For troubleshooting this sort of thing I use MQTTX; especially from the client perspective to ensure router / FW connections are working as expected.
https://mqttx.app It may be helpful. On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 5:56:13 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: > I might add that if you set debug=1 in weewx.conf it will definitely tell > you if the MQTT publishing part is unable to publish successfully. > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:55:13 PM UTC-7 vince wrote: > >> You need (1) to be consistent among MQTT publish, Belchertown, and >> mosquitto re: whether you have username/password enabled or not and (2) if >> enabled you have to not typo the username/password in one of the places. >> Other possibility is that you're going back and forth editing things and >> forgot to reset either weewx or mosquitto after making a change. It >> happens. >> >> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:00:44 PM UTC-7 Kevin Crivelli wrote: >> >>> as per my last post I can use that command to see topic weather data >>> coming in but still for some reason weewx/belchertown can connect but no >>> data is transmitted. I gotta be missing one little thing. Messed around >>> again this morning and still nothing. Really don't want to throw in the >>> towel so if anyone has anymore ideas that would be awesome. >>> >>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:14:20 AM UTC-4 Kevin Crivelli wrote: >>> >>>> ok so I seem to be getting weather when using that test from earlier >>>> >>>> [image: getting weather.jpg] >>>> >>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:09:07 AM UTC-4 Kevin Crivelli wrote: >>>> >>>>> I was able to get the test message no problem so it seems mosquitto is >>>>> set up correctly yet I am still unable to get anything more than >>>>> Connected. >>>>> Waiting for data using my local url and remotely I get Connecting to >>>>> weather station real time >>>>> >>>>> still where I left off. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 4:40:59 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> doh - I of course got those sub/pub commands backward. You use the >>>>>> -m message for publishing. Sorry for the confusion. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - subscribe in one window => mosquitto_sub -h x.x.x.x -t >>>>>> junk/testing -u mosquittoUserHere -P mosquittoPassHere >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - publish a test in another => mosquitto_pub -h x.x.x.x -t >>>>>> junk/testing -u mosquittoUserHere -P mosquittoPassHere -m testing123 >>>>>> >>>>>> I added password protection to my pi setup and it works fine there >>>>>> and after restarting weewx (after editing weewx.conf). Updated the >>>>>> github >>>>>> page to show the edits I made. >>>>>> >>>>>> I did need to create the MQTT password file so the specified >>>>>> user/pass is there. Remember it's not an account password. It's just a >>>>>> user/pass combination for connecting to your MQTT server. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 1:23:20 PM UTC-7 vince wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It's not hanging. It is not hearing anything. Hit control-C to >>>>>>> stop listening with mosquitto_sub. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On mine I see the loop messages every couple seconds basically >>>>>>> immediately. I hit control-C after the first loop packet was displayed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ mosquitto_sub -d -t simulator/# -h 192.168.1.232 >>>>>>> Client null sending CONNECT >>>>>>> Client null received CONNACK (0) >>>>>>> Client null sending SUBSCRIBE (Mid: 1, Topic: simulator/#, QoS: 0, >>>>>>> Options: 0x00) >>>>>>> Client null received SUBACK >>>>>>> Subscribed (mid: 1): 0 >>>>>>> Client null received PUBLISH (d0, q0, r0, m0, 'simulator/loop', ... >>>>>>> (1255 bytes)) >>>>>>> {"dateTime": "1683403745.0", "usUnits": "1.0", "outTemp_F": >>>>>>> "30.714330964267866", "inTemp_F": "64.4867113429638", "barometer_inHg": >>>>>>> "31.022674842890833", "pressure_inHg": "31.022674842890833", >>>>>>> "windSpeed_mph": "0.3866257855458439", "windDir": "346.0814717203496", >>>>>>> "windGust_mph": "0.46395094265501235", "windGustDir": >>>>>>> "346.0814717203496", >>>>>>> "outHumidity": "77.68024528672494", "inHumidity": "27.026577314072398", >>>>>>> "radiation_Wpm2": "911.9394844177033", "UV": "12.767152781847846", >>>>>>> "rain_in": "0.0", "txBatteryStatus": "1.0", "windBatteryStatus": "0.0", >>>>>>> "rainBatteryStatus": "0.0", "outTempBatteryStatus": "1.0", >>>>>>> "inTempBatteryStatus": "0.0", "consBatteryVoltage_volt": "12.0", >>>>>>> "heatingVoltage_volt": "12.876232859402455", "supplyVoltage_volt": >>>>>>> "12.0", >>>>>>> "referenceVoltage_volt": "11.725352060455753", "rxCheckPercent": >>>>>>> "58.589515129677444", "altimeter_inHg": "31.812916691917174", >>>>>>> "appTemp_F": >>>>>>> "25.97065488238462", "cloudbase_foot": "2093.2738825982638", >>>>>>> "dewpoint_F": >>>>>>> "24.583925880835505", "heatindex_F": "30.714330964267866", "humidex_F": >>>>>>> "30.714330964267866", "inDewpoint_F": "29.791543533239455", >>>>>>> "maxSolarRad_Wpm2": "0.0", "rainRate_inch_per_hour": "0.0", >>>>>>> "windchill_F": >>>>>>> "30.714330964267866", "hourRain_in": "0.0", "rain24_in": "0.0", >>>>>>> "dayRain_in": "0.0"} >>>>>>> Client null received PUBLISH (d0, q0, r0, m0, 'simulator/loop', ... >>>>>>> (1236 bytes)) >>>>>>> ^CClient null sending DISCONNECT >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Test your mosquitto server... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - subscribe in one window => mosquitto_sub -h x.x.x.x -t >>>>>>> junk/testing -u mosquittoUserHere -P mosquittoPassHere -m testing123 >>>>>>> - publish a test in another => mosquitto_pub -h x.x.x.x -t >>>>>>> junk/testing -u mosquittoUserHere -P mosquittoPassHere >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If that doesn't work, your mosquitto setup is messed up. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It ain't rocket science unless you are running a funky os variant or >>>>>>> you have enabled packet filters blocking incoming traffic to the MQTT >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> Websockets ports. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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