Pascal Hibon wrote: > That's all gone once I installed hostap. That works great, but the "down > side" is that you need to configure fix IP addresses on the phone and on > the BPI. You could probably even fix that by using some sort of > lightweight DHCP server on the BPI. The fix IP thing isn't that bad; my > iPhone remembers the profile of my CarSqueeze and it doesn't interfere > with other profiles on my iPhone. Bottom line, I'm happy with how it > works today.
Thank you for suggesting this and giving me the kick I needed to get it set up. I followed the instructions at https://frillip.com/using-your-raspberry-pi-3-as-a-wifi-access-point-with-hostapd/ and it worked the first time. The setup detailed there includes a DHCP server, but obviously you're happy without one. One thing I learned immediately is that once I tell my phone to connect to the Pi, it assumes it will receive all data from there even though when it connects it warns that there's no Internet. That means no Google Maps or anything else that would normally use cellular data. Or at least that's the case on Android, maybe that's another thing Apple does better. The fix is simply to start the music, then turn off the phone's wifi until the next time it's needed. On the upside, the access point method means server discovery works in OrangeSqueeze, which wasn't the case with tethering. If I really want to go overboard, I can just take along an old phone strictly for use for LMS control. Since I occasionally drive for Lyft, that might be a fun toy for the passengers to play with. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ atrocity's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16009 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105860 _______________________________________________ diy mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/diy
