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Responder entry in the IM’s ALL-Link Database.
In Monitor Mode, the IM will also notify the host of received INSTEON messages that contain a From
Address matching any INSTEON ID in the IM’s ALL-Link Database, even if the To Address does not
match the IM’s INSTEON ID or the IM does not belong to an ALL-Link Group associated with the
message. In other words, if the message originator is in the IM’s ALL-Link Database as either a
Controller or Responder, the IM will pass the message to the host even if it is not specifically directed
to the IM. In this way you can monitor messages between other INSTEON devices as long as the
sender is in the IM’s ALL-Link Database.
Please be aware that the IM may not always detect this traffic. If the message originator and
addressee are close to one another and the IM is farther away, the message originator may not cause
the message to hop enough times for the IM to hear it. To know for sure what an INSTEON device’s
status is, you can usually query it directly using an appropriate INSTEON Direct Command. For more
information on INSTEON Commands and the latest Command set, please download the current
INSTEON Command Tables Document
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from http://code.insteon.com.