I am using Xander's new driver suite and the new beta version of Robotc. I was able to use the benedetelli-nxt2wifi-config.c test program as is to connect to the NXT2WiFi sensor. I confirmed this by displaying the current index.htm page. The webpages converter tool cannot find the NXT2WiFi sensor to upload the new bin image. I tried changing the following gateway to what it is for the laptop:

The gateway setting on my laptop is set to: 192.168.1.254 That also did not help.

I did change these two settings to match my wireless access point's settings:


Is there something I am missing?

Mike,

Is there a reason you are not using DHCP? Alternatively, download Termite, a terminal program, hook up the NXT2WIFI, setup the COM port as 115200 8N1 and tell me what you see

Does running benedetelli-nxt2wifi-setup.c work for you? Do you see an ADHOC network called NXT2WIFI after you run that?

= Xander

Thank you Xander for help stearing me in the right direction. Here are the steps that I used to setup the NXT2WiFi sensor so that I could upload webpage changes using the webpage converter tool.
Compile and download the "benedettelli-nxt2wifi-setup.c" program to setup the NXT2WiFi sensor to become an adhoc access point.
Open the "Open Network and Sharing Center" on the laptop and connect to the NXT2WiFi sensor/access point listed
Note, that when you connect to the NXT2WiFi sensor this way you are not connected to the Internet anymore. When I use the benedetelli-nxt2wifi-config.c program to connect the NXT2WiFi sensor to connect to the home wireless access point. Even though I could access the NXT2WiFi sensor through the laptop the webpage converter tool could not.

Xander can you add a few notes to the "benedettelli-nxt2wifi-setup.c" program file about how to use the program so that the user can use the webpage converter tool? Unless there is a way to setup the NXT2WiFi sensor so that it can be connected to a wireless network and the webpage converter tool to find its way through the network from the laptop to the NXT2WiFi?

Mike

I had a similar issue when I had my NXT2WIFI connected to the AP. I do have bad reception in my LEGO Lair and it ended up taking a few tries. Once I had it connected via AdHoc, everything worked OK and in one shot. I have no idea why that is.

I will add something in the program about it.

= Xander

Could you explain what a "DHCP" is?

More info here: http://bit.ly/xxKGI4

= Xander

Some devices on my network have static IPs as it avoids certain problems e.g. servers are best on a static IP so they are always in the same place as far as other devices are concerned. Other devices I leave on DHCP as it is more flexible. Is there a benefit to using DHCP rather than a static IP for the purposes of robotics or robotC?

I use static DHCP leases, so the robots always get the same IP address but it keeps my code simple and I can manage them from the router, not the code.

= Xander

Understood, thanks.

Thanks for answering my Q!