OP Starter - Download Issues

[bosun]

Then reboot and the Pi should log on. 

Or use the headless image.

I'm using 'headless.' In my foolishness I thought because I had 'openplotter' up on available networks my troubles were over.

I can get onto that network but cannot communicate with it.

I have downloaded RealVNC and entered  10.10.10.1  openplotter.local  but get 'Timed out waiting for response from the computer'

I have also downloaded PuTTy and imputed pi@openplotter.local  But get 'Network error. Software caused connection abort'

All the vids I have watched seem to show the whole thing being very straight forward. Plug it in, fire it up, done. Either they are missing out something really important or I am really dumb.

I noted your suggestions, I'm really new to this and can't figure out how to write to boot from my laptop.