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All of Sudden today, i came home to all my controllers saying stuck on connecting to director. After further troubleshooting i find that load average is going to 

 
23:45:12 up 30 min,  load average: 5.94, 5.12, 3.28
 
I remove the internet access, and perform a reboot of the HC-800, no issues. As soon as I connect the internet back, I get this load average spiking, and all my controllers going connecting to director since the director is busy due to some process busing out the CPU. Funny is CPU utilization seems fine. 
 
Has any seem the issue? I have logs when the issue is present and when not. I would greatly appreciate if some one help out.
 
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What dop you mean by "internet access"? Are you removing the controller from the network, turning off the modem?

 

If it's the network you're disconnecting, you likely have some piece flooding it, causing processes to stall. Check for BTSync first and foremost, from there turn everything but the controller and the base network off, power one by one to find the culprit.

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Thanks CyKnight.

 

I am disconnecting the WAN cable from the router that goes to my modem. Controller still connected to the local network, i don't have any issues. It is when i connected my WAN cable back to the router, load just spikes upto 3, and director just goes unresponsive. I could ping it, and i could ssh into it.

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here is the top when is the issue is not present

 

  PID  PPID USER     STAT   VSZ %VSZ %CPU COMMAND
 2796     1 root     S     8328   0%   0% /control4/bin/c4perfd
 2925     1 root     S    99220   5%   0% director
 2822     1 root     R <  13844   1%   0% audioclient
 3015     1 root     S    55464   3%   0% /control4/bin/rhapServer
 3048     1 root     S    45388   2%   0% /sbin/syslogd -x -i /var/run/syslogd.pid
 2798  2775 root     S N   154m   8%   0% navigator /control4/skins/navigator.swf
 3220  2775 root     S    61784   3%   0% sipproxy --log-type=syslog --log-level=INFO --http=5080
 2908     1 root     S    39936   2%   0% zserver2 -d
 2912     1 root     S N  36736   2%   0% /control4/bin/c4lookup
 2881     1 root     S    26792   1%   0% upmand
 2829     1 root     S N  17672   1%   0% /control4/bin/c4rmengined
 2851     1 root     S <  16284   1%   0% audioserver
 2890     1 root     S    13008   1%   0% /control4/bin/raproxyd
 3323     1 root     S    10948   1%   0% zap -d
 2828     1 root     S    10928   1%   0% ioserver
 2900     1 root     S    10584   1%   0% driverwizd
 2884     1 root     S     8672   0%   0% upslaved
 2837     1 root     S     8304   0%   0% netusbserver
 2670     1 root     S     8092   0%   0% /control4/bin/c4server
 3137  2931 root     S     7056   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 2931     1 root     S     6432   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 2934  2931 root     S     6432   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 3089  2775 root     S     5960   0%   0% /control4/bin/sysmand --from-init
 3092  3089 root     S     5960   0%   0% /control4/bin/sysmand --from-init
 2961     1 root     S     5940   0%   0% /usr/sbin/snmpd -c /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.local -Ln -p /var/run/snmpd.pid
 2775  2762 root     S     5816   0%   0% /control4/bin/sysmand --from-init
 2919     1 root     S     3916   0%   0% /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
 2874     1 root     S     3604   0%   0% /usr/sbin/spread -n localhost
 2834     1 root     S     2748   0%   0% /control4/bin/sddpd
 2591     1 root     S     2400   0%   0% /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
 2873     1 root     S     2364   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpd -g -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
 3796  2333 root     S     2292   0%   0% /usr/sbin/dropbear -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
 2838     1 root     S     2188   0%   0% lighttpd -f /etc/lighttpd.conf -m /lib/lighttpd
 2333     1 root     S     2140   0%   0% /usr/sbin/dropbear -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
 3869  3825 root     R     2080   0%   0% top
 2763     1 root     S     2080   0%   0% /sbin/getty 9600 tty2
 2767     1 root     S     2080   0%   0% /sbin/getty 9600 tty3
 3825  3796 root     S     2080   0%   0% -sh
    1     0 root     S     2076   0%   0% init
 3094  3093 root     S     2076   0%   0% {ntpclient-wrapp} /bin/sh /usr/sbin/ntpclient-wrapper.sh
 2799  2775 root     S     2076   0%   0% {net-watchdog} /bin/sh /control4/bin/net-watchdog
 2762     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% {sysmand-wrapper} /bin/sh /control4/bin/sysmand-wrapper
 2771     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% init
 2792     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% crond
 3093  3092 root     S     2076   0%   0% sh -c /usr/sbin/ntpclient-wrapper.sh
 3110  3094 root     S     1972   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpclient -t -s -h 0.control4.pool.ntp.org
 3111  3094 root     S     1972   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpclient -t -s -h 1.control4.pool.ntp.org
 3112  3094 root     S     1972   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpclient -t -s -h 2.control4.pool.ntp.org
 3113  3094 root     S     1972   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpclient -t -s -h 3.control4.pool.ntp.org
 6199  2799 root     S     1944   0%   0% sleep 20
 6287  3094 root     S     1944   0%   0% sleep 1
 2564     1 root     S     1856   0%   0% /usr/sbin/atftpd --daemon --user root root /control4/firmware/
 1306     1 root     S     1672   0%   0% /control4/bin/watchdogd
 
