[mythtv-users] Automatic mythfilldatabase runs to Schedules Direct seem to be frequently failing

[Ian Evans]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 11:33 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org>wrote:

> On 14/02/14 03:45 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>
>> I've noticed more and more occasions lately where the scheduled
>> mythfilldatabase runs seem to failing with download errors when trying
>> to get info from Schedules Direct.
>>
>> Funnily enough, if I do a manula run as the mythtv user, I've never seen
>> it fail.
>>
>> Here are the failed auto runs:
>>
>> Jan  9 21:02:31 DataDirect: Failed to get data: Download error
>> [snip]
>> Anyone else noticing more download errors?--
>>
>
> The problem can be something waaayyy outside your mythbox.
> I have seen something like this which only occurred when the mythbox and
> other computers had not been touched for some time. Turned out that my
> cable/internet modem was losing DNS. I could ping the router, but not the
> world on first try, Pinging an outside site always resulted in a
> multi-second delay before I got any ping response. Using any other
> computer, or even retrieving email with my phone beforehand would
> re-instate a fully capable link but only with a delay.
> But running mythfilldatabase at say two in the afternoon after many hours
> without any outside connection would fail.
> I wrapped mythfilldatabase in a script which pings the router 3 times,
> then pings an outside site 5 times, then runs mfdb:
> #!/bin/bash
> ping -c 3 jag
> ping -c 3 bell.net
> mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all.
>
> No problems since then,
>
> And No, it should not happen. It is a Rogers cable modem, so I have
> effectively a static IP (it has not changed in 2 years), but it is not
> quite the same thing as a DSL modem. I suspect that the entire link
> actually goes into suspend.
>
> Of course, this may be quite wrong for your circumstance, But the error
> you are getting is quite weird too.
>

I'm with Teksavvy in Toronto which uses some of Rogers' network. I'll try
the ping script idea. Thanks.
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