IDE Hangs on Startup Without Internet via WiFi
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Component: IDE
Type: Bug
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
If I start the Arduino IDE when I am connected to a wifi network that does not have internet access, it will give me the colored beach ball for quite some time. If I switch to a network with internet access or if I turn wifi off then it resolves immediately. I have disabled the option to check for updates on startup but that did not seem to make any difference. I have IDE version 1.8.10 and macOS 10.15.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the startup behavior with Arduino IDE 1.8.10 on macOS 10.15 while connected to WiFi without internet access, then compare it with an internet-connected network and WiFi disabled. Done means the IDE starts without a prolonged beach-ball hang in the offline WiFi case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100