Cannot connect Duet Wifi to new Wifi Router

GaRv3

It's a so called "Vodafone Station".
To be precise it is the ARRIS Touchstone TG3442DE.

The firmware gets updated by the ISP automatically.

GaRv3

@bearer said in Cannot connect Duet Wifi to new Wifi Router:

see if the new one has some ultra mega max 2000 multimedia streaming extensions and try fixing the channel width to 20mhz and setting bgn mode to a lower common denominator, apart from that sounds like you might be better off briding the Duet to the old router?

Limiting to 20 MHz didn't make any difference.
The mode cannot be changed to anything but "Mixed 802.11 g/n" for the 2.4 GHz wifi on this router.

Edit: I cannot use the old router as an access point because I have to send it back to the ISP soon.

A Former User

I'm afraid I'm running out of suggestions; if running the Duet as an AP and your AP as a client* isn't a workable option (which sounds unlikely if its an ISP device).

*) in addition to the regular AP

GaRv3

@bearer
That's not possible with this router.
So my only option is probably to buy an M.2 wifi module for the PC and use this to connect to the Duet run in AP mode. But first I would like to double check if the module is compatible to the Duet.

I would probably pick the Intel 9260NGW which is a Wifi 2.4/5Ghz + Wifi 6 + BT 5.0 chipset. Any experience with this chipset connecting to the Duet AP?

droftarts

@GaRv3 said in Cannot connect Duet Wifi to new Wifi Router:

I would probably pick the Intel 9260NGW which is a Wifi 2.4/5Ghz + Wifi 6 + BT 5.0 chipset. Any experience with this chipset connecting to the Duet AP?

As it's the Duet setting the network, I'd guess almost any wireless adapter would work. We don't keep track of hardware that works, you're better off looking at more general 'works with ESP8266' pages.

Also found this, which sounds similar to the problem you're having: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/4257
Might be useful for @dc42 to look at?

Ian

Sparatutto created this issue in esp8266/Arduino

closed v2.4.0 - wifi.status() and wifi.localIP not updated after a reconnect. #4257

GaRv3

@droftarts
Yes, actually seems like something @dc42 might be able to fix. I think I will try the wifi module in the meantime anyway.

A Former User

@droftarts said in Cannot connect Duet Wifi to new Wifi Router:

Also found this, which sounds similar to the problem you're having: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/4257

if related, setting a static IP in the duet may help

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although bad mojo to set a static address inside a dhcp pool without at least making a reservation.

droftarts

@GaRv3 Please do try @bearer 's suggestion of setting a static ip address, too.

Ian

GaRv3

Already tried that. And I reserved the IP on the router as well to make sure it is free.

droftarts

@GaRv3 Okay, fair enough. I've asked @dc42 to take a look.

Ian

Dougal1957

I had the exact same issue as this a couple of years ago eventually had to use a TP-LINK Travel router in AP Mode for the duet to connect to the issue was a Router that just didn't like the ESP at all (it was a nether one as well) once I replaced the router everything came back to normal.

Doug

GaRv3

@Dougal1957
Did you replace the router with the sam model (so, was it defect) or did you pick another one?

GaRv3

So for now (until the wifi module arrives) I have connected an AP which I found in a closet to the second LAN port of my PC, created a wireless network and connected the Duet. Works just fine... as a temporary workaround.

droftarts

@GaRv3 Glad you have a (temporary) solution!

Ian

Dougal1957

@GaRv3 picked a different one I have just ordered a new connection with Vodafone UK so hope I don't have the same issue again (My current VF router is fine but the new line will come with the newer square ash router but in the UK I think they tend to use HuaWei stuff (Not that I am happy about but got no real choice))

GaRv3

@dc42 Any suggestions?

droftarts

@GaRv3 @dc42 said to me yesterday “yes, possible bug. It's on my list to do a new wifi server using the newer expressiv SDK, but it's not a quick job.”

Ian

GaRv3

Okay, thanks for the info!

Warstone

@GaRv3 I got the same Problem but here is my option to deal with it part time

Hooked up my old D-Link Wifi router between the Vodafon router and my PC. It slows down my connection a bit, but the Duet is connecting without any problems to the D-Link instead of the Vodafon Router.

Works fine for me at the Moment

GaRv3

@Warstone Yes, I did something similar. See this post.
But having the access point hooked up is just a workaround. Not a solution to the problem.