Hello
Am not sure if i should post this here or under a new topic. This is what happened few minutes ago.
I was reading the posts on this topic and decided to open 127.0.0.1:80 Nothing happened. changed it to my laptop IP address :80 nothing happened. Then opened th HA-bridge, using the laptop IP and port number used before deleting Alex10 et al. All the original X10 devices were listed. Then changed the port to 80 and clicked save. Circle just kept going so clicked on back aerro and then back and circle stopped. Clicked on "my echo" on the HA-Bridge browser. It opened Alexa. asked it to discover devices and all X10 devices were discovered. These devices,after some upgrade to Alexa had stopped working, so i had deleted them from alexa. and could not be discovered till now i.e till HA-Bridge port was changed to :80. Now the interesting things:
1. I had uninstalled Alex 10 and every thing connected with Alex 10 so bridge should not open. it not only opened it also had all the X10 devices listed.
2. There is no X10 or other interface like CM15A connected to this laptop. when it has the original port, I could manually control all the devices listed. How this is possible? May be some one can tell me. Because it makes CM15A not required at least for on/off functions.
3.With port changed to :80 devices from the bridge can not be turned ON/Off.
4. Asked Alexa to discover devices, a message popped up on my iphone that a new device has been discovered and can be controlled. so opened Alexa on iPhone. All X10 devices were listed. However clicking on the device gives the message," Device doesn't support requested value. Also it says waiting for Royal Philips Electronics Hub". Where does this hub comes from?
5. While I was typing the above last lines, i clicked on the device, on Alexa app on iPhone, a few times and the Light turned on and few more taps and went off and on again. And guess what even Alexa controls it. However most but not devices obey Alexa. not now may be later!
What is happening? Is it magic of Alex 10 or Alexa or What?