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webrepl: Support LAN as well as WLAN boards.

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Description

When webrepl starts, it prints out the IP address to stdout, however it does this by querying the network.WLAN object -- https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib/blob/master/micropython/net/webrepl/webrepl.py#L105

This should also try network.LAN (and not fail if network.LAN xor network.WLAN are unavailable).

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Research direction

Start in micropython/net/webrepl/webrepl.py at the IP-address handling around line 105. Check how the current network.WLAN object is queried, then trace the available network interfaces. Done means webrepl can report an address from either network.LAN or network.WLAN and does not fail when either one is unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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