From 1889767d5ce59599c80e02461234134d28f2bd30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TD-er <gijs.noorlander@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 12:41:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [WiFi] Fix static IP for ESP8266

---
 .../NWPluginData_static_runtime_ESP8266.cpp   | 27 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ESPEasy/net/DataStructs/NWPluginData_static_runtime_ESP8266.cpp b/src/ESPEasy/net/DataStructs/NWPluginData_static_runtime_ESP8266.cpp
index f206d2b19..ff9d44425 100644
--- a/src/ESPEasy/net/DataStructs/NWPluginData_static_runtime_ESP8266.cpp
+++ b/src/ESPEasy/net/DataStructs/NWPluginData_static_runtime_ESP8266.cpp
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@ bool NWPluginData_static_runtime::hasIP() const
 
 void NWPluginData_static_runtime::mark_start()
 {
-  if (!_isAP) {
-    ESPEasy::net::wifi::setUseStaticIP(_useStaticIP);
-    if (_useStaticIP) {
-      WiFi.config(
-        _ip,
-        _gateway,
-        _sn,
-        _dns);
-    } else {
-      WiFi.config((uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)0);
-    }
-  }
-
   _startStopStats.setOn();
   # ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
   addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, _isAP ? F("AP: Started") : F("STA: Started"));
@@ -85,6 +72,20 @@ void NWPluginData_static_runtime::mark_lost_IP()
 
 void NWPluginData_static_runtime::mark_begin_establish_connection()
 {
+  if (!_isAP) {
+    ESPEasy::net::wifi::setUseStaticIP(_useStaticIP);
+    if (_useStaticIP) {
+      WiFi.config(
+        _ip,
+        _gateway,
+        _sn,
+        _dns);
+      mark_got_IP();
+    } else {
+      WiFi.config((uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)0);
+    }
+  }
+
   _establishConnectStats.forceSet(true);
   _connectedStats.setOff();
   _operationalStats.setOff();