Hello, apologies if this is not the correct forum.
After assembling the Maslow and getting it mounted, I attempted to use the Maslow WiFi, which worked fine and I was able to access maslow.local . However, upon working on and calibrating the machine a bit, it said I was disconnected. So I reset the machine and laptop, and managed to reconnect to the Maslow. But then it disconnected again, and wouldn’t connect back anymore. The Maslow WiFi is showing up, but while secured it is no connected, and usually it just stays on “connecting…” A different laptop was then used, and the same results followed. What could be the issue? I can provide more details if needed.
How strong is the wifi signal in the area that the machine is in? It has a pretty small antenna so it can have a hard time connecting to a network that a laptop is able to connect to reliably.
Some folks have reported good results with adding a wifi repeater in situations like that
Here’s a checklist for troubleshooting network connection issues on Windows.
1 - Check the network profile of your connection. When connecting to a new network, Windows asks if the network is private or public. It should be set to “private”. Choosing “public” deactivates a lot of ports and sets stricter rules for communication. Sometimes, the message gets closed before you manage to select and “public” is set automatically. Windows updates might also cause the profile to change without notice.
2 - Power Management Settings: Laptops may disable WiFi to save power, especially if running on battery. Go to network settings and find “change network adapter settings”. Find the tab for power management and remove any checkmarks for allowing Windows to turn of the adapter to save power. Also viable on desktop PC’s.
3 - Disable automatic connection to every other saved WiFi network. If you connect directly to the maslow network, you will not get an Internet connection. This annoys your computer so much that it will automatically try to connect to any other nearby network on your list to get its fix.
4 - If you connect through your home WiFi: Use a WiFi scanner (I use an app called WiFi Analyzer) to check if there are neighbouring networks overlapping the same channel as yours, and use 2,4GHz bandwidth if possible.