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1,5 years ago I bought a Vera Lite
since day one I have had one problem and that is that it not communicate with the devices in a good way

Almost … every time I try light up a lamp so it says …

Waiting for node to reply after 1 retries
Sending the Z-Wave command after 1 retries
Waiting for node to reply after 2 retries
Sending the Z-Wave command after 2 retries
Waiting for node to reply after 3 retries
Sending the Z-Wave command after 3 retries
Waiting for node to reply after 4 retries
Sending the Z-Wave command after 4 retries
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The swiches I use is Fibaro FGS221, FGD211, FGS211

first I thought it could be “bad reception” so I mounted an external antenna
and range got better but the problems did not disappear.

does anyone have any ideas…

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have you tried a zwave heal and looked at the resulting report?

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This is a signal/route quality issue. @Bulldoglowell provided a decent suggestion, but if the problem has been occurring for a year and a half, there have already been many heals.

Signal/route quality issues are resolved by adding intermediate nodes. You need to add more nodes between Vera and the problem device(s).

[quote=“chin, post:1, topic:179945”]first I thought it could be “bad reception” so I mounted an external antenna
and range got better but the problems did not disappear.[/quote]
The antenna made it better, but not good enough, additional nodes are needed.

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thanks… :-\

I have three nodes in total, sounds strange that you cant make them work without buying more nodes.
I will try to move vera to the same room as the “problem” node.

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It may sound strange to you, but its a one of the characteristics/benefits of mesh networks. An excellent and detailed explanation can be found here at Vesternet.