Sometimes after doing a Z-Wave repair you’ll notice error messages on your logs from unknown devices listed. These are ghost device, i.e. devices that are no longer paired with the SmartThings hub and not recognized but still remain in the network routing tables. The problem with ghost devices is t…

None of the steps included in the original post worked in my case. tried 4 times with the same result…ghost device still remained, even after a day. In the end, I had to exclude and re-include the end device that was using the ghost infested path.

Finally figured it out- I had bought a new Zooz power strip, and it was probably bad. Even though I had removed it after the problems stated, I had left it plugged in. That was flooding the z-wave network. Unplugged it and everything worked. I had to exclude and include a bunch of stuff, because I…

Have the same issue. Message after Force Delete: “this device can’t be deleted because it is operating normally”. Did you solve it?

Yes, I switched to Hubitat for my ZWave controls.

[image] RBoy: So what the IDE is showing you is the first packet that was received which may not be the same path it takes the next time. This can happen for MANY reasons, some of which were explained the link on the last post. I unplugged my outdoor zwave plug a week ago, and the routes have…

[image] RBoy: I think ST is fixing that in the next firmware update: Hub Firmware Beta 0.35.x I hope so. I’ve been updating firmware on some Leviton switches, and have run into issues where ghost devices appear when the ID changes on the switch. Sometimes the removal procedure works, sometim…

I had this problem in the app on several Android devices. I finally went to the IDE and deleted it without issues.

Good afternoon. I have the newer GE smart switch installed as a new repeater… So far, Im having nothing but problems. The new smart switch is working but its not being used by the front door schlage lock. This Device (0A) ↔ Unknown Device (F2) ↔ Unknown Device (1F) ↔ Unknown Device (1D) ↔ Gatlinbu…

Does anyone know what to do if the “unknown route” just displays “Unknown Device(???)” instead of an ID. It seems like for this process you need an ID, but my IDE is not giving me an ID, just question marks instead.

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RBoy (www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!) February 3, 2021, 6:28pm 58

I think ST is fixing that in the next firmware update: Hub Firmware Beta 0.35.x

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