Jerry Gerber:
The main problem is I can't log on to the web page to turn the WPS off and on. I can't ping it either. I've been in touch with DLI support and they installed the latest firmware because I was also have trouble with the outlet switches, they would not turn on or off and did not reflect the true state of the device. I think that's been solved with software, but the continuing problem is being able to access the webpage from which I turn the outlets on and off.
I had similar issues with a brand new one. It worked fine for several months and then started acting up in a very similar way. A physical power down/power up would fix it (fortunately it was the one in my backyard roll-off, not at the remote site) only to have it act up again within a day or so. I replaced it with another identical DLI and that works fine. It is now back at DLI for warranty repair. Almost certainly bad hardware as a firmware update took but did not fix the problem.
I would point out that there are other brands out there but DLI is one of the few that have ASCOM divers so can be automated from most astronomical software.
This is the only one I have had do this and I have owned a half dozen over the years. I have had them die completely before (but after years of use) and have had individual outlets stop working, but this is the first time I have seen this behavior. I suspect a bad batch of them. I bought mine from Amazon (drop shipped from DLI) in July.
