MMM-Alexaonoff can’t find devices

[sdetweil]

i can’t get alexa to discover any of virtual wemo devices

[Stoffbeuteluwe]

@sdetweil maybe Alexa problem

[Stoffbeuteluwe]

@sdetweil

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 discoveryService not running +0ms
FauxMo service started. Listening on 192.168.178.35:21900-21941
 discoveryService binding to port 1900 for ssdp discovery +2ms
 discoveryService server listening 0.0.0.0:1900 +164ms
 deviceEndpoints Setup Server running. +9ms

do you know what that means?

[sdetweil]

@Stoffbeuteluwe said in MMM-Alexaonoff can’t find devices:

FauxMo service started. Listening on 192.168.178.35:21900-21941

means the code in the module has setup to listen on a number of known ports that the Wemo plugs use for discovery by the alexa plugin.

when alexa does home automation device discovery, it sends a broadcast message ('is anyone there?) to anything listening on those ports, and whatever is listening will respond with a predefined response (‘yes, I am here’)…

the discovery code for wemo plugs was built into alexa early code… but seems that Alexa has removed that code and expects a plugin to do the work… (My opinion)

a google search on ‘wemo app not finding devices’ produces a lot of info. I could never get alexa to discover my mirrors

[Stoffbeuteluwe]

@sdetweil ok thank you for your help…