ESP32-C3 Using Wifi Station example - connected but not visible as a router client
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:29 pm
Sorry if this has been asked before but I have searched and searched and have not found an answer.
I can set up WiFi and connect to my router no problem, even using station_example_main.c. My ESP32 is given an IP address (192.168.1.232) however I can't see the device on my router's client list. When I set the SSID and password to work off my Android phone hot spot it connects but apparently Android won't let you list clients.
Honestly, I don't know if I have a router problem or not but everything else works perfectly. If it matters, my router is a Dlink DIR-LX1870
Answering my own question in case somebody else has the issue: it seems that in order for the router to list a client I had to access the Internet (ie by pinging the SNTP pool)
I can set up WiFi and connect to my router no problem, even using station_example_main.c. My ESP32 is given an IP address (192.168.1.232) however I can't see the device on my router's client list. When I set the SSID and password to work off my Android phone hot spot it connects but apparently Android won't let you list clients.
Honestly, I don't know if I have a router problem or not but everything else works perfectly. If it matters, my router is a Dlink DIR-LX1870
Answering my own question in case somebody else has the issue: it seems that in order for the router to list a client I had to access the Internet (ie by pinging the SNTP pool)