Pi Pico W AP mode unable to set subnet
Hi,
while playing with the new pi pico w with the latest nightly build i noticed that if i try to set a custom subnet ( ex: 192.168.30.0/24) with the ifconfig command it is ignored completely and the ap releases 192.168.4.0/24 addresses but is configured with the 192.168.30.0/24
As you can see if I set a custom subnet, I haven't got any error running but the address released to the client is in a different subnet
Thank you
Cannot change default exposed IP (for DHCP etc) on Pico W running in AP mode (remains exposing default 192.168.4.x)
Port, board and/or hardware
Pico W
MicroPython version
MicroPython v1.26.0 on 2025-08-09; Raspberry Pi Pico W with RP2040
Reproduction
- Create a WLAN in IF_AP mode and set IP (and subnet, GW, DNS, etc) via WLAN.ifconfig
- Confirm that ifconfig() returns the expected parameters
- Conclude that the exposed IP address (incl DHCP range etc) when connecting clients to the AP remains the default 192.168.4.1
Expected behaviour
Expected the exposed DHCP gateway address and range to follow the set parameters, instead of the default 192.168.4.1
Observed behaviour
DHCP gateway address and range remain 192.168.4.1
Additional Information
(!) Do ensure ifconfig() is called áfter activating the WLAN, as otherwise it will definitely reset to the default settings, confirmed by printing them. So WLAN.active(true), then WLAN.ifconfig(...)
See also this link
and this link
Code of Conduct
Yes, I agree