Wifi method - Presence Sensor

[rontalley]

I know one method is to use a custom app called Host Pinger. If sniffs your network for active IP addresses and reports the online/offline status to SmartThings. I have it running on a Pi3. It’s an awesome App!

[OBSOLETE] Host Pinger (IP based Online State / Presence)

SmartThings Host Pinger Using an EXE or Python script running on any computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) - Ping any IP, host name or URL and pass this to a switch in SmartThings! Code and Program Location: Requirements 1. Application to Ping Hosts (running on any PC connected to the internet.) >> Option A - STHostPinger.exe - Application (Windows or Mac&Linux via Mono) - config.config needs to be configured with details as described below and can be running on any PC connected to the internet. >> Option B - PingerPy - Python Script - Cross platform script based on python, which also provides a web interface to configure the settings, you will need to download Python to use this. >> Option C - Arduino / ESP8266 Device - Use a small piece of Arduino/ESP8266 compatible hardware such as t…