However if on WiFi manager say I enter the wrong password I don’t want it stuck in a loop trying to connect using the wrong password thinking it lost a connection and keeps trying. But rather take me back to the WiFi manager page to enter the info again.

Hi.
Replace your – in the if statement with a –
You’re using an end dash and not a minus sign (-)
Regards,
Sara

Hi Joe.
I applied
But where am I going wrong
Can you check please

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
unsigned long lastReconnectMillis = 0;

void loop()
{

if(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && millis() – lastReconnectMillis > 10000 /* 10 seconds idle time is enough*/)
{
lastReconnectMillis = millis();
WiFi.reconnect();
}

}

error expression;
exit status 1
extended character – is not valid in an identifier

Also, it’s worth noting that there seems to be restrictions on what can be in the event handler code. This makes sense since handlers should be as short as possible. For example, don’t call delay() in an event handler – it won’t work.

I answered in our forum: https://rntlab.com/question/nodemccu-wifi-network-no-longer-connects/

I have 5 NodeMCU’s and they all no longer connect to my main Wifi network (VIVO-A7CD).
I made the flash of all erasing everything else they persist in not connecting to this network.
I erased the flash with several apps and also on the command line in Python.
(C:\Python27\Scripts>esptool.py –port COM6 –baud 115200 erase_flash)
But, they connect to another Wifi network (DeusTaVendo).
I’ve already changed the name of the main network on the VIVO router, but it still gives the same problem.

It’s not an antenna problem on the boards because the DeusTaVendo Wifi network is far from the boards.
Previously I used these cards to test with EEPROM, where I stored variables.
I uploaded a code to reset the EEPROM… but it didn’t fix the problem.

#include <EEPROM.h>
void setup() {
EEPROM.begin(512);
// write a 0 to all 512 bytes of the EEPROM
for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
EEPROM.write(i, 0);
}
EEPROM.end();
}
void loop() {
}

And I did tests with SIPFFS too.
I uploaded the WifiManager for the boards and saw that it had the SSID / PASS of a network that I had here.
I uploaded uncommenting the line where ZERAL the wifi networks stored on the card.
OK. Reset !
But it didn’t fix the problem.
It continued not connecting to VIVO-A7CD and connecting to DeusTaVendo.
I really don’t know what else to do !
This wifi network has always worked. There was never any problem and now this. I don’t really know what else to do. It may be something I’m not seeing anymore, I see how this could be happening.
Anyone who knows a solution to this please respond.
Thanks !!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRINTS…

SimpleAuthentication (Examples > ESP8266WebServer)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DxwHsLLpe4ks_dsOIE9RU3IUJTr1FVHE/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eCwgt72x3-MAizvUflPpyqejBhBHoimU/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1odSvcj2xM1Kz9y3sioulHREicxHXzqPi/view?usp=sharing

I don’t know if I have a ‘good’ solution, but I do have a solution that keeps me connected for weeks or months even if my gateway router is rebooted. See my code here:

https://github.com/bill-orange/MicroPython

Also note the garbage collection:
f gc.mem_free() < 102000:
gc.collect()

I have found aggressive garbage collection to be helpful.

Bill