> -----Original Message----- > >From: Ruben J=F6nsson > >Sent: Apr 16, 2013 2:01 AM > >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > >Subject: Re: [PIC] Use of Tablet for microcontroller GUI > > >=20 > >=20 > >One thing that is not working very good with the android devices is that= it > can=20 > >not resolve the hostname of the board via the built in NetBIOS Name Serv= ice > >Server so I can only access it via its IP address from the phone. I curr= ently > >do this from a browser bookmark. But with the default settings in my rou= ter > the=20 > >IP address can change from time to time. On any windows machine I can ju= st > type=20 > >in the hostname in the browser address field instead of the IP address. >=20 > Like "Jumbo shrimp" :-), does your router support "static DHCP" entries? > All the devices in my home network use DHCP to get their info but on the > router > they are nailed by MAC address to the same IP address every time. >=20 > chuckc >=20 Yes, I can do that but I don't want to. I just want to plug it in into a wi= fi=20 enabled router and access the web server with its default hostname from a p= hone=20 or tablet. I can do that with a windows machine but not with an android dev= ice.=20 I don't even know how to find the IP address of my device if I only have th= e=20 android device without any additional apps installed. This is something that needs to be resolved before a device like this can b= e=20 handed over to the general public that perhaps doesn't even know what an IP= =20 address is. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124 200 39 Malm=F6 Sweden www.liros.se Tel +46 40142078 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .