Thanks, I knew I'd seen something about this but forgot about the other forum.
That worked, but what a horrible method! A better way (in my view) would be it picks up the network itself and has an inbuilt HTTP server for any further configuration. I guess the prevalence of mobile devices is affecting things, adversely IMHO - a mobile device is perfectly capable of picking up data from an IP address... I've given it a static IP, cycled the power and it's back on the network with the right static IP. The new IP also shows in WS View and on looking though the screens in WS View it looks like I have some new data to play with, plus humidity looks about right so I imagine the dew point will be. Now to implement connecting to it from WeeWx... On Sunday, 21 March 2021 at 13:12:59 UTC lang....@googlemail.com wrote: > You can go through the instructions/suggestions posted at > https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=41575.0 > this works in 99.5% of all cases so far. 😁 > From what I read, your main issue might be > that you probably use the wrong app (probably wrongly stated in the > reseller manual) - you have to use the WSView app - WS Tools won't work for > that purpose > On 21.03.2021 13:37, Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: > > PS I've tried a reset just now, no idea at what point in the flashing I > should let the button go but again I have both sensors connected but it's > not connecting to the WiFi > > On Sunday, 21 March 2021 at 12:25:13 UTC Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: > >> >> GW1000 - the tiny little thing with blue LEDs. Certainly not a console. >> On Sunday, 21 March 2021 at 12:18:10 UTC steep...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Do you have a gateway device GW1000 or a console? >>> >>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 12:03, Auchtermuchty Weather <shunr...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So my WH2650 clone eventually arrived and is installed in the garden. >>>> However can't get the base station to connect to my router. I've plugged >>>> it in, it's connected to indoor & outdoor sensors but the WiFi light >>>> continues to flash rapidly. I've turned off the 5GHz Wifi, I've got the >>>> WS >>>> Tool app. And the App won't let me put the SSID in either. If just has >>>> '<Unknown SSID>'. >>>> >>>> However I see what is meant by better sensors etc. >>>> >>>> Should have done this bit before I turned off the old one. >>>> >>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/73707865-d69c-4a18-8709-02142dae07dbn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/73707865-d69c-4a18-8709-02142dae07dbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/8a2e3a7e-399d-41e4-8dbc-9cbcedea100dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/8a2e3a7e-399d-41e4-8dbc-9cbcedea100dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/44dbd146-5a51-486a-a592-aa6bd021dec9n%40googlegroups.com.
