Cannot access captive portal after connecting to hotspot

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I can connect to the configured hotspot but then http://192.168.4.1/ gives me the middle finger. I also configured the web server btw. Intriguingly the device (cyd) gets the time (configured to use ntp) from somewhere sometimes (maybe stored???). I use the latest ESPHome version via docker image btw.

The configuration is as follows:

wifi:
  networks:
    - ssid: !secret WIFI_L99_SSID
      password: !secret WIFI_L99_PW
  domain: !secret WIFI_DOMAIN
  min_auth_mode: WPA2  # Reject WPA-only networks
  ap:
    ssid: ${device_name}_Hotspot
    password: !secret AP_PASSWORD_ESP322432S028R_AKA_CYD
captive_portal:

The SSID does not exist, so the AP / captive portal should come up. The AP is available but the captive portal is not available at http://192.168.4.1/ .

web_server:
  port: 8888
  local: true
  include_internal: true

ota: and api: are configured as well. time: is aquired via NTP (if the device can connect).

Any ideas / hints / ...?

2

How this finger presents?
What device are you using to connect (some phones really don't want to connect to AP that doesn't offer internet) ?
This device shows you are connected to xxx_Hotspot and then? You get webserver, error or nothing?

3

Why not just put the ssid in the config and save all the trouble?

4

Sorry, but I do not get what you want to express. Can you rephrase your question, please?

It's the current version of firefox on Ubuntu Linux. I tried it from my Android smartphone with firefox either without success.

Linux tells me that I am connected to the hotspot, but if I use the above link I get an error message in the browser.

5

This is the style I configure my stuff which is regarded to on ESPHome.io as best practise. YMMV.

6

After disabling the web server I could access the captive portal.

This makes me wonder why captive_portal: is disabled while web_server: is configured, especially as both are on different ports. Couldn't find anything on this while doing some RTFM.

Any input on this?

7

You posted above that web server was not available either. If so, it sounds like bug.

8

You are right.

As far as I am considered as a software engineer this situation is a bug.

I filed an issue: Cannot access captive portal after connecting to configured hotspot with web_server: configured · Issue #17410 · esphome/esphome · GitHub