Chirpstack-network-server Issue #522

I’m getting swamped with errors in chirpstack-network-server logs that appear to match only issue 522, but which @brocaar indicated as closed. I have latest chirpstack so (I think) this points to either misconfiguration on my part or a regression?

I don’t know how to use github commit to figure out what configuration parameters could be causing this or even which .toml config is causing this. Any pointers/suggestions much appreciated.

chirpstack-application-server/stable,now 3.17.2 amd64 [installed]
chirpstack-gateway-bridge/stable,now 3.13.1 amd64 [installed]
chirpstack-network-server/stable,now 3.15.1 amd64 [installed]
redis-server/focal,now 5:5.0.7-2 amd64 [installed]

$ sudo journalctl -f -n 100 -u chirpstack-network-server
Oct 07 11:54:10 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:10.136114224-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=bf2d1c79-0ae5-4879-9045-bf33121e2ade error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:10-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.068 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:11 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:11.138915879-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=d439fd9a-728d-49ca-8b74-85b645af7e81 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:11-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.074 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:12 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:12.141485326-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=15e95e87-7bc1-417d-a99b-94e0f69d5b40 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:12-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.083 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:13 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:13.144513237-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=4e3a88f5-e02a-4325-b631-fba46f98dc31 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:13-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.073 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:14 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:14.146932258-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=3d672ef1-25c7-4ade-b1a3-afad8e3327c4 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:14-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.073 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:15 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:15.149874781-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=fb7e2531-0ce9-4fe1-bd8a-d9791e828d39 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:15-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.073 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:16 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:16.152938614-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=089d0d16-12b3-492f-9d4c-074bbc3a94a9 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:16-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.073 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:17 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:17.155765202-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=0a44ce74-0f62-4958-85d8-d66e05bfaf39 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:17-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.07 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:18 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:18.158770063-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=03540055-ee74-4a61-beab-e6a6424ba3a3 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:18-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.08 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:19 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:19.161864096-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=2d83c68f-a5b1-43a1-8c09-6da83d9f982c error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:19-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.075 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc
Oct 07 11:54:20 DSE-MFG95 chirpstack-network-server[1380643]: time="2021-10-07T11:54:20.165000475-04:00" level=error msg="finished unary call with code Unknown" ctx_id=1e81f43d-1f5c-46d4-a73a-768b8ec252a7 error="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unexpected modulation: LR_FHSS" grpc.code=Unknown grpc.method=SendProprietaryPayload grpc.service=ns.NetworkServerService grpc.start_time="2021-10-07T11:54:20-04:00" grpc.time_ms=0.067 peer.address="10.1.6.90:59592" span.kind=server system=grpc

Please note that while the data-rate has been implemented, I haven’t been able to test this against a real device stack as there isn’t any (publicly) available yet, so LR-FHSS is still considered experimental.

Looking at your logs, are you trying to send a proprietary payload using LR-FHSS? If not, then this could be the gateway-discovery / gateway ping feature in the ChirpStack Application Server which you might want to turn of or reconfigure.

That was the problem, one of my gateways had gateway-discovery turned on. Thank you!