Bluetooth tracker makes wifi on my router restart over and over again

Configuration
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Adding bluetooth tracker to my configuration.yaml makes wifi on my ZyXEL P8702N router restart over and over again. This makes it difficult to connect to my RP3 and Hassbian (0.65.3).

device_tracker:
  - platform: owntracks
    max_gps_accuracy: 200
    waypoints: True
    mqtt_topic: "owntracks/#"
    events_only: True
    waypoint_whitelist:
      - bengt
      - grethe
      - nadine
  - platform: ping
    interval_seconds: 30
    consider_home: 120
    hosts:
      Bengt: 10.0.0.131
      Grethe: 10.0.0.51
      Nadine: 10.0.0.13
      Nathaniel: 10.0.0.45
      broadlink: 10.0.0.116
  - platform: bluetooth_tracker

Any suggestions why?

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I would check my router logs. WiFi and Bluetooth share the same 2.4Ghz band. It may be causing issues??? Check the ZyXEL forums. Check for updated firmware?? Time for a new router.

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Router got the latest firmware, an I cant find any log in my router :fearful:
Is it possible to exclude bluetooth_tracker from “connecting” to the router IP?

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I don’t know that the Bluetooth tracker is connecting to the router. Try the system logs in hasbian. If you don’t have logs on the router makes it hard to even guess.
grep "your router ip" /var/log/syslog
and
grep error /var/log/syslog
That the router is restarting would make me look at the router for problems. Try the ZyXEL forums https://homeforum.zyxel.com/

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Thnk you @zarthan, think ill have to try the ZyXEL forums. If I cant find something there I just skip the bluetooth_tracker.

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Good luck. If you get a solution at the ZyXEL forums please update your post here.

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Do you still have this problem?

I have the same router (Guess we both have Telenor) and uses the bluetooth_tracker on the RP3 without issues. I can share my config once I get home

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Yes, I also use Telenor. :grin:

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@bengt, here is my config:

device_tracker:
  - platform: bluetooth_tracker
    consider_home: 80
  - platform: owntracks

I remember that I had some problems with the consider_home not working as it should when setting this up. This was fixed when I placed the bluetooth_tracker before the owntracks platform in the config. I have no idea why…

Did you enable the Bluetooth BCM43xx addon?
I’m running v 0.7, so thats not updated. Maybe something has happend in the later versions?

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@mLaupet, after enabeling bluetooth_tracker with consider_home = 80 (before owntracks) I still have the same problem.
I have not enabled BMC43xx (not sure how to do it)
I did some searches here and for me it seems like that addon is for Hassio.
I am running Hassbian (latest version) on RP3…

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Yeah, you are right. https://www.home-assistant.io/components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker/
Not sure how this is done on Hassbian as I use Hassio…

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Ok. Thank you anyway for trying to help :+1:

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