Bimmercode with ENET Adapter

[travellingkiwi]

I have an ENET adapter (Brand new from Amazon). It came with esys software, but I thought I'd try it via Bimmercode first (On my iPhone)

A lightning to ethernet adapter was purchased... And I plug my phone into the cable, following the howto on bimmercode.app website.

Turn off BT, enable airplane mode, etc. Car is 'on' but engine not running.

I eventually get an IP (Self assigned /24) when DHCP times out. But then after trying to connect, bimmercode just tells me it got disconnected.

Did I miss something? Presumably it does work on the self assigned address? (There's nothing in the bimmercode instructions saying it needs a static)

TIA
H

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by travellingkiwi

I have an ENET adapter (Brand new from Amazon). It came with esys software, but I thought I'd try it via Bimmercode first (On my iPhone)

A lightning to ethernet adapter was purchased... And I plug my phone into the cable, following the howto on bimmercode.app website.

Turn off BT, enable airplane mode, etc. Car is 'on' but engine not running.

I eventually get an IP (Self assigned /24) when DHCP times out. But then after trying to connect, bimmercode just tells me it got disconnected.

Did I miss something? Presumably it does work on the self assigned address? (There's nothing in the bimmercode instructions saying it needs a static)

TIA
H

Not sure that this is the issue you're up against, but I use a MacBook Pro for work and many of the off-brand (non-Apple) adapters I've tried have are flaky and in some cases haven't worked at all - like the USB-C to ethernet adapter I tried. Best bet is to get a genuine Apple adapter. Alternatively, I've had good luck with using Bluetooth through my OBDLink MX+, though it costs a bit more. Best of luck to you. You're going to love being able to really personalize your X.

[travellingkiwi]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

Not sure that this is the issue you're up against, but I use a MacBook Pro for work and many of the off-brand (non-Apple) adapters I've tried have are flaky and in some cases haven't worked at all - like the USB-C to ethernet adapter I tried. Best bet is to get a genuine Apple adapter. Alternatively, I've had good luck with using Bluetooth through my OBDLink MX+, though it costs a bit more. Best of luck to you. You're going to love being able to really personalize your X.

Yeah... I don't know where my mac TB-ENET adapter is... So can't use my MBP. I'd use my desktop if I had a spare 15m cable maybe...

Maybe I'll have to wait for my Thinkpad to turn up. But I just got an email from Lenovo giving me the great news that it's held up for unspecified reasons in the factory (Hence wanting to try bimmercode on my iPhone).

Sigh... I wasn't wanting to spend £100 or thereabouts on another ODBII adapter.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by travellingkiwi

I have an ENET adapter (Brand new from Amazon). It came with esys software, but I thought I'd try it via Bimmercode first (On my iPhone)

A lightning to ethernet adapter was purchased... And I plug my phone into the cable, following the howto on bimmercode.app website.

Turn off BT, enable airplane mode, etc. Car is 'on' but engine not running.

I eventually get an IP (Self assigned /24) when DHCP times out. But then after trying to connect, bimmercode just tells me it got disconnected.

Did I miss something? Presumably it does work on the self assigned address? (There's nothing in the bimmercode instructions saying it needs a static)

TIA
H

Why not just get a Bluetooth or WiFi adapter. They're like $20 (brand new on amazon). Also nothing wrong with running the engine while coding. I do it all the time with BimmerCode.

[travellingkiwi]

Originally Posted by travellingkiwi

I have an ENET adapter (Brand new from Amazon). It came with esys software, but I thought I'd try it via Bimmercode first (On my iPhone)

A lightning to ethernet adapter was purchased... And I plug my phone into the cable, following the howto on bimmercode.app website.

Turn off BT, enable airplane mode, etc. Car is 'on' but engine not running.

I eventually get an IP (Self assigned /24) when DHCP times out. But then after trying to connect, bimmercode just tells me it got disconnected.

Did I miss something? Presumably it does work on the self assigned address? (There's nothing in the bimmercode instructions saying it needs a static)

TIA
H

Turns out that the instructions on bimmercode website for getting it working assume that WiFi is turned off when you enable airplane mode. That's not necessarily true (It doesn't on my phone). Airplane mode on my iPhone-X just toggles the phone signal. Not WiFI or BT.

Manually turning off WiFi as well worked, and it sprang into life.

H

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by travellingkiwi

Turns out that the instructions on bimmercode website for getting it working assume that WiFi is turned off when you enable airplane mode. That's not necessarily true (It doesn't on my phone). Airplane mode on my iPhone-X just toggles the phone signal. Not WiFI or BT.

Manually turning off WiFi as well worked, and it sprang into life.

H