaimer to that guide.
It -might- work but in case of troubles, the first thing we will ask you is to connect the stick over USB and not over ethernet, the protocol is simply not designed for it.
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@glacial shuttle Many thanks. I understand. Of course it is a pity that a remote location for the radio is not possible with the USB connection which in my case is preferable (HA unit is located on another floor than the radio would best be (despite mesh netwwork topology) . Anyhow I'll connect it now via USB.
glacial shuttle
<@461603794090852353> Many thanks. I understand. Of course it is a pity that a r...
Best thing to do is have a dedicated border router per floor. So for example an Aqara M3 Hub, a Google Nest Hub V2 etc. Another thing that is rock solid is get a pi3 1gb second hand, install HAOS on it and run the OTBR add-on with the usb stick. That will be super solid.
At one day the SMLight stick itself will be able to run OTBR on the ESP32, once that works stable, it is a solid option