2021-02-19, 04:27 AM
(2021-01-13, 12:18 PM)Sailoog Wrote: the built-in wifi device of the Raspberry can be set as an access point or as a client. There is an experimental mode to make the device work as both of them but it does not always works.
If you want to have an access point and a client you need an extra wifi usb dongle, openplotter is ready for that.
Another option is to use an external access point and connect all your devices to it including the raspberry. you will be able to connect to openplotter from any device in the same network.
Wow I cannot believe I found my answer so quickly. I was blaming my crappy brand new Pi 4 for not having wifi. I did try the extra dongle since I had one and this allowed me to connect to wifi. In spite of this I wanted to find the real reason for this bug and I wasted so many hours trying to fix this - I wish I had checked here first. This should be posted in a prominent place to save others from heart ache. Thanks