[Ovmsdev] WiFi connect to non-broadcast SSID broken

[Michael Balzer]

Greg,

to connect to a hidden SSID, you need to specify the BSSID (MAC)
additionally to the SSID.

There was and is no config for that, so you need to use the commands,
e.g. by scripts:

OVMS# wifi mode client ?
Usage: wifi mode client [<ssid>] [<bssid>]
Omit <ssid> or pass empty string to activate scanning mode.
Set <bssid> to a MAC address to bind to a specific access point.

As you can see in the change history, I added the BSSID option to the
apclient mode command as well:

OVMS# wifi mode apclient ?
Usage: wifi mode apclient <apssid> [<stassid>] [<stabssid>]
Omit <stassid> or pass empty string to activate scanning mode.
Set <stabssid> to a MAC address to bind to a specific access point.

Scanning mode isn't supported with hidden SSIDs.

Regards,
Michael


Am 01.09.20 um 05:23 schrieb Greg D.:
> Looks like AP+Client mode is broken too.  Only Client mode to a
> non-hidden AP seems to be working, and that only after a
> manually-initiated scan.  I haven't (can't) test the automatic switching
> between Cellular and WiFi, as the car is currently being worked on
> (infamous PEM Fan connector).
>
> I'm on the 3.2.014 EAP build from 4-August 2020.
>
> Greg
>
>
> Greg D. wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Looks like one of the updates broke the ability of OVMS to connect to a
>> WiFi AP that isn't broadcasting its SSID.  Was this a known side effect
>> of the WiFi refactoring?  Is there a parameter that I need to set on the
>> module to allow the connection?
>>
>> Working around the issue by broadcasting my home SSID is NOT what I want
>> to do.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
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