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Weird issue with trying to connect to the Pico W web server. #27

Closed GeoffMurray closed 1 year ago

GeoffMurray commented 1 year ago

Thanks very much for this library! It’s simplified the initial setup dramatically.

Finding it’s really hit or miss if devices at home are able to connect to the simple random number generator website.

I’ll post the combinations tomorrow, but I’m finding some IOS devices connect fine with Safari, others only work with Chrome. Bizarre. My window laptop won’t connect at all. Can’t figure out where the connection is actually failing. Web server not showing any connection attempt when it fails.

GeoffMurray commented 1 year ago

Ok - I'm going to close this. Solution was truly bizarre.

My Shaw Fiber+Gig modem defaults to setting DHCP provided addresses to 10.x.x.x, but use a 255.255.255.0 network mask. We've been having all kinds of troubles interconnecting devices on it. my little Pico project was another example.

I logged into the router, changed it to 255.255.0.0, let all the devices refresh overnight, and all of a sudden everything that was giving me trouble is now working successfully. I wonder how many other Shaw customers are running into similar issues. I will close this. Just thought the information might be useful to someone else out there.