Re: ESP8266 Web Server problem
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:52 pm
You need a router that supports tethering to your mobile phone. I have not done this recently but a quick search yields a few results such as this: https://www.vpnuniversity.com/tutorial/ ... our-router
You then need to setup a dynamic DNS, because your phone most likely does not have a static WAN IP. (Simply put- "static IP" means it stays the same every day, vs "dynamic IP" which can change whenever the cellular company feels like it.) NoIP.com is a good one that gives you a completely free address.
So you would register esp8266forward.no-ip.net for exmaple and then forward whatever port you choose in your router (say 8080), so then by going to http://esp8266forward.no-ip.net:8080 you would get forwarded to your device.
You then need to setup a dynamic DNS, because your phone most likely does not have a static WAN IP. (Simply put- "static IP" means it stays the same every day, vs "dynamic IP" which can change whenever the cellular company feels like it.) NoIP.com is a good one that gives you a completely free address.
So you would register esp8266forward.no-ip.net for exmaple and then forward whatever port you choose in your router (say 8080), so then by going to http://esp8266forward.no-ip.net:8080 you would get forwarded to your device.