passing client.connect(server, 80) with wifi module

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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I am running some test programs on my new wifi shield.
I ran an initial check for it to scan for available networks and that worked fine. It also connects to a network fine. For my next test I tried the Arduino example program “WifiWebClient” and I ran into trouble. There is a part of code that looks like this:

  Serial.println("Connected to wifi");
  printWifiStatus();

  Serial.println("\nStarting connection to server...");
  // if you get a connection, report back via serial:
  if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected to server");
    // Make a HTTP request:
    client.println("GET /search?q=arduino HTTP/1.1");
    client.println("Host: www.google.com");
    client.println("Connection: close");
    client.println();
  }
}

But my output looks like this:

[q]
Connected to wifi
SSID: twosom2F
IP Address: 192.168.0.9
signal strength (RSSI):-67 dBm

Starting connection to server...

disconnecting from server.
[/q]

So I connected to the server OK, but failed the test :

if (client.connect(server, 80)) {

I put in a println just to confirm and client.connect(server, 80) is indeed not true (0).
Any idea what I should try next to make the example program run?

OK, I admit I haven’t done the firmware upgrade yet, I want to test for basic functionality as much as possible before trying that. The firmware that came installed on the Wifi module is V1.0.0
I will make another post about my questions doing the firmware upgrade.

Any suggestions on how to pass the:
if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
statement?

Thanks,
Drew

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There is a part of code that looks like this:

Part of the answer looks like "You need to...".

So I connected to the server OK, but failed the test :

if (client.connect(server, 80)) {

No. You did NOT connect to the server. "Starting connection to server" just means that you are now going to try.

OK, I admit I haven't done the firmware upgrade yet

So, why are you wasting our time?

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Right you are!

Finally banged through that firmware upgrade

(See Redirecting... for best instructions on that)

And all is well. I am running my example client sketch successfully.

Thanks,
Drew