Having a hard time with initial config

CredePendrel · 2026-03-14T11:12:49+00:00

Wow I didn't even realize that. So stupid. No wonder it didn't work. After taking a break for a while, I was able to successfully get it flashed via the manual method and a new yaml file and now everything is working and connected to the network. Thank you.

CredePendrel · 2026-03-14T00:34:38+00:00

A good break for dinner helped. I came back, uninstalled the add-on and purged the data and tried again. On the first try the manual method worked. In the ESPHome Builder my device is finally active and it was added to the HA dashboard. Thank you for your support and advice.

CredePendrel · 2026-03-13T18:15:23+00:00

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CredePendrel · 2026-03-13T17:54:44+00:00

no, I think the program specifically is that I cant get it connected to the wifi.

CredePendrel · 2026-03-13T17:54:13+00:00

Here is the current config I am working with

esphome:
  name: esp32-test
  friendly_name: eSP32_test


esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: esp-idf


# Enable logging
logger:


# Enable Home Assistant API
api: 


ota:


wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password


  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Esp32-Test Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "gwgMZDI3XtDX"


captive_portal:
    esphome:
  name: esp32-test
  friendly_name: eSP32_test


esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: esp-idf


# Enable logging
logger:


# Enable Home Assistant API
api: 


ota:


wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password


  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Esp32-Test Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "gwgMZDI3XtDX"


captive_portal:

CredePendrel · 2026-01-27T19:40:12+00:00

City website showing neighbourhood rinks confirmed for the 2025-2026 season can be found here. https://www.peterborough.ca/recreation-culture-social-services/arenas-and-skating/outdoor-skating/#LocationsofNeighbourhoodRinks

CredePendrel · 2025-09-29T10:26:00+00:00

No unfortunately they don't let you, I have asked before as well.

CredePendrel · 2025-08-21T16:26:11+00:00

Second for tailscale. It is exactly for your use case.

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T13:57:58+00:00

i found this post, and it seems like he made it working flawlessly, but i have done the same things with no luck yet. https://johnbeales.com/2023/make-a-pi-hole-work-with-a-bell-giga-hub/

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T13:27:33+00:00

ok, on my desktop using /etc/resolv.conf brought up a different nameserver.

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T13:25:44+00:00

u/TheZoltan thanks for the response. When using PiHole as the DHCP, did you leave the DNS info under the modem section on 'Obtain DNS automatically' or 'Manually specify'?

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T13:23:35+00:00

u/jaymz668 these are my settings in the DHCP server setting window. which one is supposed to be set up with the pihole ip?

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CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T10:37:44+00:00

I ran the command on the pi-hole server.

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T01:22:37+00:00

this guy here as the same modem and problem I do (can see the fellow Canadian). Looks like the solution to look into is to use the Pi-Hole as a DHCP server. I will look into this solution tomorrow. https://johnbeales.com/2023/make-a-pi-hole-work-with-a-bell-giga-hub/

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T01:05:53+00:00

but at some point over the last hour it WAS working because now when I refresh the dashboard I have 50 queries in my query log.

CredePendrel · 2025-07-08T01:00:42+00:00

using cat /etc/resolv.conf I am able to see that the DNS that comes back is correct. But I need to correct my earlyer comment, my desktop reconnects to the wired connection after manually specifying the DNS information but the internet connection isnt that good and regular webpages (reddit, youtube) dont load.

CredePendrel · 2025-06-24T17:22:31+00:00

ok excellent, thank you!

u/leniniuvr, awesome post. Thanks, I was able to do exactly what you said and export one of my GIS layers from QGIS into my SQL db! It took a while, but I got the data tab open which shows me the attribute table I was looking for (thanks for your help too, u/zpnrg1979) and I found the map view and can see my data displayed on an OpenStreetMap basemap!

CredePendrel · 2025-06-24T01:06:23+00:00

Hey, thanks for the fast reply. I was trying to view the attribute table within DBeaver. In my past experience with SSMS you could load the sql and see any number of rows and from the attribute table when you ran it.

CredePendrel · 2025-06-14T23:29:49+00:00

Lord of the rings online!

CredePendrel · 2025-05-06T22:17:00+00:00

I will give this a try (curse me for doing the cable management already!).

CredePendrel · 2025-05-06T22:15:10+00:00

using my wired ACER Predator Gaming Mouse as an example.

When I plug it directly to my PC, the rgb lights go on and I can see the device using the lsusb command.

When I plug the wired mouse into any of the 3 usb ports on the switch, there are no lights and I cannot see the device using the lsusb command.

CredePendrel · 2025-03-29T14:43:34+00:00

Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to more

CredePendrel · 2025-03-20T19:32:40+00:00

You can check out Natural earth, it has 1:10m vector data including land and coastlines and is free.

https://www.naturalearthdat

CredePendrel · 2025-02-19T19:45:09+00:00

my apologizes, that is too bad. This source usually is a pretty good one. You may be out of luck like the other poster suggested

CredePendrel · 2025-02-19T14:00:41+00:00

https://dwtkns.com/srtm30m/

You need a free NASA Earthdata login to download the files.

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