
dmarks2061

I reQUEST assistance on the following issue:
Hi all. I have a similar challenge to the recent request about connectivity issues, except I want to STAY in ad hoc mode ! We want to take the bots out of the lab and onto the streets, ala Spider Dog (check out the YouTube video), so we want to control the bots without routers i.e. ad hoc.
We have 2 laptops that connect ad hoc and 3 desktops that will not. Yeah, so laptops; what's the problem? Well, we'd like to know what causes the issue so we know we could use any laptop to control the bots.
If the bot's wifi circuitry is not responding to all ad hoc requests (as DJ questions) and it's he wifi dongle, what's a make/model that people know work that we might use as the main connection point for any desktop? Is there a possibility other circuitry, perhaps a replacement to the wifi circuitry currently being used, might resolve this random issue?
We taking 'em to the streets! Any help figuring this one out will be appreciated.
DMS
The LEARN section is a good place for you to start learning how to use your EZ-Robot
If your not talking about what he is , maybe you can phase the question different.
So what I'm asking for is the name/brand of wireless USB adapters I can buy that are known to connect to the ez-robots. I would like to test the connection with a known adapter; see it I can connect with one of our laptops first and then move the adapter to a unit which has NOT succeeded in connecting with it's built-in wireless circuitry.
To summarize: the issue is that some of our machines cannot connect to the bots in ad hoc mode. Since I don't know what the problem is, the next troubleshooting step I'd like to take is to use a known successful wireless adapter to make the connection.
Let me know if I'm still talking Martian . . .
Thanks
DMS
Almost any other brand Wifi dongle should work.
Here is one from a vendor I have had good luck with:
TP-Link
However, before investing in that, check if you have Avast Anti-Virus running on those machines. Its firewall has proved to be problematic with EZ-B.
Alan
WIFI Adapter
First, thank you to thetechguru for actually listing an alternative wifi adapter which we will try. Then a thanks to Richard R for making comments, even though he wasn't faster than the 'old guy'. And a special thank you to Jeremie for letting me know this is a known issue that y'all (Texan) are working with.
This is a great community! Thanks for all your help.
DMS