Assign static IP and set host name

[johnerrington]

And this code uses the IP address I fixed in the router and DOES set the hostname - although

/*
  Rui Santos
  Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/esp32-set-custom-hostname-arduino/
  
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  of this software and associated documentation files.
  
  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*/

#include <WiFi.h>

// Replace with your network credentials (STATION)
const char* ssid = "what it is";  // Enter SSID here
const char* password = "and this";  //Enter Password here

String hostname = "ESP32 set wifi hostname";

void initWiFi() {
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  WiFi.config(INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE);
  WiFi.setHostname(hostname.c_str()); //define hostname
  //wifi_station_set_hostname( hostname.c_str() );
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  Serial.print("Connecting to WiFi ..");
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.print('.');
    delay(1000);
  }
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
}

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  initWiFi();
  Serial.print("RRSI: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.RSSI());
  Serial.println(WiFi.getHostname());
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
}

Connecting to WiFi .......192.168.1.28
RRSI: -44
ESP32 set wifi hostname

And the router shows ..