Your information was helpful, thank you.
For the sake of forum documentation and record:
- Glowforge does not connect to HIDDEN SSID Networks
(when SSID Broadcast is turned off) - Glowforge does not connect to 5 GHz networks
- WiFi connection MUST be in “Compatibility Mode(802.11b/g/n)”
- WiFi connection MUST be 2.4 GHz
- WiFi auth MUST be WPA2
(which is true for anything made after 2004 I suppose)
(I do not know if this is a situation unique to me)
For me, as a web developer, this is a security problem (this forum is not the place for that discussion). for me this means that I will need to now have 2 separate internet connections.
Solution:
- I did everything stated above
- Reboot, modem reset, power off, wait, power on, clear cache, even cleared my IPconfig…
(and so on) - Power on GF, hold button for 10 seconds, connect.
- Complete setup.
- I was able to print/cut/engrave.
So, at this time I am still interested to trade or sell (now that I have established it’s working). If anyone is interested PM me with an offer (paypal preferred, if you have an Epilog or a Full Spectrum and want to trade I am interested)
I can see why many people would like this device at this time it looks like it may not meet my needs for a verity of reasons. (which I will explore, but the WiFi thing is pretty much a deal breaker)
Thankyou for your time and tolerance!