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samclane / LIFX-Control-Panel

As LIFX no longer supports their Windows 10 app, I created an open-source alternative for controlling LIFX-brand smart lights.
https://github.com/samclane/LIFX-Control-Panel
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Network connection closed error, unable to start #83

Closed juicetin closed 2 years ago

juicetin commented 4 years ago

Describe the bug When starting the exe for version 1.7.6, I get a crash to desktop error

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Start .exe for version 1.7.6
  2. Error window appears, with log file contents: 2020-05-27 18:42:21,898 - root - INFO - Logger initialized. 2020-05-27 18:42:22,015 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Root logger initialized: root.LifxFrame 2020-05-27 18:42:22,016 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Binary Version: 1.7.6 2020-05-27 18:42:22,016 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Build time: 2020-02-08T14:54:32.841435 2020-05-27 18:42:22,038 - root - ERROR - [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host Traceback (most recent call last): File "lifx_control_panel__main.pyw", line 750, in main File "lifx_control_panel\main.pyw", line 125, in init File "lifx_control_panel\main.pyw", line 182, in scan_for_lights File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 42, in get_lights File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 50, in discover_devices File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 251, in broadcast_with_resp ConnectionResetError: [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host 2020-05-27 18:42:48,903 - root - INFO - Logger initialized. 2020-05-27 18:42:48,989 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Root logger initialized: root.LifxFrame 2020-05-27 18:42:48,989 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Binary Version: 1.7.6 2020-05-27 18:42:48,989 - root.LifxFrame - INFO - Build time: 2020-02-08T14:54:32.841435 2020-05-27 18:42:49,011 - root - ERROR - [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host Traceback (most recent call last): File "lifx_control_panel\main.pyw", line 750, in main File "lifx_control_panel\main.pyw", line 125, in init File "lifx_control_panel\main__.pyw", line 182, in scan_for_lights File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 42, in get_lights File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 50, in discover_devices File "lib\site-packages\lifxlan\lifxlan.py", line 251, in broadcast_with_resp ConnectionResetError: [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host

Expected behavior The application is expected to start

Screenshots See attached lifx-control-panel.log

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adrianinc commented 4 years ago

When I had this issue, it was because my VPN was on. The app uses the LIFX LAN API so can only control your bulbs if it is on the same network.