[GH-ISSUE #640] if Wifi comes alive after starting web portal #535

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opened 2026-02-28 01:25:45 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @kamikazem on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager/issues/640

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i got a unstable power condition at my site , with local router starts wifi much slower than esp8266 .
esp8266 sometimes doesn't find wifi and enters to web portal , but when looking for new clients to connect to web portal , there would be connectable wifi available .
i know i can set timeouts , but besides that ; is there any way to make esp look again for the defined wifi while waiting for clients connect to its web portal ?

Originally created by @kamikazem on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager/issues/640 Hi i got a unstable power condition at my site , with local router starts wifi much slower than esp8266 . esp8266 sometimes doesn't find wifi and enters to web portal , but when looking for new clients to connect to web portal , there would be connectable wifi available . i know i can set timeouts , but besides that ; is there any way to make esp look again for the defined wifi while waiting for clients connect to its web portal ?

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@tablatronix commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018):

Hmm possibly, we purposely disable sta because it causes the ap to become unstable, You could consider increasing the connecttimeout, or have your own code wait a bit before calling autoconnect or starting the configportal manually

@tablatronix commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018): Hmm possibly, we purposely disable sta because it causes the ap to become unstable, You could consider increasing the connecttimeout, or have your own code wait a bit before calling autoconnect or starting the configportal manually

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@tablatronix commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

If the sta stayed on we could enable an event to check for connect in background, the problem with that is that if you leave the sta on when starting the ap, it becomes unstable and doesn't work, so it is easier to handle this in your own code buy using a longer connecttimeout, or making sure you have a configportal timeout set so at least it shuts down by itself and doesnt get stuck

@tablatronix commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): If the sta stayed on we could enable an event to check for connect in background, the problem with that is that if you leave the sta on when starting the ap, it becomes unstable and doesn't work, so it is easier to handle this in your own code buy using a longer connecttimeout, or making sure you have a configportal timeout set so at least it shuts down by itself and doesnt get stuck