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Hi,

can it be that the ESP8266 only works as server when it is configured as AP and i connect to it by wifi?
And further, that it always runs on 192.168.4.1 in that case?
I tried to connect to the server as the modul was connected to my local accesspoint, but it does not react.

regards
whyphi

You should still be able to enable server via:
AT+CIPMUX=1
AT+CIPSERVER=1,"PORT"
even when your esp module is connected to an ap.

I think i still don't understand correctly how it works.
Is it correct that i can only access the ESP8266 server when i am connected to it as a wifi-client?

For some reason i can only reach the ESP8266 server when i am connected to it as wifi client and i have to use the fixed server address 192.168.4.1.

What i need is the ESP8266 running as server, connected to my local AP. Then i want to access the server from my LAN side.

Hope the module is capable of doing so!?

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UPDATE:
ok, it seams as if it only works in CWMODE=1, not 3!
Thought it would work in both modes but it doesn't.

If AP and STA mode don't work simultaneously, this chip is never going to mesh (unless some diehard rewrites the whole networking stack).