 
top when the issue is present
 2775  2762 root     S     5924   0%   0% /control4/bin/sysmand --from-init
 3220  2775 root     S    61784   3%   0% sipproxy --log-type=syslog --log-level=INFO --http=5080
 2890     1 root     S    55572   3%   0% /control4/bin/raproxyd
 3015     1 root     S    55464   3%   0% /control4/bin/rhapServer
 2908     1 root     S    39936   2%   0% zserver2 -d
 2822     1 root     S <  13844   1%   0% audioclient
 2828     1 root     S    10928   1%   0% ioserver
 2873     1 root     S     2364   0%   0% /usr/sbin/ntpd -g -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
 3869  3825 root     R     2080   0%   0% top
 2798  2775 root     S N   154m   8%   0% navigator /control4/skins/navigator.swf
 2925     1 root     D     125m   6%   0% director
 3048     1 root     S    45388   2%   0% /sbin/syslogd -x -i /var/run/syslogd.pid
 2912     1 root     S N  36736   2%   0% /control4/bin/c4lookup
 2881     1 root     S    26792   1%   0% upmand
 2829     1 root     S N  17672   1%   0% /control4/bin/c4rmengined
 2851     1 root     S <  16284   1%   0% audioserver
 3323     1 root     S    10948   1%   0% zap -d
 2900     1 root     S    10584   1%   0% driverwizd
 8527  2829 root     S N   8944   0%   0% /control4/bin/c4rmengined -i /tmp/rmengine_script_input.xml -o /tmp/rmengine_script_output.xml
 2884     1 root     S     8672   0%   0% upslaved
 2796     1 root     S     8328   0%   0% /control4/bin/c4perfd
 2837     1 root     S     8304   0%   0% netusbserver
 2670     1 root     S     8092   0%   0% /control4/bin/c4server
 3137  2931 root     D     7056   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 2931     1 root     S     6432   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 2934  2931 root     S     6432   0%   0% /usr/sbin/smbd -D
 3089  2775 root     S     5960   0%   0% /control4/bin/sysmand --from-init
 2961     1 root     S     5940   0%   0% /usr/sbin/snmpd -c /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.local -Ln -p /var/run/snmpd.pid
 2919     1 root     S     3916   0%   0% /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
 2874     1 root     S     3604   0%   0% /usr/sbin/spread -n localhost
 2834     1 root     S     2748   0%   0% /control4/bin/sddpd
 2591     1 root     S     2400   0%   0% /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
 8543  8542 root     D N   2368   0%   0% find /
 3796  2333 root     S     2292   0%   0% /usr/sbin/dropbear -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
 2838     1 root     S     2188   0%   0% lighttpd -f /etc/lighttpd.conf -m /lib/lighttpd
 2333     1 root     S     2140   0%   0% /usr/sbin/dropbear -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
 8545  8542 root     S N   2084   0%   0% tr -d
 8544  8542 root     S N   2080   0%   0% grep -ie iptable|.flush
 2763     1 root     S     2080   0%   0% /sbin/getty 9600 tty2
 2767     1 root     S     2080   0%   0% /sbin/getty 9600 tty3
 3825  3796 root     S     2080   0%   0% -sh
 8918  8917 root     S     2080   0%   0% ping -c1 192.168.1.91
    1     0 root     S     2076   0%   0% init
 2799  2775 root     S     2076   0%   0% {net-watchdog} /bin/sh /control4/bin/net-watchdog
 2762     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% {sysmand-wrapper} /bin/sh /control4/bin/sysmand-wrapper
 2771     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% init
 2792     1 root     S     2076   0%   0% crond
 8542  8527 root     S N   2076   0%   0% sh -c find / | grep -ie 'iptable|.flush' | tr -d ' ' 2>&1
 8917  2796 root     S     2076   0%   0% sh -c ping -c1 192.168.1.91&>/dev/null
 8909  2799 root     S     1944   0%   0% sleep 20
 2564     1 root     S     1856   0%   0% /usr/sbin/atftpd --daemon --user root root /control4/firmware/
 1306     1 root     S     1672   0%   0% /control4/bin/watchdogd
 
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No major high loads, but I find it odd that upmand is active at all, looks like it may be trying to update/patch for some reason. Not sure when your issue started exactly, but there may be something....a little while back there was an issue with a service update, may be something with that. I was on vacation when it occurred so sketchy on the details I fear.

You may need to get a dealer (on-site) and control4 tech involved.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hum,


Same issues here.  Just had dealer install new HC800 after my old controller "died".  Now ever since we have not been able to connect using either our iPhones, iPads or the MyHomePC desktop apps.  Interesting, dealer indicates he can connect ??? He indicated C4 Tech can also.  We are able to get in ever so once in a while "IF" my iPhone or iPad is on a wifi signal only (never connects on cellular) but it is so infrequent we are finding the c4 system we paid a lot for is all but useless for the reason we bought it, at least since the new HC800 has been in.


 


Can anyone tell me if you have same connection issues?  


 


Happens as follows:


Tap the C4 app


Deleted all old devices and accounts


Establish new user/device account using normal log in required info


Screen stay on the "Connecting" screen 1/2 to 1 min then says "Unable to Connect", "unable to establish connection to remote server", "please try again later".


 


Help if you can.  I've sent the debug logs to C4 service and my dealer and they don't seem to be able to find the issue.


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if i factory reset my hc-800, do I have to connect to it directly or it comes up with the default IP address?

It will switch back to dhcp. You will lose your project so make sure you can reload it.

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