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I have been having intermittent connection problems with my Duet2WiFi. After entering the IP address the bowser would show "Duet2 Web Control" but not go any further.

The penny dropped that it probably started after I had a Sky TV box installed. The Sky box acts as a WiFi repeater by default, Disabling the 2.4gh WiFi repeater on the box, which I did not need, seems to have cured my problems.

There have been several posts about connection problems and hope that may help.

John S

Just upgraded from 3.2RC to 3.2 and file listings are now in colour.

I hope this may help others.
I use a glass bed on top of an aluminium heated bed with my IR probe. I placed a sheet of matt black paper under the glass but was getting some unexpected and inconsistent height maps, not unworkable but not as good as I expected having checked the bed with a dial gauge. So I have now painted the aluminium matt black and the results are now what I expect every time!
Can't explain it because the paper was matt and I tested it to make sure it was opaque to IR ( I have experienced that problem with inkjet printed paper, amongst other materials, before).
If there is a definitive explanation I would be glad to hear it.

First of all, this is not a rant and I hope what I think is constructive. If I am not on the right lines please feel free to enlighten me and put me back in my box.

I have been a Duet 2 Wi-Fi and DWC user for some time now and I think I have working understanding of what I need to know to get my cartesian printer working and have kept up to date with firmware changes (now on 3.2). However, I am increasingly frustrated by the fact that each time there is an update, within days, or so it seems, there is yet another edition to add features that I am never going to use, correct faults with the last one and require me to make changes to my config.g.

Judging by some of the cries for help, that are handled by just a handful of contributors to whom we should be thankful, many people are in the same boat as me in that they just want a system that works without unnecessary complications getting in the way.

Would it be possible to have a stable 3D print version of the software and strip out functions relating to esoteric printers and CNC so that the whole thing has far less dependencies and compromises? I suspect CNC users would welcome a similar arrangement.

For those that need the extra functionality there is always the Duet 3 with its expansion boards and RasPi. (takes me back to RAMPS).

Having started this off I feel I should now comment.

1. I t looks as if there is a sufficient degree of support for what I said about having dedicated software for 3d printing and I would suggest it is worth serious consideration.
2. My point about frequent updates to correct errors is evidenced by the recent need to introduce 3.2.2 (just an example of many)
3. For those that think that a FDM 3d printer and a 'CNC' machine can be dual purpose, they need to move into the real world. A previous post explains this.
4. Taking a poll of posts on this forum, it is clear that the vast majority are related to FDM 3D printing.
5. Taking the same poll, nearly all are asking for help for various problems. surely it can be seen that this is not good. It would be nice to have more sharing of ideas, good practice etc but it appears people are too busy fault finding than having time for printing.
6. When I look at the prints I produced in my early days of 3d printing, with more primitive control board, there are some good examples and little if any difference with what I am producing now. ( I should qualify that by saying my prints match up well with others I have seen.
7. I like the versatility of the Duet but the cost of that versatility is becoming much greater than the benefits.
8. Having said all that, judging by comments from 'the developers', I am not holding my breath for a change in direction.