Device tracker - Ping multiple ip adresses for one device

jordy55 · September 5, 2018, 7:50pm

Hello people,

I have a question. Currently I am working on an automation that when my laptop is switched on. That my charger and monitor and docking also go on. I do this on the basis of pinging my ip address. But as soon as my docking is switched on. Then my wifi connection goes to lan connection. Unfortunately, I can not fix it in the router because the WiFi and LAN have 2 different mac addresses.

Is it possible to assign 1 device multiple ip addresses in the configuration?

silvrr · September 5, 2018, 8:09pm

You can have multiple triggers in an automation which may be the way to go about this. Have the automation trigger off either device tracker.

Example below.

github.com

SilvrrGIT/HomeAssistant/blob/master/automation/deviceoffline.yaml#L8


#########################################################

#                                                       #

#             NOTIFY IF HA DEVICE OFFLINE               #

#                                                       #

#########################################################



  - alias: "Notify if HA Device Offline"

    initial_state: true

    trigger:

      - platform: state

        entity_id:

          - binary_sensor.modem

        from: 'on'

        to: 'off'

        for:

          seconds: 60

      - platform: state

        entity_id:

zajnic · September 5, 2018, 11:28pm

You can try to put 2 device trackers (wifi and lan) under same group. Use the group top trigger the automation.

jordy55 · September 11, 2018, 11:50am

Found a solution for this problem.
I have made a extra sensor and added this,

- platform: template
    sensors:
      laptop_present:
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('device_tracker.hostthree', 'home') or is_state('device_tracker.hostfour', 'home') %}
            home
          {% else %}
            Absent
          {% endif %}