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leaden wedge Feb 9, 2024, 2:03 PM

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Zigbee2MQTT Network Commitioned Time Out

I am new to Z2M and I can't even start the thing up.

I have tried the things I read online about generating new panId's and changing the channel for Zigbee in the config file, but still this error shows up on startup. I have tried changing panId's two times and also the network keys and still the same error.

This is a new setup so there has never been any Zigbee devices on it before. I set it up with ZHA at first, but changed to Z2M rather quick because my sensors was not showing up.

Can anybody help with this?
The exact error is:

Error while starting zigbee-herdsman

Error: network commissioning timed out - most likely network with the same panId or extendedPanId already exists nearby

verbal rose Feb 9, 2024, 2:30 PM

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You need to do one of:

Wrap the antenna (hand, tinfoil, whatever) to block the signal
Disconnect the antenna during startup
Power down all router devices

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(1) is the simplest usually

leaden wedge Feb 9, 2024, 4:22 PM

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verbal rose You need to do one of: 1. Wrap the antenna (hand, tinfoil, whatever) to block th...

Wow, really? I thought you were joking at first. Especially when I saw tinfoil.
So I can just grab the antenna in my hand and try another startup?

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