Pi>Weewx>Interceptor>Acurite Bridge>DNS Override (Router Neophyte)

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SingleSpeed

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Jan 18, 2020, 5:56:49 PM1/18/20
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I want to use Weewx on a Pi to grab Acurite sensor data through an Acurite Bridge.


I’ve gotten the following to work, so far:

  • Installed and configured Rasbian on a Pi 4B.

  • Installed and configured Weewx.

  • Installed Interceptor and configured it in Listen mode.

  • Ensured that Acurite Bridge (old firmware: 126) is visible and talking on my network.

I’ve read and generally understand all of the Interceptor documentation plus How to get data from an Acurite Bridge https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/acuritebridge, and also other blogs and support forums on the topic.


I understand that I need to make a DNS override entry in my router’s configuration to point hubapi.myacurite.com to my Pi and also to ensure that traffic on Port 80 goes to Interceptor. I assume that this is the same as DNS Hijacking referred to on other blogs.


I have a Netgear D2200D DSL Modem/Router provided by Frontier, my ISP. I live in a very rural area and have no other options.


Questions:

  1. Can someone help with how and where to set the DNS override?

  2. Is it even possible to configure the Netgear modem/router to do a DNS override?

  3. Would I need a more robust router running OpenWRT or Tomato?

  4. Would it just be simpler to trash the Acurite Bridge and go with SDR? https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/sdr-rpi-recipe


Any thoughts?

Paul McGeorge

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Jan 19, 2020, 11:22:13 AM1/19/20
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Not sure on DNS hijack for your frontier modem and I don't have an Acurite.  But you could use the RPI to do the DNS rerouting, maybe use the Ethernet port for the Bridge and WiFi to connect to your internet???


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Scott MacMillin

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Jan 19, 2020, 3:10:17 PM1/19/20
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Thx for the info - not sure why I didn't find that one. Anyway, this should be very helpful.

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RobbH

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Jan 20, 2020, 11:47:55 AM1/20/20
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As the one who started and finished that thread, I have to say that the solution described there is still working very well for me.
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